#Measles 2026:
➡️ started with a global decline, but specific hotspots exploded.

➡️ Bangladesh: 18,578 cases/943 deaths.

➡️ Americas: 47,500 cases, "very high" risk.

➡️ Europe: 6 countries lost elimination status.

Source: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
#IDSky #microbiology

AlertX data shows 38 verified Legionnaires' disease cases in Taiwan in the last 30 days, down from 68 in the prior period. The 12-week trend across 19 reporting countries remains steady.

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

Antimicrobial use in ECMO is poorly described.

We evaluated AU at our center and found, despite no ECMO specific ppx protocol, antimicrobials were prescribed on 85% of pt days😱

doi.org/10.1017/ash....

Also my teams first use of a bubble plot 🫧

#ECMO #IDSky @ashejournal.bsky.social

From @ofidjournal.bsky.social 🦠

Implementation of strict infection control measures in patients hospitalized with viral #RespiratoryPathogens is critical to prevent secondary bacterial #BloodInfections. #IDSky

AlertX verified 190 cases of rotavirus enteritis in Australia in the last 30 days, up from 118 in the prior period. The 12-week trend across reporting countries is rising.

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

The Peggy Lillis Foundation will host its annual Changing the Odds Gala this month, and it will include a casino, fellowship amongst the #Cdiff community, and an award ceremony. #IDsky #Medsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/peggy-l...

“Many providers who have never seen measles except in textbooks are now having to learn what to do, how to look out for #measles in their patients and how to manage them”

excellente new resource via @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #MedSky + #IDSky.

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From @medicalprofref.bsky.social 💉

@ameracadpeds.bsky.social has issued updated recommendations for #RSV #immunization. The updated guidelines expand on the definition of high risk, adding 4 new criteria for children aged 8 months to 19 months entering their second season. #IDSky

Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC - 9 Sep:

On 8 Sep, DRC reported 6 757 (+71) cases & 3 267 (+41) deaths. 813 patients remain in isolation.

EU/EEA risk assessment remains VERY LOW.

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

CDC announces it's reorganizing the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Public health and infectious diseases people, any thoughts?

#IDSky #vaccines #influenza #healthpolicy

#IDsky #IDbluesky

More on dengue being transmitted locally in the Tampa Bay area. Thread

#IDsky #EpiSky #arborvirus #mosquitos #publichealth

This October, visit Colchester Library for A New Face for Leprosy photographic exhibition. Discover inspiring photography & rare archive artefacts challenging myths around this disease.

📆 1–31 Oct 2026
📍 Colchester Library
https://ow.ly/PFjg50ZKBoL

📷 Tom Bradley Photography
#IDSky #MedSky #HistSky

🔥🔥Back online🔥🔥
IDSA/ESCMID 2026 Guidelines on Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Risk Stratification, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Management of Adults and Children Part-1 #idsky
www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

AlertX verified 222 dengue fever cases in the US over 90 days. The last 30 days recorded 145 cases, compared to 25 in the prior period.

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

CARB-X is proud to sponsor #IPNC2026. CARB-X has provided US$65M and scientific support for products to address gonorrhea. Visit our booth at IPNC to learn more. Chief of R&D Richard Alm, PhD, will speak about our gonorrhea portfolio and Portfolio Acceleration Tools. #IDSky 🧪

🔗 bit.ly/4dg6LJn

🌟Lepra News Autumn Appeal is out now! 🌟

In this edition, we focus on the recovery and rehabilitation from a leprosy diagnosis. Dr Vishal Pandey introduces the appeal and we hear from Khaleda as she tells us her story of recovery.

www.lepra.org.uk/appeals

#Donate #Health #IDSky #MedSky

🆕 Leprosy Review Volume 97/3

Role of nerve biopsy PCR for M leprae in the diagnosis of pure neuritic leprosy – a cross sectional study

Authors: Anand Mannu, Shekhar Neema, Senkadhir Vendhan, Itu Singh, Biju Vasudevan

leprosyreview.org/article/97/3/20-26026

#IDSky #MedSky #HansensDisease #India

AlertX verified 151 Chikungunya fever cases in Brazil in the last 30 days, down from 991 in the prior period. The 90-day total stands at 9,236.

Live map → enclai.net/map
#Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #IDsky #ChikungunyaFever #Brazil

School-level immunization data is a powerful tool for assessing local outbreak risks. Yet some states post outdated data online or don’t even collect it, Healthbeat found. #medsky #idsky #publichealth #measles #pediatrics
www.healthbeat.org/2026/09/08/s...