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Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance at Swiss TPH • jdmunday.github.io
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New Paper🚀! Our work analysing the Swiss national SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 🚱 monitoring data is now published in PLOS Water 💧
@plos.org
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(Julien Riou,
@tanjastadler.bsky.social
@trj2.bsky.social
Christoph Ort et al)
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Gwen Knight
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How will population shifts affect the future burden of
#AMR
? 👶👩🦳 🧫 We use a new modelling framework to explore future projections of
#AMR
by age and by sex, as well as interventions for control, building on our earlier findings that AMR isn’t uniform across demographics.
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Combining demographic shifts with age-based resistance prevalence to estimate future antimicrobial resistance burden in Europe and implications for targets: A modelling study
Author summary Why was this study done? Infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a major and growing threat to public health. Older adults and men are at higher risk of...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004579
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New Paper🚀! Our work analysing the Swiss national SARS-CoV-2 wastewater 🚱 monitoring data is now published in PLOS Water 💧
@plos.org
journals.plos.org/water/articl...
(Julien Riou,
@tanjastadler.bsky.social
@trj2.bsky.social
Christoph Ort et al)
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Our paper "Forecasting the spatial spread of an Ebola epidemic in real-time: comparing predictions of mathematical models and experts" is now published as a 'version of record' in
@elife.bsky.social
(with
@sbfnk.bsky.social
Alicia Rosello and John Edmunds)
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Forecasting the spatial spread of an Ebola epidemic in real time: Comparing predictions of mathematical models and experts
Models were more consistent than individual experts but performed comparably to ensembles of many experts and relative performance varied by month, justifying the use of combined model and expert fore...
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.98005.3
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New paper led by Nicolas Banholzer "Absences, Symptoms and Respiratory Viruses in a Swiss School: Longitudinal Study With Serial Saliva Sampling" Now published in *Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses*
doi.org/10.1111/irv....
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Absences, Symptoms and Respiratory Viruses in a Swiss School: Longitudinal Study With Serial Saliva Sampling
Background Viral respiratory infections contribute to sick days in school children. We monitored respiratory infections, absences, and symptoms in a Swiss school. Methods Serial saliva sampling (t...
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.70143
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New Preprint 💫: *Projected sudden step-wise increase in risk of large measles outbreaks in the Netherlands as susceptible children enter secondary school in 2025/26* on MedRxiv
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
(NOT YET PEER REVIEWED)
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Projected sudden step-wise increase in risk of large measles outbreaks in the Netherlands as susceptible children enter secondary school in 2025/26
Background Many unvaccinated children were naturally immunised through infection during the last national Measles epidemic in the Netherlands (2013/14). Over time susceptibility amongst school aged ch...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.27.25334424
2 months ago
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Jana Huisman
3 months ago
Our paper on the transmission dynamics of Noro- and Enterovirus during the COVID-19 pandemic just came out:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We measured wastewater viral loads, estimated Re and assessed the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the transmission of these pathogens.
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Transmission dynamics of Norovirus GII and Enterovirus in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021–2022) as evidenced in wastewater
Noroviruses and enteroviruses are major causes of endemic gastrointestinal disease associated with substantial disease burden. However, viral gastroen…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436525000398?via%3Dihub
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New Preprint! Co-led with Nicolas Banholzer *The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools* on MedRxiv.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
(YET TO BE PEER REVIEWED)
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The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools.
Close-proximity interactions are considered a key risk factor for respiratory virus transmission, but their importance relative to shared space and air quality remains unclear. We conducted a six-week...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.18.25333891
3 months ago
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Just when you think you are beginning to understand a sport...
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Ed Hill
5 months ago
📣 Funded 3.5yr PhD opportunity (UK tuition fee rate) in
@hpruezi.bsky.social
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
.
#PhDSky
🧪 On "Optimising testing & control strategies in the early stages of infectious disease outbreaks"
#IDSky
#EpiSky
⏳ Deadline to apply: 07 Jul 2025 🔗:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/opti...
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Tanja Stadler
5 months ago
In this project led by James Munday, we quantified the post-sampling degradation of viral RNA in wastewater. Taking into account this degradation is core towards unbiased quantification of epidemiological dynamics based on wastewater data.
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We have a new preprint 📝 *Post-sampling degradation of viral RNA in wastewater impacts the quality of PCR-based concentration estimates* Now on bioRxiv
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with
@tanjastadler.bsky.social
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trj2.bsky.social
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Post-sampling degradation of viral RNA in wastewater impacts the quality of PCR-based concentration estimates
Successful wastewater-based infectious disease surveillance programs depend on regular, reliable molecular detection of nucleic acids in municipal wastewater systems. This process is challenged by the...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.06.658243
5 months ago
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Sonja Lehtinen
6 months ago
Come work with us! We're looking of postdoc(s) with experience in bacterial genomics and interest in mathematical modelling to work on bacterial ecology and evolution in the context of public health.
tinyurl.com/n34vzszu
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Opportunités de carrière : Postdoctoral researcher in bacterial genomics (22209)
https://tinyurl.com/n34vzszu
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New preprint 📝. We used a bayesian time-series model to quantify contributions of various factors to variation in the SARS-CoV-2 concentration in 🇨🇭 wastewater. We then analyse geographic correlations in adjusted conc. using DTW distances.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Determinants and spatio-temporal structure of variability in wastewater SARS-CoV-2 viral load measurements in Switzerland: key insights for future surveillance efforts
Background: Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring the circulation of infectious pathogens in the population, offering a complement to classical surveillance...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.09.25327230
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Check out our new perspective in Epidemics on wastewater surveillance and pandemic prep. It came out of a workshop spearheaded by Kath O'Reilly and
@leondanon.bsky.social
. What can we do? what could we do better? And when is it most likely to be useful?
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2025.100825
7 months ago
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IDDjobs
11 months ago
Other (Barcelona, Spain) We seek a highly motivated data scientist to co-create harmonised datasets and dashboards for decision-support. More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/we-seek-a-highly-motivated-data-scientist-to-co-create-harmonised-datasets-and-dashboards-for-decision-support
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Anthony Painter
11 months ago
The bad news for drivers is that not only do cyclists annoy them, but they will outlive them too- considerably and with a better quality of life. That is unless they succeed in terrifying them off the roads- they are giving it a good go- see bottom line on the chart.
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Ed Hill
11 months ago
📣
#fundedPhD
in "Modelling salivo-surveillance for detecting population immunity, transmission dynamics & changes in vaccine effectiveness"
#IDsky
#EpiSky
#PhDSky
🧪 👥 Supervised by
@3113n.bsky.social
+ colleagues at Uni. of Bristol & UKHSA 🗓️ Closes 27 Jan 2025. Interviews Mar 2025. Start Sep 2025.
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IDDjobs
11 months ago
Postdoc (Berlin, Germany) Vaccine or outbreak modelling. With Stefan Flasche at @cmmid More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/experienced-postdoc-in-vaccine-or-outbreak-modelling
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Justin Lessler
11 months ago
Congrats to team member Carl Pearson and his co-authors
@lucygoodfellow.bsky.social
and
@mert0248.bsky.social
. An important tool for a pervasive problem in modeling infectious disease data
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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paramix : An R package for parameter discretisation in compartmental models, with application to calculating years of life lost
Compartmental infectious disease models are used to calculate disease transmission, estimate underlying rates, forecast future burden, and compare benefits across intervention scenarios. These models ...
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.03.24318412v1
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Pathoplexus
11 months ago
We're incredibly honoured to be winners of the Swiss Academies of Arts & Sciences National Prize for Open Research Data 2024! 🎉🎊 "Pathoplexus ensures open access and provides a cutting-edge infrastructure for interactive and programmable data exploration"
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Dr Roz Eggo
12 months ago
Position with
@mert0248.bsky.social
and me in modelling the potential impact of next generation flu vaccines:
iddjobs.org/jobs/modelli...
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IDDjobs — Modelling the potential impact and value of developing a new generation of influenza vaccines, and their potential utility during a pandemic. — LSHTM
Find infectious disease dynamics modelling jobs, studentships, and fellowships.
https://iddjobs.org/jobs/modelling-the-potential-impact-and-value-of-developing-a-new-generation-of-influenza-vaccines-and-their-potential-utility-during-a-pandemic
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Anne Cori
12 months ago
A group of us have been working on creating a repository of models and epidemiological parameters ready-to-use in future epidemics, with a focus on high-threat pathogens. Today our Lassa review is out:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
. More on the overall project here:
bit.ly/imperial-PERG
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Lassa fever outbreaks, mathematical models, and disease parameters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Understanding the epidemiological parameters and transmission dynamics of Lassa fever, a significant public health threat in west Africa caused by the…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X24003796
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Chaoran Chen
12 months ago
Our new
GenSpectrum.org
dashboard has finally launched! Using Influenza H5N1, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 data from INSDC and West Nile virus data from
@pathoplexus.org
, it enables fast and interactive analyses of genome sequencing data similar to CoV-Spectrum. 1/5
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James Hay
12 months ago
New study tracking epidemic dynamics using cycle threshold values (a proxy for viral load) from routine hospital and community testing. This is the next step of our work from 2021 showing that the population distribution of Ct values over time is related to SARS-CoV-2 epidemic growth rates.
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Sebastian Funk
12 months ago
If there are any users of the socialmixr R package for estimating contact matrices here: we're planning some substantial changes to the user interface and would love to hear your thoughts/views. Please feel free to comment at
github.com/epiforecasts...
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Had to abandon my bike at a friend's flat last night. I think the towel I put over my saddle did the trick!
12 months ago
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Meaghan Kall
12 months ago
Now seems a good time to collate a list of reputable, trustworthy public health voices. UK Public Health Starter Pack ⤵️ (Work in progress - will add suggestions!)
go.bsky.app/Tuf8yqX
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
12 months ago
NEW: The closure of youth clubs in the 2010s led to increased offending and worse GSCE results. Teenagers entitled to free school meals were most affected. Read @carmenvillaecon’s briefing:
https://buff.ly/4fIiRK7
Read the working paper:
https://buff.ly/3APnHq6
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New Paper! School-household networks provide a basis for periodic large Measles outbreaks in the Netherlands - Our new paper out now in @PLOSMedicine
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Estimating the risk and spatial spread of measles in populations with high MMR uptake: Using school-household networks to understand the 2013 to 2014 outbreak in the Netherlands
Using Dutch household networks, James Munday and team investigate the risk of measles spreading in populations with high MMR uptake.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004466
about 1 year ago
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Thiago Carvalho
about 1 year ago
'This study highlights the potential of WBS as a potent tool for gauging the epidemiological landscape of DENV and CHIKV in Portugal, where autochthonous cases have not yet been detected.'
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Detection of dengue virus and chikungunya virus in wastewater in Portugal: an exploratory surveillance study
The global distribution and prevalence of arboviral diseases have increased in recent years, driven by factors such as climate change, biodiversity lo…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666524724001502
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New Paper! School-household networks provide a basis for periodic large Measles outbreaks in the Netherlands - Our new paper out now in @PLOSMedicine
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Estimating the risk and spatial spread of measles in populations with high MMR uptake: Using school-household networks to understand the 2013 to 2014 outbreak in the Netherlands
Using Dutch household networks, James Munday and team investigate the risk of measles spreading in populations with high MMR uptake.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004466
about 1 year ago
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Theo Sanderson
about 1 year ago
The Lancet Microbe on
@pathoplexus.org
(including a bit of yours truly)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Pathoplexus: towards fair and transparent sequence sharing
On Aug 27, Pathoplexus, a new genomic database for viruses of public health importance, was launched. Its creation—supported by members from ten countries in five continents and developed in consultat...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(24)00263-5/fulltext
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It has been a real pleasure to engage with the fabulous scientists at
#GEOMED24
this week. So much fascinating science and great conversation. And a delight to share and discuss two of my own projects with a smart, rigorous and kind community! Slides here:
jdmunday.github.io/index.html#Conferences
about 1 year ago
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Pathoplexus
about 1 year ago
From Science Magazine: “We believe that building trust through transparency is essential for encouraging broader participation in data sharing,” says Pathoplexus co-founder Anderson Fernandes de Brito
@andersonfbrito.bsky.social
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#Pathoplexus
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New, scientist-run virus database vows to be transparently run and simple to use
Pathoplexus is starting with sequences for Ebola strains and two other risky viruses
https://science.org/content/article/new-scientist-run-virus-database-vows-be-transparently-run-and-simple-use
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A very exciting initiative from some colleagues of mine. Excellent platform run by excellent folk!
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