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Forthcoming FPH Events: 📅 [28/10] - Fit for the Future: Innovating Medical Education for Population Health 📅 [3/11] - Making the Case for Clinical Research from a Public Health Perspective 📅 ️[04/11] - Poverty and chronic pain Register via our website www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

FPH’s HealthKnowledge offers free public health learning resources for personal study or teaching in four formats: - Public Health Textbook - Text Courses - Video Courses - Management Training 🔗 www.healthknowledge.org.uk

Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟 Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social 👇🎥

Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:

Fascinating story. Elephants in Karachi safari park diagnosed with Tuberculosis likely contracted via reverse zoonotic from contact with their handlers. Treatment requires 400 pills a day!!!!! They hide the pills in a variety of foods. www.dawn.com/news/1912385...

This month, the WHO announced an agreement on the world's first pandemic treaty. @alexandraphelan.bsky.social explains what it took to get here and what it means that the U.S. wasn't part of negotiations and won't be a signer: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/886-an-accor...

Since 2003, PEPFAR has saved more than 25 million lives globally. Chris Beyrer explains how policy changes that effectively end PEPFAR could return global rates of HIV/AIDS infections to where they were before effective antivirals existed. Listen now: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/893-on-going...

📺 Recording now available! Watch the April 22 webinar on ocular mpox to learn how to identify eye-related signs of mpox, understand the presence of mpox DNA in tear film, & review key infection prevention and control strategies for clinical care. 🔗 repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1...

Remember the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard? Well they are back and it's tracking measles outbreaks in the U.S. This is critical, especially with rampant disinformation and declining reporting standards. Data is our best weapon against disinformation. #PublicHealth #Measles #SciComm

The discussion is fierce, the trade offs are real, the choices are hard. Our outbreak responders are bringing not just enthusiasm but also their own perspectives to the Outbreak Forum!

WHO EPI-WIN Webinar The New Face of Pandemic Preparedness Part 2 -Consultations for the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) 2025 Report 13.00 - 14.00 CEST (Geneva time) Wednesday 14 May 2025 who.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 @ucl.ac.uk Spotlight on Dr Punam Yadav - Director of the UCL Humanitarian Institute, and a champion for Early Career Researchers. From a small village in Nepal to the global stage, Dr Yadav’s work spans gender, conflict and disaster studies. Read her story: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

1. This past #flu season was a really hard one, especially on kids. 12 more pediatric flu deaths were reported to #CDC last week, bringing the total for the year so far to 216. That's the highest single season total for a non-pandemic year since CDC started collecting pediatric flu death data.

If you find mosquitoes in Scotland please report them for our Mosquito Scotland project @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social! @ukceh.bsky.social

The WHO released a disease outbreak notice for measles, which has increased *eleven-fold* since last year.

In addition to having background knowledge, there are practical steps you can take to support a colleague with a stammer, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Quick takes: Polio in 3 countries, Mali malaria vax launch, Uganda nears end of Ebola outbreak Mali, the 20th African country to introduce malaria vaccination, will use a hybrid approach to boost protection during the high-risk part of the season. www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

"Make no mistake: Shipping more Salmonella to restaurants and grocery stores is certain to make Americans sicker” www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...

“”amazing” advances in technology, including genetic sequencing, mRNA vaccines and artificial intelligence (AI), are boosting the world’s ability to deal with these threats” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

“Today, we face the great unraveling, an anti-science regression back toward a world we thought we had left behind where vaccine preventable diseases remain and return, fueled by misinformation, mistrust and denial," www.axios.com/2025/04/23/v...

"This new study showed clearly that surfaces with this paint applied had no bacteria and as soon as it dries it is active. By adding this to paint we can create an effective bacteria-killing coating that is easy to apply and cost effective." phys.org/news/2025-04....

In this TV interview I discuss the spread of measles, how contagious it is, and how even a small decrement below herd immunity is enough for outbreaks to continually occur youtu.be/H-bXsYMGjSM?...

📢 Save the date! Upcoming #webinar by our colleagues at RAFT @lshtm.bsky.social: "Rice and #malaria in #Africa: part of the problem or part of the solution?" 🦟 Tuesday 13 May at 11.00 UK time. Please register here: tiny.cc/raft-techtalk6 More details: globalvectorhub.lshtm.ac.uk/raft-events-...

Today on @publichealthpod.bsky.social: what reaching consensus on the Pandemic Agreement means. Delighted to return to talk on the podcast about what this moment means for global health as well as international law. johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/886-an-accor...

🎯 Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 — Are we there yet? 🌍 The goal: End epidemics of #HIV, #TB, #hepatitis, and other infectious diseases by 2030. ❌ The reality: We’re not on track. Read more in ▪️ our news item ➡️ bit.ly/SDGsIn2025 ▪️ the evidence brief ➡️ bit.ly/4cU0rWQ ▪️ full report ➡️ bit.ly/44oXMST

Vaccine Disinformation Dismantling of Public Health Very limited primary care infrastructure Falling routine vaccination = Measles Resurgence And an outbreak that will be very difficult to stop www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the BP Disaster. I am going to re-do & edit a thread I wrote on Twitter for the 10th anniversary because it feels even more relevant today as fascism overtakes the country, and the very existence of our government's ability to respond to disasters is under threat.

Bird flu vs. seasonal flu: Not the same threat. While seasonal influenza affects millions annually, H5N1 #birdflu presents different risks. Here's what you need to know about both. bit.ly/3RiPAvD

Mexico's fatal H5N1 case involved D1.1 genotype, which has been tied to serious illness No poultry outbreaks were reported in the patient's state, but there were detections in wild birds. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: NIAID and CDC/Flickr cc

Andi Biotic has another message to share “Got some antibiotics left over? Don't save them for later, they don't work. 🚫💊 Support our mission to #KeepAntibioticsWorking and share our latest campaign content with your network. 🔗 drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Subjects discussed during the Year in Public Health Session #ESCMIDGlobal included emerging infections, displaced populations, AI, and AMR. A clear message was that genomic surveillance for AMR in LMIC countries is vital. I wonder if wastewater might help improve cover? (The question I didn’t ask)

🌐 In 5 years, the world will exit the SDG era. Have we made progress? A new Lancet Review highlights the need to refocus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (#RMNCAH) and nutrition ➡️ bit.ly/3EhxQhg #GlobalHealth #SDGs

Making chickenpox a notifiable disease will provide useful epidemiological data once the forthcoming national varicella vaccination programme starts to help policymakers monitor disease trends, assess the impact of vaccination, and identify outbreaks. www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...

Thinking about measles again. As you do. It's been a notifiable disease in the UK since 1940, so the data is all there, though sometimes hard to collate. Without looking it up, guess the year: a) The measles vaccine was first deployed? b) The MMR combined jab was introduced, and uptake increased?

In 1912, measles became a nationally notifiable disease in the United States, requiring U.S. healthcare providers and laboratories to report all diagnosed cases. In the first decade of reporting, an average of 6,000 measles-related deaths were reported each year. www.cdc.gov/measles/abou...

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West parents warned as fifth of UK measles cases in region In Bristol Live @benk-d.bsky.social & @alxsrobert.bsky.social discuss why #vaccination is best protection against #measles as new figures from UKHSA show cases rising in Bristol & South West England. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

If you are not able to join our Reimagining Global Health online course this summer, you can still download and use our reading list! www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

“Pathogens with high pandemic potential include coronaviruses, the Orthomyxoviridae group that includes avian flu, the Paramyxoviridae group that includes Nipah virus, and the Picornaviridae that includes enterovirus D68.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

“In this instance sheep and poultry have mixed on the same farm, resulting in the transmission of avian influenza,” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/w...

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The RSV vaccine has resulted in a 30% drop in hospital admissions in older adults across England. 📉 Our study in @thelancet.bsky.social demonstrates the benefit of the programme during its early stages. 📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...

“launch of a whole genome sequencing service to tackle hepatitis C virus (HCV). The service is aimed at monitoring drug resistance, detecting outbreaks sooner and improving efforts against harder to treat viral strains” pharmatimes.com/news/ukhsa-a...

The UKHSA Culture Collections, featured in the Times, house thousands of preserved #microorganisms some from WW1 and the 19th century. 🦠 Far from relics, these samples are vital for tackling #AMR and identifying emerging #pathogens. 📰 Article: lnkd.in/ebPujDzt 🔗 Blog: lnkd.in/ernhe7XD