Wonderful event at New York Academy of Medicine last night, with Boston University’s Jonathan Simon, human rights activist and pediatrician Dr Annie Sparrow, conservation medicine expert Dr Jonathan Epstein and Google.org’s humanitarian data expert Pablo Maygrundter. About a hundred folks came out for a presentation and discussion of “Mapping Cholera.” Here’s video ICMYI, and some highlights from Twitter too. Thank you to New York Academy of Medicine’s Lisa O’Sullivan and Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for organizing.
@soniashah mapped the cholera outbreak of1832 in NYC which predated London& John Snow by 20 yrs. @NYAMHistory pic.twitter.com/2iZIowzv0r
— Jonathan Epstein (@EpsteinJon) November 4, 2014
A dr stopped me on 5th Ave 2 say yr talk on emerging diseases was “studpendous” @NYAMHistory @Pulitzercenter. Kudos! pic.twitter.com/9pxhEPhhFe — Zachary Child (@ZAndrewChild) November 5, 2014
Jon Simon says @soniashah has courage to offer alternative truths. Speaking on cholera at NYAM @Pulitzercenter pic.twitter.com/VDUJ2JmcDF
— Kem Sawyer (@kemsawyer) November 5, 2014
In 1832 Five Points in NYC was probably the most crowded place on earth. #histmed @soniashah pic.twitter.com/ZoET09EamJ — NYAMCenterforHistory (@NYAMHistory) November 4, 2014
@soniashah cholera has caused seven pandemics, the last beginning in Haiti in 2010 and continuing today. — NYAMCenterforHistory (@NYAMHistory) November 4, 2014
@soniashah how does a pathogen become a pandemic? What are the political, economic, and social drivers? @Pulitzercenter #MappingCholera — Camilla Hermann (@CamillaFHermann) November 4, 2014
Haiti cholera likely to continue until substantial infrastructure in place. “A bonfire sending out sparks”. @soniashah — NYAMCenterforHistory (@NYAMHistory) November 4, 2014
Very timely event: mapping cholera +pandemics discussion at NY academy of medicine w @pablomayrgundte @soniashah @EpsteinJon @annie_sparrow — Diana Enriquez (@denrsch) November 4, 2014
Once a disease becomes endemic, whether malaria or pneumonia, it becomes normalized, and gets less attention. @soniashah — NYAMCenterforHistory (@NYAMHistory) November 5, 2014
@soniashah connects the dots btwn 1832 NYC #cholera outbreak & pandemics 2day at @NYAMHistory @Pulitzercenter event pic.twitter.com/93SDeuTKsF — Zachary Child (@ZAndrewChild) November 5, 2014
Thx to the speakers at the Mapping Cholera panel last night! @annie_sparrow, @EpsteinJon, @pablomayrgundte @soniashah pic.twitter.com/xyKFBSBrh3
— NYAMCenterforHistory (@NYAMHistory) November 5, 2014
@soniashah fabulous talk @NYAMHistory – TY! (had Q’s, but no time) Can’t wait to read the book, Elaine — Elaine Schattner (@ElaineSchattner) November 5, 2014
