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2013-04-10 18:06:59 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

New post! Have a new piece up at Slate discussing #H7N9 and avian flus in general: http://slate.me/12KCB5G 

2013-04-03 16:53:37 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 17 +1s)

New post! An open letter to my dad, on the occasion of his recent anti-vax FB postings http://bit.ly/14EJuct 

2013-03-28 02:24:18 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Gut bacteria may aid in weight loss http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/health/studies-focus-on-gut-bacteria-in-weight-loss.html?_r=0 

2013-03-07 18:50:58 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

New post! Interview with "Warm Bodies" author Isaac Marion http://bit.ly/15Ah95b 

2013-02-22 20:07:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2nd annual Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases conference--keynote by PeterDaszak of the EcoHealth Alliance! Abstract submissions open now http://bit.ly/15BsX8c

2013-02-18 17:33:20 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

New posts! How politics and an earthquake led to prairie dog plague http://bit.ly/YByJjs  & why it's important for science communication: http://bit.ly/WS7sNe 

2013-02-07 17:43:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New post! A few more thoughts on the Dodge/farmer commercial http://bit.ly/12wy1L2 #ag 

2013-02-04 02:31:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

New post at Aetiology: ScienceOnline wrap-up of skepticism in reporting science and medical studies session http://bit.ly/Vy0tFg

2013-01-20 00:01:04 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

My @IPRtalk interview from last week on zoonoses: http://news.iowapublicradio.org/post/flu-season-iowa 1st half on flu; mine starts at about 24:00 

2012-12-07 03:52:24 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

+Tara C. Smith is an epidemiologist of epic proportions! She’s an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa, Co-Director at the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and blogger at ScienceBlogs.com.  She’s also an esteemed member of the Zombie Research Society advisory board! We talk about what epidemiology is, how a person becomes an epidemiologist, and even how to differentiate between media hype and reality. We talk about pandemic viruses, hospital and community spread viruses, and of course how the Zombie Apocalypse fits into this.  A very interesting discussion!

Episode Link: http://www.zombietech.tv/2012/12/06/zombie-tech-episode-059-tara-smith/

2012-12-04 16:45:58 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

I have my first article up at Slate magazine. Ignore the headline (I don't get to choose that)--topic is really "where do new infectious diseases come from?" http://slate.me/YvOuhR

2012-11-20 02:31:18 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

New at Aetiology: Pig to monkey #Ebola--is there something in the air? http://bit.ly/SHWC6O 

2012-11-16 00:25:49 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Wow. Someone did a Black Plague rap to the tune of "Hollaback Girl" http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2012/11/16/black-plague-rap-to-hollaback-girl/ 

2012-11-15 23:31:43 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

+Ed Yong covers new Ebola research suggesting airborne transmission between pigs & primates (I'm quoted) http://bit.ly/XIRdmv 

2012-10-17 18:20:50 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Guest post at Aetiology: Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus & snakes by Hilary Craddock http://bit.ly/OIykw8  

2012-10-01 20:41:20 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

An epidemiologist relates how s/he researched #vaccine safety, and the problem with just Googling http://bit.ly/W9Fp9s 

2012-09-28 17:00:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New post! For World #Rabies Day, a review of new book, "Rabid" http://bit.ly/QK7YqB 

2012-09-24 18:01:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New post! Social media for science-how it's benefited me http://t.co/jiLouh4N

2012-09-19 21:44:39 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

I missed this back in May: rabid mountain lion attacked man's dog while out camping; man killed it WITH A SKILLET http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Man-Kills-Rabid-Mountain-Lion-with-Skillet.html 

2012-09-19 21:00:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Microbiology people, FYI: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/283258-Microbiology-Editor

2012-09-04 02:13:21 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 10 +1s)

Farm use of antibiotics defies scrutiny:http://nyti.ms/PY9mnT

2012-08-31 22:02:04 (1 comments, 6 reshares, 3 +1s)

Scientist friends, interested in discussing science with kids? Letters to a prescientist is looking for scientist pen pals http://www.prescientist.org/ Still about 50 more scientists needed to match one with each 7th grader. 

2012-08-29 23:26:30 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

The Onion takes on zoonotic diseases (via Boing Boing): http://boingboing.net/2012/08/29/animals-spread-disease-constan.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

2012-08-28 21:07:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

New at Aetiology: Obstetric fistula as a neglected tropical disease http://t.co/ZIpmSFha 

2012-08-24 15:59:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New at Aetiology: was the Black Death caused by Y pestis? Even skeptics change their minds with recent research http://bit.ly/P78tOQ

2012-08-22 16:46:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New at Aetiology: review of "Spillover," a new zoonotic disease book by @DavidQuammen http://bit.ly/OZrpyU

2012-08-18 17:39:05 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

New post! Ebola: Back in the DRC. What do 2 concurrent outbreaks mean? http://bit.ly/Nvgl8p 

2012-08-18 02:24:18 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Healthy fair pigs can be infected with flu viruses: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/12-0431_article.htm 

2012-08-03 00:36:14 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

How To Talk to People Who Are In Wheelchairs

(This post was first published August 2nd of last year, when few people were following me. I thought I would repost and update it today, with a picture.)

One of the things I notice when I am in my #wheelchair  is that many adults have difficulty knowing exactly what to say or how to act with someone who is in a wheelchair. Sometimes I notice inadvertent, side-glances; people who don't glance directly at me, but will furtively look at me and then look away, as though they're afraid of being caught staring.

I think that it is important to note that while you may be curious, some good general tips are as follows.  

Tip 1. If you are curious and want to look at my wheelchair, please openly look at me, as you would look at any other able-bodied adult, and make eye contact. This is much less hurtfult... more »

2012-08-02 02:53:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A filmmaker in Uganda views firsthand the horror of nodding disease: http://childtroopers.com/2012/08/01/nodding-disease-in-northern-uganda-2/ 

2012-08-01 18:09:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Possible zoonotic swine flu outbreak at Butler County Fair (OH) http://cin.ci/PsezDC

2012-07-23 20:27:38 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Anti-vaxxers gleeful about exposing others to chickenpox: http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2012/07/smug-promoters-of-vaccine-preventable-disease.html?cid=6a00d83451b6fc69e20177438cf958970d#comment-6a00d83451b6fc69e20177438cf958970d

2012-07-23 16:34:49 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Nice article on zombie outreach & academia in The Chronicle http://chronicle.com/article/Zombies-on-the-Brain/133043/?key=TWsgIgNsYyVBbHlkMD1Ebj9WPCBsYUlwY3dKYil2bl9UGA%3D%3D 

2012-07-18 16:50:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Collaborator Eli Perencevich and I are quoted in a Daily Iowan story about science and social media (re: +Carl Zimmer's recent talk here) http://bit.ly/Lni1P2

2012-07-09 18:33:53 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

New on the blog, brief reviews of "House on Fire" & "No Time to Lose"--memoirs of smallpox & discovery of Ebola & HIV in Africa http://bit.ly/NjQs9c

2012-07-08 18:08:19 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 6 +1s)

The Scientist covers a new review linking zoonotic disease, livestock, and poverty (I'm quoted): http://bit.ly/PkflYq 

2012-06-27 01:14:37 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

30 scientists to follow in Twitter (includes moi): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/30-biologists-chemists-to-follow-twitter_n_1617379.html#slide=1128633 

2012-06-22 15:38:05 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 3 +1s)

So wrong. "Science: it's a girl thing" video focuses on pink, make-up and high heels: Science: It's a girl thing! - Official teaser  Apparently doesn't realize this garbage actually turns girls off to science: http://www.bps-research-digest.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/girlie-scientist-role-models-could-do.html

2012-06-14 18:36:20 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Second in the series of student guest posts discusses zoonotic diseases that could affect your "indoor" cat...and yourself: http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2012/06/14/what-you-dont-see-can-hurt-your-catand-you-too/

2012-06-14 18:35:24 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Have a series of student guest posts up on Aetiology. First post describes the possibility of acquiring Chagas disease from Acai berry juice: http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2012/06/14/1675/

2012-06-01 18:23:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Wish I could say this was shocking. In stories about women's health issues, men are quoted 5x as often as women: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/31/men-rule-media-coverage-of-women-s-news.html

2012-05-28 01:33:18 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel for his discovery of HIV, is steadily losing it. First supporting homeopathy, and now he's one of the stars of this year's AutismOne conference (with Jenny McCarthy, Andrew Wakefield and other anti-science all-stars). He claims autism is caused by electromagnetic waves emitted from DNA. I am reminded of Batman: Nobelists seem to die a hero or live long enough to become a crackpot. http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/05/27/nobel-laureate-joins-anti-vaccination-crowd-at-autism-one/

2012-05-27 03:59:11 (85 comments, 108 reshares, 207 +1s)

And this is how the zombie apocalypse starts: http://on.msnbc.com/L449K0

2012-05-18 03:06:07 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

What is wrong with people?? Diseases tied to use of "Ichthyotherapy...a fancy name for sticking your feet in a bucket of doctor fish (Garra rufa) and letting them gnaw on your dead skin." Apparently a fancy spa treatment? http://bit.ly/JAKfZh

2012-04-30 19:07:01 (29 comments, 3 reshares, 11 +1s)

How anti-vaxxers gave measles a new life http://bit.ly/Kcmqrn

2012-04-25 23:51:07 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Koala pees on boy band, they fear chlamydia http://huff.to/Js74Qu #weirdnewsoftheday

2012-04-20 01:53:21 (28 comments, 5 reshares, 9 +1s)

Harsh but true: http://jezebel.com/5903524/getting-measles-trendy-among-babies-whose-asshole-parents-didnt-vaccinate-them Measles highest level in US in 15 years, not good.

2012-04-17 16:12:11 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Donald Trump, still an idiot (vaccines this time, by +Matthew Herper). http://onforb.es/JxVVYb Also, water still wet.

2012-04-12 02:59:31 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

65 cases of #chickenpox at charter school in low-vax FL county http://bit.ly/HwUb6u See how many anti-vax canards you can spot in article...

2012-04-05 17:27:43 (1 comments, 7 reshares, 6 +1s)

New post! Another source of animal antibiotics (and other drugs): poultry "feather meal" http://bit.ly/HgO68V