#epidemiology — Public Fediverse posts

Autochthonous #chikungunya virus (CHIKV) #outbreak in province of #Modena, Emilia-Romagna region, #Italy, August to October 2025: #epidemiology, clinical features and virological findings, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/autochthonous-chikungunya-virus-chikv.html

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

Reuters: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo. “Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could ​spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and researchers working with it. The approach, which has not […]

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

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A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

📢 New R-Ladies Rome workshop!

Introduction to Machine Learning in Epidemiology with R

RSVP: https://luma.com/xmchetzk

A practical session.

No previous ML experience required. Everyone is welcome! 💜

#RLadies #RLadiesRome #RStats #MachineLearning #Epidemiology

https://www.europesays.com/ie/679618/ Rice, seafood and water may help explain striking differences in metal exposure across US communities #Arsenic #atherosclerosis #Biomarker #Biomonitoring #Chronic #Copper #Disability #Éire #Epidemiology #Health #Heart #IE #Ireland #manganese #Meat #Research #smoking #Zinc

https://www.europesays.com/ie/679538/ Hormone therapy during menopause transition associated with lower heart disease risk #BreastCancer #cancer #CardiovascularDisease #Éire #Epidemiology #Health #Healthcare #Heart #HeartFailure #Hormone #IE #Ireland #medicine #Menopause #pH #PublicHealth #Research #Stroke #therapy #Women'sHealth

Avoiding areas thought to be disease hotspots may actually make outbreaks worse if local case reporting is incomplete. New research involving #WorldPop scientists reveals how travel behaviour can distort health data and hide disease risks, especially in rural areas. Better local reporting could save lives.

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/why-staying-away-from-infection-hotspots-can-backfire/

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #GeoHealth #DiseaseSurveillance

Avoiding areas thought to be disease hotspots may actually make outbreaks worse if local case reporting is incomplete. New research involving #WorldPop scientists reveals how travel behaviour can distort health data and hide disease risks, especially in rural areas. Better local reporting could save lives.

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/why-staying-away-from-infection-hotspots-can-backfire/

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #GeoHealth #DiseaseSurveillance

Avoiding areas thought to be disease hotspots may actually make outbreaks worse if local case reporting is incomplete. New research involving #WorldPop scientists reveals how travel behaviour can distort health data and hide disease risks, especially in rural areas. Better local reporting could save lives.

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/why-staying-away-from-infection-hotspots-can-backfire/

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #GeoHealth #DiseaseSurveillance

Avoiding areas thought to be disease hotspots may actually make outbreaks worse if local case reporting is incomplete. New research involving #WorldPop scientists reveals how travel behaviour can distort health data and hide disease risks, especially in rural areas. Better local reporting could save lives.

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/why-staying-away-from-infection-hotspots-can-backfire/

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #GeoHealth #DiseaseSurveillance

Avoiding areas thought to be disease hotspots may actually make outbreaks worse if local case reporting is incomplete. New research involving #WorldPop scientists reveals how travel behaviour can distort health data and hide disease risks, especially in rural areas. Better local reporting could save lives.

https://www.worldpop.org/blog/why-staying-away-from-infection-hotspots-can-backfire/

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #GeoHealth #DiseaseSurveillance

Idyllic rural NSW is a hotspot for motor neurone disease

"Our recent mortality paper shows that if you live in rural and regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from motor neurone disease. This cannot be genetic."
"Much attention will be focused on MND hotspots which include regional centres such as Griffith, Leeton, Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in the Riverina where rates of the degenerative illness are estimated to be five to seven times the national average. Other areas of concern include Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/mnd-notifiable-disease-starts/107097432
#environment #diseases #MDN #NSW #CoffsHarbour #PortMacquarie #RuralNSW #MidNorthCoast #water #pollution #ExtremeHeat #runoff #HABs #pesticides #epidemiology

India's #healthcare landscape presents a unique opportunity for #epidemiology research.
With a population of more than 1.4 billion people, remarkable genetic and environmental diversity, and a #DiseaseBurden that spans both infectious diseases and rapidly growing chronic conditions, #India has become one of the world's most valuable environments for #DiseaseSurveillance, #PublicHealth #PostMarketingStudy & #RealWorldEvidence generation. #ClinicalResearch #ClinicalTrials
https://genelifecr.blogspot.com/2026/06/disease-surveillance-and-epidemiology.html

India isn't one epidemiological environment. It's at least three.
A substantial #InfectiousDisease burden — dengue, TB, vector-borne disease and a rapidly growing non-communicable disease epidemic — diabetes, cardiovascular disease, CKD. With a population scale and genetic diversity that makes safety signal detection & subgroup analysis possible in ways smaller markets simply can't support.

#Epidemiology #DiseaseSurveillance #RealWorldEvidence #Pharmacovigilance #ClinicalResearch #PublicHealth

India's #healthcare landscape presents a unique opportunity for #epidemiology research.
With a population of more than 1.4 billion people, remarkable genetic and environmental diversity, and a #DiseaseBurden that spans both infectious diseases and rapidly growing chronic conditions, #India has become one of the world's most valuable environments for #DiseaseSurveillance, #PublicHealth #PostMarketingStudy & #RealWorldEvidence generation. #ClinicalResearch #ClinicalTrials
https://genelifecr.blogspot.com/2026/06/disease-surveillance-and-epidemiology.html

Rising global temperatures and shifting climate patterns are projected to drive rodent-borne arenaviruses into previously unaffected regions of South America over the next two to four decades, significantly increasing the risk of zoonotic spillover to new human populations.
#Veterinary #Epidemiology #Virology #AtmosphericScience #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/epi05042601.html

Very high maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during pregnancy is strongly correlated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children.
#Epidemiology #Environmental #Pediatrics #Toxicology #PFAS #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/epid04092601.html

This multinational study describes the development and validation of a diagnostic tool (EMERALD) -- a miRNA panel designed to differentiate persons with (or at risk of) #esophageal adenocarcinoma, from non-disease controls. The diagnostic potential of the panel was assessed using #machineLearning models. The findings suggest that it could serve as a #liquidBiopsy and facilitate screening in high-risk persons.
#cancer #epidemiology #screening #cancerPrevention
https://www.esocan.org/liquid-biopsy-to-diagnose-esophageal-adenocarcinoma/

#Mpox #Epidemiology & #Risk #Factors, #Nigeria, 2022, Emerg Infect Dis.: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9/24-0135_article

Odds of being mpox+ were higher for adults with #HIV & lower for those co-infected with #varicella zoster virus (VZV). No #children were HIV+; odds of being mpox+ were higher for children with VZV infection. Our findings indicate mpox affects primarily adults in Nigeria, partially driven by sexual activity; childhood cases were driven by close #contact, #animal exposure, and #VZV co-infection.

RT by @ECDC_EU: Check out our new issue

🗞️https://bit.ly/EUS_2850

#immunisation #vaccines #shingles #herpeszoster #varicella #mpox #epidemiology #outbreaks #epidemics #COVID19 #hospitals #PublicHealth #IDtwitter

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/Eurosurveillanc/status/1735340414528377221#m

[2023-12-14 16:46 UTC]

New #job posting: Research Fellow in Eco-Epidemiology & Human Ecology

https://globalecologyflinders.com/2023/05/11/new-job-postingresearch-fellow-in-eco-epidemiology-human-ecology/

#jobsearch #joboffer #jobs #ecojobs #Australia #disease #epidemiology #humanEcology #Indigenous #palaeoecology #modelling #sciencejobs #researchFellow #postdoc

8/6
🦠 #RNA Viruses in Ticks that Feed on Farm Animals 🐮

In addition to the above studies ☝️, another one looked at the #virome of ticks that feed on livestock in Uganda.

• Analyzed 2,754 ticks from 31 farms.
• Used semi-agnostic sequencing to detect all known #virus families.
• Found 22 viruses from 9 families, of which 5 were novel!
• Orthonairoviruses were notable, including Crimean-Congo Fever virus & a novel one.

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.10.532017
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease

RT @ECDC_Outbreaks: Last week in #epidemiology - our weekly bulletin - #CDTR is out!

This issue focuses on:
➡️ #COVID19
➡️ iatrogenic #botulism
➡️ group A streptococcal infection
➡️ seasonal #influenza
➡️ #chikungunya & #dengue
➡️ #influenzaB among young people

Full report https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-week-11-12-18-march-2023

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1637740749243441154

7/6
🦠 RNA Viruses in Ticks — Ticks that Feed on Bats! 🦇

In addition to the above studies ☝️, a new study looked at the #RNA #virome of ticks— specifically ticks that feed on bats in Sweden.

• Found 16 viruses from 11 #virus families, of which 15 were novel!
• Authors suggest that such surveillance might help identify potential zoonoses.

"Substantial viral and bacterial diversity at the bat–tick interface"
https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000942
#virology @virology #epidemiology #InfectiousDisease @eddieholmes

⚠️ Tomorrow! ⚠️

"Genomic epidemiological models with Opqua describe pathogen evolution across fitness valleys"

Join on Zoom to hear how computational simulations can explore the ways infectious disease #epidemiology and #evolution intertwine and shape each other. 🖥️ → 📈 + 🧬 → 🦠

#ComputationalEpidemiology

13 Jan, 2 PM Eastern, Zoom ID: 94767206749.

TL:DR? Do NOT get sick this winter..
#christmas #holiday #COVID19 #WaveX #Antibiotics #ImmuneDysfunction #DrugShortages #Epidemiology #Pandemic #Syndemic #China #DrugCartel #MaskUp #HEPAfilters
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