South America’s dengue season is beginning: the region is trending below average overall, with 377,020 cases reported in 2026 as of the end of February. However, Guyana and Suriname are above average. Updated 16 Mar 2026: globaldengueobservatory.org #Dengue #DiseaseSurveillance #GlobalHealth #LSHTM

The Global Dengue Observatory is live. It estimates current dengue cases across 88 countries by correcting for reporting delays and filling gaps using seasonal models. globaldengueobservatory.org

Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.

This is the article that we need to keep reminding people about… www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

First autochthonous transmission of dengue 🦟 in 2024 just reported in Texas 102 travel related cases 1 death Most cases since 2002 #IDSky dshs.state.tx.us/news-alerts/...

BREAKING: #CDC reports it has confirmed that a child in California tested positive for #H5N1. The child had no known exposures to infected animals or poultry. The child had mild illness and is recovering. I discuss in this video what cases like this mean, and why they are a bit unsettling.

Global health can never be global because the global north is truly a “walled world” locking out everyone else www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...