#epidemiology — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #epidemiology, aggregated by home.social.
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Receiving the shingles vaccine to prevent the reactivation of the Varicella zoster virus is associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing dementia in older adults. An epidemiological study observed up to a 24% lower risk of dementia over four years among vaccinated nursing home residents.
#Epidemiology #Immunology #Neurology #sflorg
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The federal government has done a risk analysis of bird flu on native animals. Thankfully, it considers the risk to the Tasmanian Emu to be "low"...
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#Influenza #H3N2 #epidemiology in #England during the 2025 to 2026 season: a mathematical modelling study, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/08/influenza-h3n2-epidemiology-in-england.html
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How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease https://theconversation.com/how-pigeon-fanciers-are-helping-scientists-understand-lung-disease-287270 #epidemiology #health #medicine #science #STEM
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Bird Flu is here and it is likely about to go exponential.
Though, it doesn't hurt to hope its a fizzer , right ?Avoid Record and Report.
Snaffled from CDC site::
H5 bird flu (H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b) has been detected in wild birds in Australia... At this stage there is no evidence of spread to other wildlife or poultry in Australia.
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The risk to people in Australia is currently considered low.[1] Bird flu does not easily infect people.[1] This strain has not been reported in people here.
People should take simple steps to protect themselves against bird flu.
[And their fellow travellers]
If you notice sick or dead birds or other animals:
Avoid the area – do not touch them
Record your location and what you see...
Report this information to the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.
(Australia only)[1] Though Chooks
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🧠🥩 A new #math model explains why #cannibalism keeps appearing and then disappearing across human #history.
The #model shows that while eating human #meat provides calories, the epidemiological costs of disease transmission quickly outweigh any benefits and lead to #community collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mathematics-reveals-why-human-cannibalism-keeps-reappearing
#humans #anthropology #epidemiology #evolution #prions #pathogens #culture #science #biology
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New paper out in @[email protected]
Children born during the pandemic were exposed to a lesser degree to respiratory infections, we have investigated what happened to them.
#episky #idsky #publichealth #epidemiology
Post-pandemic respiratory infe... -
The Bourbon virus is an emerging, rare viral pathogen transmitted by the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) that causes severe, influenza-like illness in humans.
#Epidemiology #InfectiousDiseases #Virology #Entomology #Immunology #sflorg
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Hemodialysis patients with blood type A exhibit significantly lower risks of both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality compared to those with other blood types. This finding directly contrasts with the general population, where blood type O is typically associated with the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease.
#Nephrology #Cardiology #Hematology #Epidemiology #sflorg
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Exposure to nonlethal doses of broad-spectrum insecticides inadvertently increases the cold tolerance of dog ticks, allowing them to withstand dangerous winter temperatures that would otherwise be lethal.
#Entomology #Physiology #Ecology #Epidemiology #sflorg
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A really good explanation of cyclosporiasis, the current outbreak, and why pinning down the source is so hard.
Advise too.
"Yes, washing your produce takes care of most of it. But that is not likely to remove all #Cyclospora Cooking is what we need to do. Cook your food, people. I, for one, can do without fresh salads until this particular emergency is over. (This is just me being me, and not an official public health recommendation.)" -- By @deonandan -
First nationwide full- #genome characterisation of #human-derived #Andes virus in #Chile: a retrospective genomic #epidemiology study, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/07/first-nationwide-full-genome.html
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Airborne particulate matter from North African deserts is reaching Europe in increasing concentrations, creating a rising source of air pollution that counteracts the continent's recent decline in anthropogenic emissions.
#AtmosphericChemistry #Climatology #EnvironmentalScience #Epidemiology #sflorg
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The Powassan virus (Orthoflavivirus powassanense) is a highly pathogenic, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus endemic to North America that causes severe, rapidly progressing neuroinvasive disease and encephalitis in human hosts.
#WhatIs #Virology #Epidemiology #VectorEcology #Immunology #Neuropathology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/wi07122601.html -
Vector ecology is the scientific study of the interactions among disease-transmitting organisms (vectors), their hosts, and the environment. Its primary goal is to understand the population dynamics, behavior, and spatial distribution of vectors—such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.
#Biology #Ecology #Entomology #Environmental #Epidemiology #sflorg
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@edelponte has added a new chapter to R4PDE authored by Nik Cunniffe covering compartmental models.
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Hey so I nearly flunked bio-stats and epidemiology in college and I don't have the programs necessary to open these files. Would anyone be able to take the data on this on this page, run it, and see if there's actual statistical significance in the data that would back up the claims in this guy's substack article? Can't find anything in the visualized data either.
