@lshtm.bsky.social has been covering the recent #hantavirus outbreak, providing expert insight as the outbreak has unfolded, but what does the future hold? 🦠Find out what our & @lshtm-planet.bsky.social experts think the outbreak tells us about future pandemic preparedness 👉 bit.ly/4ud4JjX

🌏 📊 While we no longer have in-person spaces, you can still register to join us online for our joint-conference with @lshtm-planet.bsky.social Our conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities for linked environmental and #HealthData Register 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🐝 New study with members of @lshtm.bsky.social & @bristoluni.bsky.social shows, for the first time, how losing pollinators leads to worse nutritional outcomes for people Paper explores #ecology and #PublicHealth implications of fewer pollinators Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🗞️ New @plos.org publication from Centre members including @adamjkucharski.bsky.social @sdwfrost.bsky.social Paper explores new ways to use using nonlinear programming & mathematical models for #PublicHealth measures against epidemics Read the full paper 🔽 journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

🏢 As consumption of unhealthy items becomes a more common #PublicHealth problem, our @lshtm.bsky.social course looks closely at its drivers and the role of corporate actors Our online course runs from 17-19 June 2026 Apply by 15 May 2026 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

How have UK social contact patterns changed post-pandemic? How assortative are they by age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status? Pleased to share our new @plosmedicine.org paper, jointly led by @lucygoodfellow.bsky.social and myself, with @kevinvzandvoort.bsky.social and John Edmunds. #IDSky

⚕️ A recent @tb-lshtm.bsky.social modelling study found that 134 million people were living with a recent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Centre member @aschwalbc.bsky.social wrote about these findings & their implications Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

So...what would happen to the global TB epidemic if we "eliminated" undernutrition? Our paper out now @lancetgh.bsky.social, where we combined estimates from our review (doi.org/10.1093/ije/...) with population-specific BMI distributions to find out...(www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)

🚨 Last chance: register for our joint symposium with @lshtm-planet.bsky.social on advances in environmental health research Don’t miss these important discussion with members of the #HealthData community & the latest research in the field Register by end of today 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

RAPID REACTION: Should I be worried about #hantavirus? Michael Marks answers common questions about the outbreak aboard an Atlantic cruise ship. He explains cases of Andes hantavirus are rare and it does not spread as easily as other viruses like flu or COVID-19 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🏢 As consumption of unhealthy items becomes a more common #PublicHealth problem, our @lshtm.bsky.social course looks closely at its drivers and the role of corporate actors Our online course runs from 17-19 June 2026 Apply by 15 May 2026 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

📈 Thinking about the next step in your #HealthEconomics career? Join our @lshtm.bsky.social event to hear about breaking into #HealthEcon with advice and Q&A from panellists working in academia, consultancy & public health - open to all students & ECRs Details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🚨 Just a week left to sign up to our symposium on advances in environmental health research - updated agenda & talks Meet with likeminded researchers, policymakers & stakeholders for a day of discussions on linked environmental and health data for research Details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🦠 10% of all deaths are caused by #InfectiousDisease & new pathogens always emerge Our @lshtm.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social course teaches the basics for modelling these outbreaks and #PublicHealth control programmes Runs from 15-27 June 2026 Apply by 18 May 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🎓 Know someone ready to take the next step in public health? Invite them to LSHTM’s Open Evening on 12 May 2026 to explore postgraduate study at one of the world’s leading public health universities, ranked #3 globally for public health (ShanghaiRankings 2025) www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...

BREAKING NEWS: Three die in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard Atlantic cruise ship LSHTM expert explains #hantavirus symptoms, transmission and risk to wider public: 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #PublicHealth

🚨 Last chance to join for our Introduction to Spatial Analysis in R course #datascience #HealthData Closing at 23:59 tomorrow - apply before it's too late 🔽

⏳ Final call for our 2026 Decision Modelling for Health Economic Evaluation foundations course #HealthEconomics 🚀 Master techniques used internationally 🤝Join a global cohort 📝 Learn from CHE & @lshtm.bsky.social experts Starts 4 May Register ▶️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com/courses/foun...

Don't miss out! 😱 There's still time to book a place for our Open Evening on 12 May 2026... Find out how LSHTM can help you advance your #PublicHealth career 👇

💉The Ebola vaccine induces immune responses against the virus for years, with boosters strengthening further. Research by @lshtm.bsky.social & partners could inform future vaccination strategies & stop future Ebola outbreaks becoming global threats. 📄Read more👉 bit.ly/4cBxCQo

Our symposium will explore recent advances in environment & health data research #PublicHealth It’s your chance to network with researchers & stakeholders working with #HealthData & learn about some of the latest work in this field @lshtm.bsky.social More details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Out now! Our preprint reviewing effects of extreme weather events on TB. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @mjsaunder.bsky.social with Lauren Linde & Leo Martinez @bostonu.bsky.social & many others @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @lshtm-planet.bsky.social

In this mathematical modelling study, Katherine Horton & co assess #TB community screening approaches & their estimated effects on TB incidence & mortality, concluding that methods that capture both infectious & non-infectious TB are needed to achieve sustained case reductions🧪 plos.io/4tuD2SM

PhD position (London, UK) Modelling health inequalities in infectious disease transmission in the UK with @rozeggo.bsky.social and Neil Ferguson at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2525

🏥 Join us at @lshtm.bsky.social this week for our next #healthecon seminar, which will examine the effects of granting nurse practitioners full practice authority #PublicHealth More details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🎓 One last PhD studentship on offer on health analytics and modelling, jointly between @hpruham.bsky.social and @hprurespinf.bsky.social. Real-time use of data from household studies to inform pandemic and epidemic preparedness, with Anne Cori, @seabbs.bsky.social and Chris Overton. Link ↓

🌍 Our course gives you practical training in using R for spatial data analysis Ideal for anyone working with geostatistics in #PublicHealth especially humanitarian work Runs for 10 days between June-July 2026 Apply by 2 May 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Budding infectious disease modellers: We're running our intermediate-level infectious disease modelling short courses at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Each course is 4 days, and we're running them over the first two weeks of September.

ICYMI: new meta-analysis on impact of respiratory syncytial virus in 43 LMICs #PublicHealth Looking at children less than 5, authors found 20% of cases that led to death or ICU admission were less than 8 weeks old & 50% were younger than 6 months Read more 🔽 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🏛️ New #PhD opportunity at @lshtm.bsky.social & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social building models of #InfectiousDisease transmission that incorporates data on health inequalities Interested in developing #epidemiology & modelling skills? Apply by 11 May 2026 Details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

🌍We’re live on Bluesky👋 Welcome to the Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health (CCCPH) at @lshtm.bsky.social. We bring together 200+ researchers across LSHTM to help shape a new era of public health for a changing planet. Follow us and find out more👉️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen... 🧵👇️

Great speakers at this symposium - 22 April 2026 at LSHTM. Join online or in person (email if in person) to hear great talks at the cutting edge of Inequalities in infectious disease dynamics. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🚨 New #PhD studentship in real-time infectious disease modelling focusing on the early detection of pandemics with leading researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth Apply by 30 April 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

🚨 New #PhD studentship in real-time infectious disease modelling focusing on the early detection of pandemics with leading researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth Apply by 30 April 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

🧼 New review led by @ianrossuk.bsky.social finds promoting soap handwashing is a cost-effective way to reduce #InfectiousDisease in homes & educational/childcare settings As the first systematic review on this topic, authors hope it'll support policymakers Read 🔽 journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

🏛️ Join us later this month for a day-long symposium on #InfectiousDisease dynamics @lshtm.bsky.social will host leading researchers to discuss the impact of social factors e.g. inequalities on transmission dynamics More details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

In our latest paper in @plosmedicine.org, we explore trade-offs in diagnostic algorithm, coverage, and duration of community screening for #TB, highlighting the importance of symptom-agnostic approaches and the need for strategies to sustain impact when screening ends. plos.io/4tuD2SM

Clinical PhD opportunity @lshtm.bsky.social through @hpruezi.bsky.social Applications now close on 17th April. Ideal for UK Infection registrars wanting to do a PhD in clinical application of metagenomics in returning travellers. Collaboration with @emcat1.bsky.social & @ukhsa.bsky.social

Want to make a difference to health worldwide? Join our Open Evening in London on 12 May 2026 to learn how LSHTM's #postgraduate programmes can help you build the skills and networks to create real impact. Find out more/book your place: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-... #PublicHeath

🗞️ In two new publications, members of @tb-lshtm.bsky.social explore the gaps that people living with #TB can fall into at the beginning or end of the care pathway, including post-TB #PublicHealth Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

LSHTM: where your 'what ifs' become your reason why... This #WorldHealthDay find out how you could become part of our community, tackling the complex challenges of global & #PublicHeath with clarity, compassion and conviction. Join us: explore our programmes: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study?utm_so...

🗞️ In two new publications, members of @tb-lshtm.bsky.social explore the gaps that people living with #TB can fall into at the beginning or end of the care pathway, including post-TB #PublicHealth Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

📈 Want to learn about infectious disease modelling? Our @lshtm.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social course teaches the basics for modelling #InfectiousDisease outbreaks and control programmes in #PublicHealth Runs from 15-27 June 2026 with online & in-person spots Join 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

We ❤️ #LSHTMgrads 🎓 At our recent graduation LSHTM's Director Liam Smeeth said: “The world is facing many challenges, but when I look out here and see your faces I do have faith and I do have hope..." Join our @lshtmalumni.bsky.social family: www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/alumni

ICYMI: recent research from @lshtm.bsky.social shows how typhoid is both a health and economic issue Recent study finds typhoid cases cost India ~$1.5 billion in 2023, with millions of cases and rising antibiotic resistance Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

#Polio virus detected in London Kathleen O’Reilly tells @theguardian.com it's “too soon to tell” if the source was from travel or local spread but that positive sewage sample “doesn’t correspond to a paralytic case” UK authorities will be on "extra alert" 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Introducing the #MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases LSHTM’s exciting new #postgraduate degree putting you at the heart of our world-leading research: → Learn from the experts → Build your network → Study in a unique environment Applications now open 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Really enjoyed this thought-provoking workshop this week at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social on evaluation & responsibility in infectious disease modelling. Brilliantly organised and led by @kathsherratt.bsky.social, with Erica Thompson. Great discussions on both practice and training.

Typhoid isn’t just a health issue, it’s an economic crisis. A new study led by researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social finds India loses ~$1.5 billion a year to typhoid, with millions of cases and rising antibiotic resistance. Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...