@leprauk.bsky.socialOn #WorldSightDay, we're raising awareness of how #leprosy doesn't just affect the skin - the disease can also affect a person's vision by damaging the nerves that control blinking and closing the eyelids. Please help us by donating today: lepra.org.uk/donate
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@leprosyreview.bsky.socialA new short report is now available in Leprosy Review Vol 97/3
Connecting dermatologists with India’s National Leprosy Eradication Programme: a practical pilot framework by Antony Samy Amaladoss
@eurosurveillance.orgUnexpected co-circulation with divergent regional distribution patterns: researchers from Germany report the detection & genomic characterisation of a second clade of Shamonda virus SHAV in #Europe following the incursion of the SHAV-EU1 clade earlier this year
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.socialNew research article
Regional expansion and adaptive evolution of multidrug-resistant #Candida tropicalis in China: a retrospective, multicentre, genomic study
@ecdc.europa.euWhat do we know about doxy-PEP for preventing bacterial STIs, and what should be considered before it is used in practice?
Join our webinar for a look at the latest evidence on its effectiveness, benefits and limitations.
📅 21 October
🕒 15:00–16:30 CEST
🔗 Registration bit.ly/3TQmV5I
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@infdiseasesnow.bsky.social[Publication] The article "Tick-borne diseases in French Guiana: A comprehensive review pinpointing differences from mainland France" is now available.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#IDsky #TickBorneDiseases #FrenchGuiana #Ticks #InfectiousDiseases
@castltrastondrs.medsky.network#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #vaccinesmatter #publichealth XFG-adapted mRNA vaccination significantly ⏫️ neutralising activity against all tested #SARSCoV2 variants, boosting cross-reactive humoral immunity across multiple lineages.According to early immunogenicity data
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
@andreaprinzi.bsky.socialExcited to share that I am joining Pattern Bioscience as the Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs!
#IDSky #ClinMicroSky
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@infectiousdisease.bsky.social🚨 The death of a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia has raised concerns about possible #PneumonicPlague, although the cause of her fatal #pneumonia remains undetermined.
Featuring Dr Simon Clarke, PhD, from @uniofreading.bsky.social 🧑🏻⚕️
@jamesian.bsky.socialDid it today! At Seattle drugstore, where 25 people were in line when the opened their doors. #vaccine #flu #seattle #respiratory #IDsky
@ecdc.europa.euECDC contributed to the sections on preventing communicable disease transmission through #SoHO.
The guide also supports preparations for the EU SoHO Regulation, which applies from 7 August 2027.
Read full: bit.ly/4hRUpJ3
#PublicHealth #IDsky #EpiSky
@infectiousdisease.bsky.socialFollowing a modification in #AntiretroviralTherapy, patients with #HIV aged 60 years and older demonstrated significantly higher odds of experiencing a favorable quality of life compared with younger patients. #IDSky
@contagionlive.bsky.socialVaxcyte's 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate met every prespecified primary immunogenicity and safety endpoint against PCV20 and PCV21 in the OPUS-1 trial of 4,047 US adults. #IDsky #Medsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/vax-31-...
@carb-x.bsky.socialJoin CARB-X Alliance Director Betsy Wonderly Trainor at the World Health Summit for the “Closing the Gaps in Sepsis Diagnosis and Care” panel, which will explore how research and lived experience inform action. #IDSky 🧪
@alisonannyoung.bsky.socialI’ve covered lab accidents in biological research facilities for 20 years. Here’s my latest for Healthbeat on what we know about the worker death at the Russian anti-plague lab - and why some are skeptical of official statements
www.healthbeat.org/2026/10/06/r...
#publichealth #IDsky #MedSky #Episky
@ecdc.europa.euHosted by the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), the workshop looks at how national PHEOCs work in practice, from early detection and epidemic intelligence to preparedness, coordination, workforce capacity and emergency activation.
@globaluti.bsky.social