Infectious disease epidemiologist & global heath security strategist | GHSN CEO |UMB Asst Prof working in pandemic prep, biosurveillance, One Health, AMR, BW & biosecurity. ELBI & CFR ☣️ Biopreparedness & biothreat guru - movie aficionado. Views=my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mms3lxtm522wTrump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/us/politics/trump-ebola-kenya.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share26 May 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mms3lxtm522whttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mmi33gwn6s25Health Experts ‘Stunned’ by Trump Officials’ Strict Quarantine Measures https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/hantavirus-ebola-quarantine-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share22 May 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmi33gwn6s25https://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mmfjpz6ol22dI Survived Ebola. This Is What Scares Me Most About This Outbreak. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/opinion/ebola-outbreak-virus-spread-usaid.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share @craigspencer.bsky.social21 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfjpz6ol22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mllw7i26lk2lForever loving the reminder that these are close quarter environments. Eloquent “no shit, Sherlock” statements are the best https://zenodo.org/records/2007527411 May 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllw7i26lk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mlazxjij7k24Reminder folks - hantavirus human-to-human transmission is less common but can and does happen circumstantially. Transmission between partners? Not surprising. Exposure from rodent sources in shared living environments? Frustrating but not surprising. (1/2) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlazxjij7k24https://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mky2c3qfrk2iThree passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship - The Guardian https://apple.news/A76A7gzrYQb6OIm0wgqB09Q03 May 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky2c3qfrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mjra4k5mks2pAlmost half of traded wildlife carries disease-causing pathogens https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01121-718 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjra4k5mks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mjqnfkvkws2zExcited (and deeply honored) to moderate this panel today at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 on the intersection of AMR and conflict - a polycrisis that demands our attention well before infections occur - from innovation to IPC, One Health, and stewardship, we’ll be touching on it all.18 Apr 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqnfkvkws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mjhz4nm2t22nGlobal Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/science/wildlife-trade-disease-spillover.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share14 Apr 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhz4nm2t22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mikfz527es2eUS Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines @amymaxmen.bsky.social https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/measles-genome-cdc-data-elimination-status-outbreaks-rfk/02 Apr 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikfz527es2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mhjeqrnzik2mShoutout to my amazing UMSOM Epi colleagues for their work in CIDJournal - antimicrobial stewardship-guided interpretation of lab tests can safely cut unnecessary antibiotic use in hospitalized patients by over 4 days - a major win for combating AMR. https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciag126/8519125?redirectedFrom=fulltext20 Mar 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjeqrnzik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mgj5oqgl722xI fell in love with this film - quirky, visually stunning, elegantly written, and carrying a profound and unflinching truth about the female experience. #thebridemovie https://media.tenor.com/o9brRhVtV10AAAAC/whoo-frankenstein%27s-monster.gif?hh=360&ww=36008 Mar 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgj5oqgl722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mgdsuza3cs2iTo any Arizona LDS folks…. two missionary dudes flying back from DCA right now - beyond loud, gross political jokes, one just said “yeah I’m positive about that. Like HIV positive” as a joke. Come collect your boys. 🤮05 Mar 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdsuza3cs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mfqrereww22dAbsolute must-read 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqrereww22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mfmmxzwk6c2bCOVID’s origins: what we do and don’t know https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00530-y24 Feb 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmmxzwk6c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mfkcyu3w2c2gThis is gross - making fun of death and a global emergency is truly a bad take. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/22/the-next-hollywood-hero-jay-bhattacharya-0079131323 Feb 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkcyu3w2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3mervtru3vs2yTruly, I cannot express how short-sighted this is. You can do both - these are not mutually exclusive lanes of effort. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mervtru3vs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/saskiapopescu.bsky.social/post/3meaek435d22y100% this @jessicamalaty.bsky.social I legit just saw a spike of flu in Australia (outside of flu season) & am seeing it around in Thailand now….so when I see influencers telling people “it doesn’t make much sense to get a flu shot now ”, I’m disappointed by their myopic approach to public health. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:fe2limpdybyp4bz22mf32fss/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaek435d22y