This review examines the drivers of recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria and highlights strategies to strengthen prevention, surveillance, and response.
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#Cholera #Outbreaks #PublicHealth #DiseaseSurveillance
Echinococcosis remains a complex zoonotic disease with global impact. A review of prevention, control and research progress in China highlights epidemiological challenges and the importance of integrated One Health strategies.
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#Echinococcosis #ZoonoticDiseases #OneHealth
Research examining responses to chikungunya highlights the importance of surveillance systems and outbreak readiness in controlling vector-borne diseases.
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#Chikungunya #VectorBorneDiseases #DiseaseSurveillance #GlobalHealth #Epidemiology
The SEIVR epidemiological model offers new insights into infectious disease dynamics and healthcare demand forecasting.
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#DiseaseModeling #SEIVR #Epidemiology #MathematicalModeling #InfectiousDiseases
Anthrax remains a persistent zoonotic threat. A review of epidemiological characteristics, risk factors and prevention strategies highlights the importance of surveillance and control programs.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#Anthrax #ZoonoticDiseases #DiseaseSurveillance #Epidemiology #PublicHealth
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Research in Decoding Infection and Transmission explores how infectious diseases spread, impact populations, and shape global public health responses.
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The implications of Mpox for healthcare Providers: Understanding transmission, clinical presentation, and infection control
This commentary highlights #Mpox as a reemerging global threat with evolving transmission and atypical presentations, emphasizing the need for vigilant surveillance, #healthcare training, and strict infection control to protect patients and providers. #PatientSafety
Read: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Last week in epidemiology - check our weekly Communicable Disease Threats Report - & find out what active public health threats are being followed by ECDC!
Latest edition (12-18 April) of the bulletin focuses on:
▪️respiratory virus epidemiology
▪️#measles
▪️#zika
▪️#chikungunya
🚨 New #PhD studentship in real-time infectious disease modelling focusing on the early detection of pandemics with leading researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social
#InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth
Apply by 30 April 🔽
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Want to make a difference to health worldwide?
Join our Open Evening in London on 12 May 2026 to learn how LSHTM's #postgraduate programmes can help you build the skills and networks to create real impact.
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mRNA vaccination facilitates the prevention and control of infectious diseases at an unprecedented speed
This commentary highlights #mRNAvaccines as transformative tools from decades of research, enabling rapid, adaptable, & personalized design, while addressing challenges in stability, delivery, cost, and regulation for infectious disease use.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Rabies in Africa: Vaccination coverage and strategies for elimination by 2030
This review highlights #rabies as a public health threat in #Africa, driven by limited #vaccine access, low awareness, & weak infrastructure, urging coordinated #OneHealth strategies, investment, and policy reforms to achieve elimination by 2030.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Rrespiratory viruses update - week 15.
Most respiratory virus activity remains 𝗟𝗢𝗪 across Europe.
- #Influenza has returned to 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦.
- #COVID19 circulation 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗪.
- #RSV activity 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 but decreasing. Peak levels having passed in most countries.
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#IDsky #EpiSky
📣 The Impact Licensing Initiative is hosting an online event exploring how #technology transfer and impact #licensing can help build stronger, more balanced EU-Africa partnerships.
📆 24 April 2026
🕛 12:00-13:30 CET
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Postdoc (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Predictive modelling of antibiotic resistance spread
with @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social
at University of Lausanne @fbm-unil.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2517
WHO report signals tuberculosis resurgence: Addressing systemic failures and revamping control strategies
This correspondence highlights #tuberculosis resurgence from #COVID19 disruptions, #DrugResistance, inequities, and funding gaps, urging global action with stronger #healthcare, innovation, & sustained commitment to end TB.
#MedSky #PublicHealth
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
A rare case of Trichosporon inkin bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient: Diagnostic challenges and antigenic cross-reactivity
This case report highlights #Trichosporon inkin bloodstream infection in an #ImmunocompetentPatient, exposing diagnostic hurdles from misidentification & antigen #CrossReactivity, and stressing the need for better #FungalDiagnostics.
#PublicHealth
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Postdoc (Paris, France)
Mathematical and statistical modelling of tick-borne and zoonotic diseases
with Raphaelle Metras
at Inserm
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2514
OFID is seeking research on expanding diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic strategies to counter the impacts of AMR with a focus in low and middle income countries.
Learn more and submit a proposal by June 28: https://bit.ly/3OGh1l1
ID fellows: Join us for the next virtual Fellows Case Conference on Tuesday, April 28 at 3pm ET.
Explore a unique ID case alongside presenters Kelly Hallowell, MD, and Sophia Lewis, MD, PhD, and discussant Luis Parra-Rodriguez, MD.
Register: https://bit.ly/4sC1zUY
Genome-wide identification of characteristic nucleotide fragments for surveillance and subtype typing of influenza A viruses
Conserved and subtype-specific nucleotide fragments across #InfluenzaAvirus genomes enable accurate rapid detection & HA-based subtyping via #multiplexPCR, providing a scalable framework for #MolecularSurveillance & diagnostic assay development.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Predicting HIV testing status in pregnant women using balanced machine learning models: Insights from Sierra Leone's demographic health survey
Researchers show #SMOTE-enhanced #MLModels improve prediction of #HIV testing gaps in #PregnantWomen in Sierra Leone, with #RandomForest achieving best performance, supporting targeted strategies to prevent vertical transmission.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth
Improving vaccine immunogenicity is key to next-generation COVID-19 vaccines. Research comparing spike protein designs shows that the S-6P variant can elicit stronger immune responses at lower doses than S-2P.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#COVID19 #mRNAVaccines #SpikeProtein #Immunogenicity #SARSCoV2
Bioinformatics is accelerating vaccine discovery. A multi-epitope vaccine design approach for Mycobacterium tuberculosis demonstrates how immunoinformatics can support next-generation TB vaccine development.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#Tuberculosis #VaccineDesign #Immunoinformatics #TBResearch
mRNA vaccines are reshaping infectious disease prevention. Research highlights how mRNA vaccine platforms enable rapid development and scalable responses to emerging pathogens.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#mRNAVaccines #VaccineTechnology #Immunology #InfectiousDiseases #Biotechnology
Rabies elimination requires sustained vaccination strategies. A review explores vaccination coverage and public-health interventions aimed at achieving rabies elimination targets.
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#Rabies #Vaccination #ZoonoticDiseases #DiseasePrevention #OneHealth
Long-acting HIV prevention strategies are transforming global health. Research exploring the lenacapavir era highlights advances in therapeutic prevention and expanded protection for key populations
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#HIVPrevention #Lenacapavir #AntiretroviralTherapy #GlobalHealth #HIVResearch
Biological control strategies can reduce vector-borne disease transmission. Research on Wolbachia highlights how environmental and host factors influence its ability to block pathogens in mosquitoes
doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
#Wolbachia #VectorControl #Mosquitoes #VectorBorneDiseases #DiseasePrevention
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