Seasonal influenza summary from latest @ukhsa.bsky.social surveillance report. #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪

🗓️ Based on data up to week 41 2026 (05-11 Oct 2026)

📊 Influenza activity remained stable. Most surveillance indicators reporting baseline levels of influenza.

Report 🔗: www.gov.uk/government/s...

Dr. Zachary Nelson, the WikiGuidelines lead author cautions that population-level antibiogram data may not reliably reflect an individual patient’s risk. #IDsky #Medsky

Watch his full interview: www.contagionlive.com/view/new-uti...

Two MMR doses remain the best protection; outbreak control depends on vaccination, case finding and timely public-health response.

#PublicHealth #IDSky

In our new issue 👉 bit.ly/EUS3141
🔹Researchers from @rivm-nl.bsky.social investigated shigellosis in the Dutch population in times of #AntimicrobialResistance
🔹German researchers found that 1 in 3 parents were hesitant about human papillomavirus #HPV #vaccination for their child

#IDSky #EpiSky 🛟

Anticoagulation dose in COVID-19?

HERO-19 RCT, 139 inpatients: death or thromboembolism 21% vs 29% with prophylaxis, not significant (HR 0.74).

Karakas, Kluge et al. JAMA Netw Open 2026
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42776529/

Weekly papers by topic, free: https://papertis.com
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CARB-X was honored to sponsor #IPNC2026 and highlight our work to accelerate the development of new products to prevent, diagnose, and treat gonorrhea. Our Chief of R&D Richard Alm, PhD, presented our portfolio of products to address gonorrhea, as well as our gonorrhea-focused PATs. #IDSky 🧪

This summer, the @ecdc.europa.eu has so far counted 1715 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infection, "the highest number of WNV infections in humans ever reported" in Europe.
The disease also spread over a larger are than ever before. 🧪
wnv-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
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Needed a cheer squad for ID Board Exam today, so I brought my own. Good luck today, everybody! #IDsky

The Q-linea team is in Milwaukee today for the SCACM Fall Meeting!

Connect with the team to learn more about ASTar and the impact rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing can have on patient care.

We look forward to connecting with the clinical microbiology community at SCACM.

#IDSky #SCACM

Have you read our latest appeal?

In this edition of Lepra News, 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

📣 New #Communicable drops Mon 19 Oct!

Emily McDonald and Angela Huttner sit down for another Quarterly catch-up, discussing four recent RCTs across different patient populations and infections, and what the findings mean for clinical practice.

#IDSky #clinmicro

[Publication] The article "Study protocol for a retrospective cohort study of real-world #effectiveness of the VLA1553 (IXCHIQ®) #chikungunya #vaccine during an epidemic among healthcare workers in Reunion Island" is now available.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#IDsky #HealthcareWorkers

Thanks for the update.
Kenya has now confirmed a second linked case, detected while the patient was in quarantine.

The Ministry of Health reports no evidence of wider community spread. Clear contact tracing and cross-border coordination remain key.
WHO update

#MedSky #IDSky

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth As knowledge of #covid grows as you learn, you are less likely to leave your 😷 at home and more likely to remain current with your 💉.
the study
demonstrates that individuals with #LongCOVID (LC) exhibit a significantly altered oral inflammatory biomarker profile

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Vaccinesmatter #publichealth #COVID co infection is lethal .Get vaccinated…This retrospective study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and antiviral resistance of pulmonary #Herpessimplexvirus (HSV) reactivation in 381 invasively

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth Never to late to get 💉
@idsainfo.bsky.social CDC Reports 4,080 Confirmed Measles Cases reports the “CDC on Friday reported 4,080 confirmed measles cases in the country as of October 8, up 193 from a week earlier…”
idsa.bulletinhealthcare.com?tokenid=7mcj...

See you in a little more than a week #IDSky

Approximately 12% of all new cases of cancer worldwide in 2024 were attributable to an infection, with most of the infections preventable or treatable before #cancer develops.#IDsky #Medsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/1-in-8-...

From @jamanetworkopen.com 🦠💉

Older adults exhibited a decreased risk for severe #RespiratorySyncytialVirus outcomes following administration of either RSVPreF3+AS01 or RSVpreF during the 2023 to 2024 season. #IDSky #VaccineSky

"Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis, Antibiotic Therapy, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association."
Publié cette semaine dans Circulation.
#MedSky #IDSky #CardioSky @ahajournals.bsky.social
www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....