@lancetmicrobe.bsky.socialOur October issue is now online:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #AMR #influenza #Streptococcus #Shigella #melioidosis #tuberculosis
@contagionlive.bsky.socialA study finding clesrovimab comparable to palivizumab in protecting at-risk infants in their first #RSV season was extended to demonstrate clesrovimab effective and well-tolerated when administered in their second season. #IDsky #Medsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/clesrov...
@guerreroespejo.bsky.social🌍 Why do outbreaks emerge?
Nature analysed 58,319 events involving 32 diseases across 169 countries.
Drivers were disease-specific.
Strikingly, outbreak reporting fell by a median 32% for each additional hour of travel to a health facility.
@paulbuncemd.bsky.sociali could barely believe my eyes when i saw this relic today. has it really been 20 years?
trivia: what side effect led to gatifloxacin falling off the market?
@infectiousdisease.bsky.socialFrom @jamainternalmed.com 🦠
Immunity to #HepatitisA and #HepatitisB remains low in US adults, with significant gaps identified among populations at risk for severe infection.
@infectiousdisease.bsky.socialFrom @cureusmedical.bsky.social 🦠💉
#Influenza remains the leading cause of #vaccine-preventable death in US children, emphasizing the need to strengthen pediatric #immunizations, expand access, and maintain surveillance.
@esguti-studygroup.bsky.socialFinal reminder to join the next ESGUTI webinar, joint with ESGMATCH.
Title: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy – test, treat, or rethink?
Date and time: Monday 5th October 7:30pm CEST
Registration link via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@aliciaault.bsky.socialCDC reporting a big increase in cases of a rare fungal disease that primarily attacks the brain and has a 60-70% fatality rate. Increase likely not due to a rise in referrals or detection, per this MMWR paper.
@ichejournal.bsky.socialNew in ICHE: Facilitators and barriers for implementing infection prevention interventions in long-term care: a scoping review
Authors found multiple barriers for IPC in LTCFs often lacking implementation approaches.
@contagionlive.bsky.socialThe latest CDC numbers show a 6.2% increase of #measles cases from week-to-week. Last week there was a 5.4% increase in cases showing a continuing steady increase dictated by ongoing outbreaks across the US. #IDsky #Medsky
Learn more: www.contagionlive.com/view/measles...
@eurosurveillance.org#SARSCoV2 is, currently, not a winter virus - based on the findings from a comprehensive atlas of the 18 main respiratory viruses circulating in Catalonia
Thanks to @oriolguell.bsky.social for picking up on the recently published paper
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www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
@contagionlive.bsky.social
@germhuntermd.bsky.socialShorter is also better in ICU patients
Timsit, Roberts, @angelahuttner.bsky.social, Daneman &c State-of-the-Art in AJRCCM @atsblueeditor.bsky.social
For most ICU patients with (suspected) infections, abx can be 🛑 at 5-7d w clinical improvement
@ecdc.europa.euOne weekend left 👀
Applications for the Traineeship Programme 2027 close Monday, 5 October at 12:00 noon.
12 positions. 5–9 months in Stockholm. A chance to see European public health from the inside.
If you’ve been thinking about applying, now’s the time ➡️ bit.ly/ECDCTraineeships
@eurosurveillance.orgIncidence of #hepatitis A has declined in Europe & #HAV infections occur later in life with more people experiencing severe disease, especially during outbreaks involving adults
What are risk factors associated with disease severity & mortality in hospitalised patients?
@gs-idd.bsky.socialGSIDD Transmission Digest: September 2026
ℹ️ The GSIDD Transmission Digest keeps you updated on what is happening with GSIDD, from upcoming events to the latest announcements.
🔗: hustling-producer-1761.kit.com/posts/gsidd-...
@castltrastondrs.medsky.network#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #microsky #publichealth #cytosporiasis Cyclosporiasis already poses a surveillance challenge because outbreaks are seasonal, often linked to fresh produce, and frequently require rapid epidemiologic and traceback work to identify the source
@patrickching.bsky.social30-d #benznidazole is noninferior to standard 60-d tx (either benznidazole or nifurtimox) & had ⬇️drug side effects for #Chagas disease #TropMed #IDSky #TrypanosomaCruzi @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00436-6
@jonathanrydermd.bsky.socialAnybody else captivated by the Dungeon Crawler Carl series? New genre of Lit RPG is a lot of fun. I'm on book 3, listening via Audiobook which adds a lot I think. Where are my #IDSky Crawlers?!
@ecdc.europa.euRisk to general population 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗟𝗢𝗪 despite fourth imported Ebola case in Europe.
A healthcare worker based in #DRC who tested positive for Bundibugyo virus on 29 Sep has been medically evacuated to the Netherlands to receive care.
Read the press release here: bit.ly/4yvzbI6
#IDsky #EPiSky