TWiV 1258: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent
Racaniello chat about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC,
increases in screwworm diagnoses, a pertussis death in
Mississippi before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics
on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2
infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles
tracker, monoclonal antibody therapy against RSV, where to find
PEMGARDA, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to
your long COVID questions, olfactory dysfunction following
SARS-CoV-2 infection and contacting your federal government
representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical
research.


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Ebola Disease (WHO: African Region)

Mexico sees 32% jump in
flesh-eating screwworm cases since August as cases move north
(Reuters)

Pediatric Pertussis Death Reported
(Mississippi State Department of Health)


Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)

Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC
Rubeola)

Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S.
(Johns Hopkins)

Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP
(jpg)


Weekly measles and rubella monitoring
(Government of Canada)


Measles (WHO)

Get the FACTS about measles (NY
State Department of Health)


Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))


Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola))


Presumptive evidence of measles immunity
(CDC)


Contraindications and precautions to
measles vaccination (CDC)


Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))


Measles (CDC: Measles
Rubeola)

Adverse events associated with childhood
vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)

Measles Vaccination: Know the
Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)

Deaths following vaccination: what does
the evidence show (Vaccine)

Influenza: Waste water scan for 11
pathogens (WastewaterSCan)

US respiratory virus activity (CDC
Respiratory Illnesses)

Respiratory virus activity levels
(CDC Respiratory Illnesses)

Weekly surveillance report: cliff
notes (CDC FluView)

Influenza-Associated Pediatric
Deaths — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season
(CDC: MMWR)


ACIP Recommendations Summary (CDC:
Influenza)

Influenza Vaccine Composition for
the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza
Season(FDA)

RSV: Waste water scan for 11
pathogens (WastewaterSCan)

US respiratory virus activity (CDC
Respiratory Illnesses)

RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus
Infection)

Nirsevimab Administration and RSV
Hospitalization in the 2024-2025 Season (JAMA: Open
Network)


Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory
Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV))


Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and
mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP)

Evidence
to Recommendations Framework
(EtR): RSV Vaccination in Adults Aged 50–59 years (CDC: National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases)


Efficacy and safety of respiratory
syncytial virus vaccines (Cochrane Library)

Waste water scan for 11
pathogens (WastewaterSCan)

COVID-19 deaths (CDC)

Respiratory Illnesses Data
Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)

COVID-19 national and
regional trends (CDC)

COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)

SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore
(Nextstrain)

Antigenic and Virological Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2
Variant BA.3.2, XFG, and
NB.1.8.1 (bioRxiV)


Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)


EUA for the pre-exposure
prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)

Infusion center (Prime Fusions)


CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)


NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)

Drug
interaction checker (University of
Liverpool)


Infectious Disease Society guidelines for
treatment and management (ID Society)

Molnupiravir safety and efficacy
(JMV)

Convalescent plasma recommendation
for immunocompromised (ID Society)

What to do when sick with a respiratory
virus (CDC)

Managing healthcare
staffing shortages (CDC)


Anticoagulation guidelines
(hematology.org)

Daniel Griffin’s evidence
based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)

Long COVID hotline (Columbia :
Columbia University Irving Medical Center)


The answers: Long COVID


Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2
Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort (JAMA: Open Network)

Reaching out to US house representative


Letters read on TWiV 1258

Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!



Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees


Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv


Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical
advice.