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🗺️Many infections are endemic only in parts of the world or are hyperendemic to select regions. Here're some local to South America.🌏

Check out all the infections on the Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter going on now.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM Everybody can reply
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#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #episky #immunosky #virosky #Publichealth
There are some misconceptions about #HIV vs #LongCOVID or #HIV & #SARSCoV2 infections
HIV & LC differ fundamentally in their underlying causes, modes of transmission & long-term effects on the immune system.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM Everybody can reply
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Think you’re ready for a zombie apocalypse?

A public health expert says those same survival skills apply to real outbreaks, and that #Halloween’s favorite monster has always been a lesson in disease control.

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#episky 🩺 🧪
Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health
The ways in which zombies are spawned − and contained − reflect a range of public health principles.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM Everybody can reply
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VERY TROUBLING NEWS REGARDING NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORS

A new appointment for NIEHS

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October 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM Everybody can reply
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Employment benefits to underemployed workers to benefit their mental health. Now time to find a home for this piece!

#academicsky #opensci #episky
October 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM Everybody can reply
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October 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM Everybody can reply
Next draft Infection Card for Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives: Balamuthia!

The last of the CNS amoebas. Again, illness may be preceded by skin disease.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky any feedback or suggestions?
October 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM Everybody can reply
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Infectious disease crossword ANSWERS! 🧩

In celebration of the Epipocalypse Kickstarter, I'm
sharing a new crossword puzzle every Monday. Answers posted Fridays. This week, environmental infections!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM Everybody can reply
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2 days left to enter the raffle to win a free copy! 📣

Repost the original post with link to enter. 🎫

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
🗳️Raffle time! Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives is halfway thru its Kickstarter.📢

Will give away 1 copy to the school, hospital, or club of choice to 2 raffle winners. Raffle ends Sunday AM. Every RT is an entry. Spread the good news!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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October 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM Everybody can reply
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Why are most epi/biostats job postings I see for manager/director/senior positions? Do entry-level jobs even exist in our field outside of graduate RA positions? Send help! I am willing to relocate. #episky
October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM Everybody can reply
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In the COVID-19 Omicron surge, #KULeuven combined contact tracing with sequencing.

Only 1/3 of contacts shared the same strain 🤯, so most people misperceived where they got infected.

@thibaut-jonathan.bsky.social and team show how to assess contact tracing accuracy in the future!

#IDSky #EpiSky
A novel methodology for assessing contact tracing precision: Phylogenetic validation of a contact tracing program for COVID-19 in Belgium
During the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing was widely used to limit virus propagation and implement targeted disease control measures. It can howev…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM Everybody can reply
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I did my MPH thesis as a vignette-based KAP study but we decided early on to not use exam style questions, is there better engagement with one vs the other?

#episky
Mori et al. found substantial knowledge gaps among non-infectious diseases physicians regarding bacterial bloodstream infection management:
doi.org/10.1093/jaca...
#JACAMRNews #IDSky @bsacandjac.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM Everybody can reply
I use general population comparators matched to people with the disease under study to make them comparable to the disease group. There's hype about "digital twins" and it looks just like what we've been doing for years, just with more bullsh*t. Or did I miss some nuance here? #episky
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM Everybody can reply
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There is still widespread circulation of #COVID19 in the Europe although it is decreasing.

#RSV and #influenza transmission remain low - for now.

✅ Consider getting vaccinated against seasonal respiratory viruses!

More info on erviss.org
#RespiratoryDiseases #IDsky #EpiSky #WinterBugs
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM Everybody can reply
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We are seeking a PhD student💡. 4-yrs 💶 for 🇲🇿 in locally co-designed #airborne infection control, #AMR surveillance in 🇿🇦 🇳🇬 Based in Maputo (FundacaoAurum) #TBSky #EpiSky @fvlscience.bsky.social Lusophone health/ lab w/ roots in 🇲🇿 #PublicHealth #EDCTP3 @itmantwerp.bsky.social Q: [email protected]
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM Everybody can reply
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Choose your path:
🔬 EUPHEM – Public Health Microbiology Training
📊 EPIET – Intervention Epidemiology Training

Work at leading public health institutions across the EU/EEA and join a strong, connected professional network.

#IDsky #EpiSky #ECDC #PublicHealth #Microbiology #Prevention
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM Everybody can reply
#pedsky #Episky

What is Known:
• Benign Acute Childhood Myositis (BACM) is a temporary, self-limiting condition in children following viral infections, historically linked to #influenzaA.

What is New:
• The incidence of BACM increased by 140% #postCOVID mirroring the rise in Flu-like illness.
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM Everybody can reply
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October 17, 2025 at 4:42 AM Everybody can reply
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📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM Everybody can reply
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Think you’re ready for a zombie apocalypse?

A public health expert says those same survival skills apply to real outbreaks, and that #Halloween’s favorite monster has always been a lesson in disease control.

buff.ly/rdMlqQW
#episky 🩺 🧪
Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health
The ways in which zombies are spawned − and contained − reflect a range of public health principles.
buff.ly
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM Everybody can reply
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Build the plane while flying it. Blindfolded.

AKA the first year of your faculty job. 🤯

#AcademicSky #ScienceSky #EpiSky
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM Everybody can reply
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Our new issue is out with two features we really like

A 'Euroroundup' on a multi-country outbreak investigation: 17 European countries, 14 years, 643 cases of Samonella Strathcona

🍅 bit.ly/EUS3041

Do you like the visual teaser as well? Let us know

#IDSky #EpiSky #MicroSky #FoodSafety 🛟🧪🧫 #MedSky
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM Everybody can reply
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#Medsky🧪 #oncosky #microsky #episky #publichealth In this #cohortstudy including 122 000 individuals, 3 oral bacterial periodontal pathogens, an additional 20 bacteria & 4 fungi were identified, which together conferred a more than 3-fold increase in the risk for #pancreaticcancer.
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM Everybody can reply
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