Nico Dauby MD PhD
@infectiobxl.bsky.social
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Infectious Diseases/HIV Medicine Physician (CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels). Clinical researcher (FNRS). Lecturer in infectious diseases and virology (ULB, Brussels). Vaccines addiction. EVASG member.
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When we assess the benefits of #vaccines, it is not only about health but also economic prosperity.
"Due to treatment cost savings, the investment implies net benefits of approximately US dollars 180 billion (1955 net present value)" for the US polio vaccine program
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17184390/
Retrospective cost-effectiveness analyses for polio vaccination in the United States - PubMed
The history of polio vaccination in the United States spans 50 years and includes different phases of the disease, multiple vaccines, and a sustained significant commitment of resources. We estimated ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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escmid.bsky.social
🚨 New Epi Alert this week: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is slowing. Argentina recorded 49 Argentine hemorrhagic fever cases. Rift Valley fever is expanding in Senegal & Mauritania. Kathmandu is facing a major scrub typhus outbreak. More: ow.ly/mptI50X8imx

#IDSky #clinmicro
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cp-cell.bsky.social
The editorial team at #Cell wishes heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine, Drs. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, & Shimon Sakaguchi!

View their related research published in Cell Press journals: spkl.io/6013AVK2P
@cherisirois.bsky.social
The editorial team at Cell extends warm congratulations to Drs. Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary Brunkow, and Fred Ramsdell for their discoveries that defined regulatory T cells as the basis for peripheral immune tolerance. “Tregs” are at the heart of immunity, and the foundational work of the laureates has set up fascinating questions that remain active areas for understanding how our bodies work and for leveraging the immune system to treat disease. We can’t wait to see how their legacy and humanity’s knowledge of peripheral tolerance grow from here. 
-Cheri Sirois, Scientific Editor, Cell.
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boghuma.bsky.social
A new Cochrane review pooled >100,000 participants across 14 trials of RSV vaccines:
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
RSV vaccines offer vital protection for the most vulnerable, study confirms
A review of 14 clinical trials involving more than 100,000 participants supports widespread RSV vaccination to reduce severe illness and hospitalisations.
www.gavi.org
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spilf.bsky.social
Ce dimanche aura lieu la journée mondiale contre la rage !

Découvrez gratuitement le nouvel article grand public de la Gazette de l'Infectiologie rédigé à cette occasion ⬇️

#IDsky #IDskyFR #Rage #Encéphalite #Vaccination #CentreAntirabique
spilf.bsky.social
Le 28 septembre prochain aura lieu la journée mondiale contre la rage.
Découvrez gratuitement le nouvel article grand public de la Gazette de l'Infectiologie rédigé à cette occasion :

▶️ www.infectiologie.com/fr/journee-m...

#IDsky #IDskyFR #Rage #Encéphalite #Vaccination #CentreAntirabique
Journée mondiale contre la rage 2025 - Gazette de l'infectiologie - Pour le
www.infectiologie.com
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eurosurveillance.org
Looking at the scientific #evidence

The #vaccine against human papillomavirus #HPV has been effective in reducing infections with vaccine-covered HPV types (HPV16/18), the HPV types responsible for over 70% of #cervicalcancer

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #pedsky #publichealth 🛟🧫 #STISky #CancerSky
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👧🏽 Since 2008, vaccination against human papillomavirus #HPV is free for girls in Denmark

🔎 Researchers looked at 16,955 cervical cell samples from 8,659 women over a 7-year study period

📉 #vaccination has effectively reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types

#IDSky #MedSky #STISky 🧪🩺
Vaccines work: Cohort data from Denmark show real-world evidence of stable protection against HPV-related cervical cancer
In 2008, Denmark started to offer free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) with the 4-valent HPV vaccine to teenage girls around the age of 14. New data from a cohort study presenting resul...
www.eurekalert.org
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pidsociety.bsky.social
"In two days, this committee further undermined Americans’ confidence in life-saving vaccines and did so absent any new research or information necessitating their reexamination."

PIDS has released the linked statement regarding the September ACIP meeting.
pids.org/2025/09/19/p...
PIDS Statement on the September ACIP Meeting Recommendations – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
pids.org
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idsainfo.bsky.social
Secretary Kennedy presents a clear and present danger to the American people and their families. This week, even more of our colleagues in the fields of medicine, public health and patient advocacy join us in calling for his resignation.

Our full statement: https://bit.ly/42zItEV
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escmid.bsky.social
🚨 New Epi Alert this week: The Ebola outbreak in DRC continues with 68 suspected cases & 16 deaths. Rabies outbreak in Thailand, and drug-resistant C. auris is spreading in EU hosptials. More on chikungunya & West Nile virus: ow.ly/TCKL50WTHPk.
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escmid.bsky.social
Join us next week for a joint webinar by ESCMID and ISAC, where the results of a recent global survey will be presented covering 86 societies and highlights key insights into governance, resources, and involvement specifically in the context of #AMR. #IDSky
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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adamjkucharski.bsky.social
Good decision. I've always found the evidence for the idea that we need chickenpox to circulate to boost immunity to shingles quite weak. (And in reality, what's happened in UK is that people who can afford the vaccine get it anyway.)
edmhill.bsky.social
📰 A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for first time to children across England on the NHS from January 2026.

🔗 press release: www.gov.uk/government/n...

🔗 Scientists comments to @smclondon.bsky.social: www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

#IDSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth 🧪
Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children
A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS from January.
www.gov.uk
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boghuma.bsky.social
Let's not forget that COVID infections can cause severe debility even in the young and healthy. We know vaccination reduced the risk for long COVID, reduces virus shedding and risk of spreading the virus to the more vulnerable and reduces illness severity for everyone.
infectiobxl.bsky.social
so healthcare workers are not eligible (if healthy) ?
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escmid.bsky.social
Calls for editorial fellows for ESCMID's two journals, @cmijournal.bsky.social & @cmicomms.bsky.social, are closing soon! Don't miss the chance to be part of shaping and growing the journals and your career!
CMI (due 01 Sept): ow.ly/rifq50WBUfy
CMI Comms (due 15 Sept) ow.ly/F43F50WBUfw

#IDSky
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sairabt.bsky.social
Must read for all teams consulting infectious diseases #idsky #idmeded #meded #stewardship #voicesofID @cidjournal.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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sciensano.be
#SurveillanceMoustique 🦟 | Chaque année le #moustiquetigre gagne du terrain en Belgique ! Depuis le mois de mai, il a été détecté dans 7 communes, dont 3 où il a survécu à l’hiver. 📍

La surveillance se poursuit jusqu’à la fin du mois d’octobre, période durant laquelle le moustique tigre est actif 🦟