Walter Nieves-Canabal
@walternc.bsky.social
BS in Industrial Microbiology | PharmD Student | PR -> PA | #PITT_IDFall25
Hantaviruses are responsible for thousands of infections globally. This study assesses the effectiveness of commonly used disinfectants in inactivating #AndesVirus and evaluates the virus's stabilty to support evidence-based hygiene strategies
https://ow.ly/pU8e50XlC3U
https://ow.ly/pU8e50XlC3U
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Managing #diabetes during pregnancy is key to a healthier future for you and your baby.
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
The WHO’s new global guideline recommends:
🥗 personalized nutrition
🧘♀️ safe physical activity
🩸 blood sugar monitoring
Ask your doctor for a plan that's right for you: bit.ly/4o0TOpB #WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Authors describe an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection in the ICU of a cancer hospital. They evaluate the containment measures implemented and provide evidence-based recommendations for improving CRKP IPC strategies
https://ow.ly/rhwu50Xmzll
https://ow.ly/rhwu50Xmzll
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay.
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info 🔗 bit.ly/4hUOjY0
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Hantaviruses are responsible for thousands of infections globally. This study assesses the effectiveness of commonly used disinfectants in inactivating #AndesVirus and evaluates the virus's stabilty to support evidence-based hygiene strategies
https://ow.ly/pU8e50XlC3U
https://ow.ly/pU8e50XlC3U
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Lifestyles shape genome size and gene content in fungal pathogens.
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buff.ly/tec1Tds
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Computational Workflow for Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling and Differential Methylation Analysis
Work by Pei-Yu Lin etal. at Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #BioinformaticsandComputationalBiology
Work by Pei-Yu Lin etal. at Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #BioinformaticsandComputationalBiology
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Authors describe an adolescent with a history of a relapse precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who experienced events of central-line associated bloodstream infections with Bacillus species
https://ow.ly/Wqp050XlXan
https://ow.ly/Wqp050XlXan
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Severity of respiratory-syncytial-virus and other respiratory viruses versus seasonal influenza amongst hospitalized cancer patients
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LDp2g
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LDp2g
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Severity of respiratory-syncytial-virus and other respiratory viruses versus seasonal influenza amongst hospitalized cancer patients
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LDp2g
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/47LDp2g
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The climate crisis is a health crisis and each of us has the power to act:
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
👍 Choose clean transport
👍 Try a plant-based diet
👍 Shop locally
👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air & adopt smart climate policies
👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange
👍 Demand suppliers to reduce emissions
#COP30
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#Saliva from #mosquito worsens #virus #infections from bites ...
| #dengue | #Zika | #encephalitis | #drugs | Via @asahi.com
| #dengue | #Zika | #encephalitis | #drugs | Via @asahi.com
Study: Mosquito saliva worsens virus infections from bites | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Components in mosquito saliva enhance the infectivity of viruses, including dengue, Zika fever and Japanese encephalitis, that the insects transmit to humans, a study has found.
www.asahi.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#COVID-19 #vaccination linked to reduced #infections in #children with #eczema ...
| #kids | #skin | #ImmuneSystem | #coronavirus | #vaccine | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
| #kids | #skin | #ImmuneSystem | #coronavirus | #vaccine | Via @sciencex.bsky.social
COVID-19 vaccination linked to reduced infections in children with eczema
Children with atopic dermatitis (AD), commonly known as eczema, may experience fewer infections and allergic complications if they receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research presented at…
medicalxpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The role of community networks in the transmission and persistence of M. tuberculosis in urban Africa with endemic tuberculosis
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nHVsw8
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nHVsw8
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#Salsa recalled due to #listeria concerns ...
| #bacteria | #food | #contamination | #safety | By @marywhnews.bsky.social via @usatoday.com
| #bacteria | #food | #contamination | #safety | By @marywhnews.bsky.social via @usatoday.com
Salsa sold at Kroger recalled for listeria concerns. See affected products.
The impacted salsas were sold at Kroger stores in nearly two dozen states. See where.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The #marine #phosphorus cycle driven by an unlikely #microbe ...
| #seawater | #Alteromonas | #bacteria | #geochemical | Via @nature.com
| #seawater | #Alteromonas | #bacteria | #geochemical | Via @nature.com
The marine phosphorus cycle driven by an unlikely microbe - Nature Communications
Phosphorus availability is vital to ocean ecosystem functioning. Analyses of global seawater samples combined with laboratory experiments reveal the Alteromonas bacteria as a surprising regulator of…
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Targets for a new #tuberculosis #vaccine found ...
| #pathogen | #TB | #Mycobacterium | #bacteria | #publichealth | Via @mit.edu
| #pathogen | #TB | #Mycobacterium | #bacteria | #publichealth | Via @mit.edu
MIT study finds targets for a new tuberculosis vaccine
A large-scale MIT screen of tuberculosis proteins revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine for TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
news.mit.edu
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#PITT_IDFALL25 Woah
Caroline Beltran & co describe a novel and unbiased 3D imaging approach that visualises how the lung granulomas that are characteristic of TB infection form, evolve & spatially organise. 🐭 🫁 doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
#Tuberculosis #Granuloma
#Tuberculosis #Granuloma
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#PITT_IDFALL25 Woah
The implementation of proactive screening has reduced #MRSA infections in hospital settings. This study evaluated the health and cost implications of the utilization of a rapid PCR-based testing strategy compared to conventional strategies
https://ow.ly/Mi7R50XlCq6
https://ow.ly/Mi7R50XlCq6
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1938
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November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In a follow up study presenting 96 week results, cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting therapy is still non-inferior to oral therapy for HIV, had acceptable safety profiles and resulted in durable virologic suppression. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04041-7
Cabotegravir and rilpivirine for treatment of HIV infection in Africa: week 96 results from the phase 3b randomized, open-label, noninferiority CARES trial - Nature Medicine
In this follow-up study presenting results at 96 weeks, cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting therapy remained noninferior to oral therapy, had acceptable safety and tolerability profiles, and resulted in durable virologic suppression, further supporting its consideration for African treatment programs.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Only certain types of bats host viruses with high epidemic potential, research suggests
Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to carry pathogens such as #SARS-CoV-2.
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Photo: Adam Zdebel / Flickr cc
Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to carry pathogens such as #SARS-CoV-2.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Adam Zdebel / Flickr cc
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
New #IDSAGuidelines! IDSA has released updated evidence-based recommendations on administering age-appropriate Influenza and RSV vaccinations in populations with compromised immunity. https://www.idsociety.org/Seasonal-RTI-Vaccinations-in-Immunocompromised-Patients/
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Trial data show ensitrelvir has potent antiviral activity against COVID-19
Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Antimicrobial peptides show promise against Salmonella in chickens, study finds
In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
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In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM