Large generic solutions like copilot and chatGPT will inevitably enhance lots of aspects of our work. However, we will also need to build, deploy and maintain small bespoke solutions to more "niche" problems.

Evaluating Large Language Models for Public Health Classification and Extraction Tasks Advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) have led to significant interest in their potential to support human experts across a range of domains, including public health. In this work we present automa...

The analysis of text with an LLM helps us get faster, better insight. In this paper, we identify models to help with health security tasks often conducted on large volumes of text. We also describe potential strengths and weaknesses of different models.

arxiv.org/abs/2405.14766

Positive tests (%) for Flu, data from 12 February 2024 to 09 February 2025. The graph shows a sharp spark from November to December 2024, with a decrease happening in late December through to February.

Positive tests (%) for COVID-19, data from 12 February 2024 to 09 February 2025. The graph shows a decline from October 2024 to January 2024, then stabilisation since.

Positive tests (%) for RSV, data from 12 February to 09 February 2025. The graph shows a sharp spark from October to November and December 2024, with a decrease from November to January 2024.

NEW #UKHSAVirusWatch: Data shows a continued decrease in positive tests for #Flu, #COVID19 has remained at baseline levels and #RSV activity decreased but continues to circulate at baseline levels. 📉🤧

Official statement from the #DRC Ministry of Health on an unknown disease with 376 cases and 76 deaths since Oct 24, 2024 in Kwango.

Symptoms include fever, headache, anemia, and respiratory issues.

Monitoring closely—could be many things. More details needed.

Translation via Google translate

Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected…

Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say

This is worse than KAOS being cancelled.

Sorry to hear about your dad Matt. I lost a friend to GBM this year. It's just brutal.

Federal and State Veterinary Agencies Share Update on HPAI Detections in Oregon Backyard Farm, Including First H5N1 Detections in Swine | Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceLockBack to top There is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply as a result of this finding.     Press Release  Contact: aphispress@usda.gov

USDA agency announcement: "Federal and State Veterinary Agencies Share Update on HPAI Detections in Oregon Backyard Farm, Including First H5N1 Detections in Swine" 🧪 #EpiSky #PublicHealth

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