This was a fun collaboration as part of the SHEA Diagnostic Stewardship Special Interest Group

Diagnostic stewardship has many benefits, including decreasing unnecessary testing, decreasing antibiotic use, and decrease HAIs

BUT, it also can save a lot of money! #IDSky

AlertX verified 9,203 measles cases in Mexico over 90 days. Across 10 reporting countries, the total is 10,079. The 12-week trend is cooling.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #Measles #Mexico

⏳ Reminder of today’s two GSIDD events.

1️⃣ GSIDD Latin American Outreach. 12:30-13:30 Chile Time.

2️⃣ IDD Connect North America. 13:00-14:00 US Eastern Time.

🔗 Zoom link | Add to calendar link | Time zone guide: www.gsidd.org/events

#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #OneHealth 🧪

AlertX data shows 12,452 verified measles cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last 12 months. The trend across 53 reporting countries is cooling.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #Measles #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo

AlertX data shows 1,543 verified influenza cases in the UK over 90 days. The last 30 days recorded 726 cases, down from 817 in the prior month. The 12-week trend across 32 reporting countries remains…

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #SeasonalInfluenza #UnitedKingdom

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #vaccinesmatter #publichealth Preexisting health conditions increase the risk of severe outcomes from #postCOVID. Emerging evidence suggests this relationship may be bi-directional with infection potentially ⏫️ the risk of new health condition diagnoses
www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

AlertX verified 4,680 cholera cases in Afghanistan in the last 30 days, down from 23,576 in the prior period. Across 23 reporting countries, 123,053 cases were verified in the last 90 days.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #Cholera #Afghanistan

AlertX verified 54 dengue fever cases in Taiwan over the last 90 days. The most recent 30-day period recorded 46 cases, down from 69 in the prior month.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #DengueFever #Taiwan

AlertX data: 20,662 verified seasonal influenza cases in Australia (90 days). 0 cases in the last 30 days. 35,316 cases across 32 reporting countries.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #SeasonalInfluenza #Australia

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CDC issues alert on increased human rabies exposure and what appears to be potentially inappropriate or error-ridden use of post-exposure vaccines and immunoglobulins.

#IDSky #pathogens #virology #EpiSky #publichealth

One user at a military institute sought Claude's help with a grant application; they sought to engineer a chikungunya virus to make it more deadly.

#IDSky #pathogens #science #research #AI

A new #ECMOID review article describing the current state of affairs in ECMO infections:

🔥 🔥 🔥 Table 1: compares 4️⃣ society definitions and demonstrate minimal overlap in:
-Syndromes considered ECMO-associated infections
-Definition even when infection is agreed upon

doi.org/10.1177/0885...

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Our new issue is out 👉 bit.ly/EUS3136

With a rapid communication from England presenting a time series analysis of hospitalisation & critical care admissions to evaluate the impact of maternal respiratory syncytial virus #RSV vaccination in #England

#IDSky #EpiSky #PedSky #MedSky #PublicHealth 🧪🧫

Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 10 Sep:

On 9 Sep, DRC reported 6 843 (+86) cases & 3 310 (+43) deaths. 833 patients remain in isolation.

EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW.

Info: bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC
#PublicHealth #Ebola #IDsky #EpiSky

Find more about this topic here: eurohepp.ecdc.europa.eu

#Hepatitis #PrisonHealth #HarmReduction #ECDC #EUDA #IDsky #EpiSky

#ICYMI From our most recent issue: Here is a review of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use in people with #HIV. #glp1 #IDsky #Medsky

Read it here: www.contagionlive.com/view/this-is...