I'm so excited to have the last chapter of my PhD OUT!! Based on a longitudinal study of captive fruit bats in Ghana, we show that a decline in the population density of bat flies resulted in decreased Bartonella prevalence, which then rebounded when flies were restocked. doi.org/10.1017/s003...

I’m excited to be teaching “Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers” at the 44th Summer Institute of Epidemiology & Biostatistics this June! 🗓️ June 8-19, 2026 📊 Short, intensive course with practical, applied skills 🌍 Online Hybrid

As a long-time Zotero user, this feels illegal. How did I not know you could do this?!

Say hello to my little friends.

Mpox has inflicted Africa since 1970 but its origins remain a mystery Thanks to long-term surveillance, scientists were able to pinpoint a squirrel species as the source of mpox outbreak But is it the reservoir? Or is it part of a network of reservoirs? My latest in @nature.com shorturl.at/lY7Kf

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🚨Bat1K Paper Alert🚨There couldn’t be a better first post for us on this app - excited to share 10 new bat genomes and groundbreaking insights into bat immunity and viral resistance! 🌍🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...