Tracking Infectious Disease Spread via Commuting Pattern Data | Newswise Many traditional metapopulation models often overlook the spread of infectious disease through commuting, because they are designed primarily for migration, so in the journal Chaos, researchers from S...

Tracking Infectious Disease Spread via Commuting Pattern Data
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Why do bats spread so many diseases? They’re evolutionary marvels. There are way more bats than you might think. Second only to rodents, bats make up around a fifth of all mammals, with over 1,500 species of winged nightflyers. But it’s this wide biodiversity that...

Why do bats spread so many diseases? They’re evolutionary marvels. #Science #Biology #Ecology #Bats #DiseaseSpread #EvolutionaryMarvels

🌍 Research using mobile data reveals urban-rural patterns in disease spread linked to daily commutes, highlighting gaps in traditional models that often ignore local movements during pandemics. #DiseaseSpread #CommutingImpact #HealthData Link: https://tinyurl.com/24fao3o7

Analysing the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and insecticide resistance in Culex species using reference genomes and population genomics. - Biodiversity Genomics Europe Case study Culex mosquitoes Full genome sequencing can be crucial to understand how mosquitos spread diseases and how resistant they are to insecticides.  Learn more Analysing the genomic basis of vec...

A team of researchers from @ebdonana.bsky.social investigates the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and insecticide resistance in Culex species using reference genomes and population genomics 🧬🦟
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Climate Change Fuels Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases Across Canada | AI News Brew Canada is experiencing a concerning increase in tick-borne diseases, particularly Lyme disease, as climate change accelerates across the nation. Public health specialists attribute this rise to the wa

Climate Change Fuels Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases Across Canada
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A Public Health Researcher and Her Engineer Husband Found How Diseases Can Spread through Air Decades before the COVID Pandemic Mildred Weeks Wells and her husband figured out that disease-causing pathogens can spread through the air like smoke

A Public Health Researcher and Her Engineer Husband Found How Diseases Can Spread through Air Decades before the COVID Pandemic #Science #HealthandMedicine #PublicHealth #DiseaseSpread #Innovation

5/9 The measles outbreak exploded under Kennedy's watch, with cases more than doubling compared to all of 2024. The West Texas outbreak has spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and even Mexico.

Is it time for a class action suit against #RFKJrVaccineSkeptic ?

#DiseaseSpread #PublicHealthFailure

4/8 This outbreak has been especially unpredictable, jumping to cattle for the first time last year and spreading to multiple species. Limited testing data has made tracking the virus challenging, meaning new surges or variants could emerge with little warning.
#DiseaseSpread #Surveillance

5/9 While no human-to-human transmission has been reported, cattle in at least 17 US states have tested positive for H5N1, alongside countless cases in wild birds, small mammals, and commercial poultry flocks—suggesting increasing adaptation to mammalian hosts.
#DiseaseSpread #AnimalHealth

2/10 The first cougar was found staggering through a field—weak, skinny, and unresponsive even as humans approached within 20 feet. "The cat was on its last legs," said Mark Elbroch of Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization.
#MountainLions #DiseaseSpread #BirdFlu #H5N1 #PandemicRisk

7/8 H5N1 primarily spreads through direct contact with infected birds or contaminated environments.

Eating infected poultry, as occurred in this case, presents a significant risk for virus transmission to humans.
#DiseaseSpread #RiskFactors

A Super Fungus Is Evolving in Polluted Cities – And It’s Spreading Through Cats A deadly fungal epidemic in Brazil is evolving fast: pollution, cats, and genetics may be fueling its unstoppable spread. Brazil is facing the world’s largest and most persistent sporotrichosis epidemic,...

A Super Fungus Is Evolving in Polluted Cities – And It’s Spreading Through Cats #Science #Biology #Microbiology #SuperFungus #PollutionImpact #DiseaseSpread

4/9 Measles is extraordinarily contagious, with each infected person spreading it to approximately 15 others. The virus can remain airborne for hours, making transmission possible without direct contact with an infected individual.
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4/9 Measles is extraordinarily contagious, with each infected person spreading it to approximately 15 others. The virus can remain airborne for hours, making transmission possible without direct contact with an infected individual.
#DiseaseSpread #Contagion

3/8 Scientists are particularly alarmed that H7N9—another bird flu strain with a 40% human death rate—has been detected on a Mississippi poultry farm, the first US case since 2017. Meanwhile, H5N1 has crossed species to infect seals, cats, dogs and dairy cattle.
#DiseaseSpread #ZoonoticDisease

3/8 An estimated quarter of humanity (including 13 million Americans) carries latent TB infection, with 5-10% developing active disease when immune systems falter. Poverty creates perfect conditions for spread: crowded housing, poor ventilation, malnutrition, and limited healthcare.
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3/8 Why rats matter: A July 2024 study found H5N1 primarily replicates in rodents' respiratory tracts & spreads via saliva. This creates new transmission risks as rats could easily transport the virus from farms to urban areas and homes, potentially exposing pets and humans.
#DiseaseSpread #Zoonosis