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Alma Tostmann

@almatostmann.bsky.social

#DiseaseDetective 🕵🏻‍♀️ | applied infectious disease epidemiology #episky | infection prevention and control #IPC | global public health | @radboudumc.bsky.social | #LindyHop

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Matthew Kavanagh@matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gotta say it’s a bit on the nose to have a ship full of wealthy white people and an outbreak that’s actually been controlled dominate global media while a major Ebola outbreak in DRC with cross boarder spread is going unnoticed. www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g...

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

npr.org

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦@helenbranswell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

2. Four health workers are among the dead; health workers are always at elevated risk in #Ebola outbreaks. 2 cases unlinked to each other have been confirmed in Kampala, the Uganda capital. And a confirmed case has been reported in the DRC capital, Kinshasa. None of this is good.

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Alma Tostmann@almatostmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#hantavirus guidance van het @ecdc.europa.eu

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control@ecdc.europa.eu · 3mo ago

A rare virus. A cruise ship in the Atlantic. And many questions. We’ve got answers. Our Q&A explains what we 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 about the outbreak - why wider spread in Europe is 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆, what measures are in place for passengers & crew, and why 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 considered “the next pandemic”.

Kai Kupferschmidt@kakape.bsky.social · 3mo ago

After 15 years of reporting on infectious disease outbreaks, what continues to fascinate me about them is the challenge of making high-stakes decisions under uncertainty. The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius is a perfect example My story in @science.org is here (and a thread to come): 🧪 #IDsky

What to do with the passengers on the cruise ship hit by hantavirus?

Past studies of Andes virus offer scant evidence on transmission risks, and have sparked debate

science.org

Alma Tostmann@almatostmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#HantaVirus is *niet* een nieuwe #COVID19 pandemie Door nauwe internationale samenwerking gecoördineerd door @who.int zijn alle contacten in kaart (ook die van de vlucht) en worden gemonitord. Doel: zieken zsm in beeld (en behandelen), én verdere verspreiding tegengaan news.un.org/en/story/202...

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says

A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is “not the start of another COVID pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...

news.un.org

Alma Tostmann@almatostmann.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A great paper on how #IPC can and should be part of the solution towards #GreenHealthcare and #Sustainable care. @etartari.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social @eucic.bsky.social @esgni-escmid.bsky.social @radboudumc.bsky.social @cmicomms.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Position Statement: Integrating Planetary Health into Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings – Toward a Balanced and Evidence-Based Approach

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is fundamental for patient safety. Effective IPC generates direct ecological benefits by preventing healthcare-…

sciencedirect.com

This Podcast Will Kill You@tpwky.bsky.social · 6mo ago

For much of the world, refrigeration is such a common technology that we rarely stop to wonder at the many ways it has transformed our lives. As Nicola Twilley describes in her book, Frostbite, progress often comes at a cost. Listen now - you’ll never look at your fridge the same way again.

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This Podcast Will Kill You@tpwky.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Results from John B. Calhoun’s “rat utopia” experiments from the mid-20th century revealed a behavioral dark side as space grew limited, ultimately leading to complete population collapse. In this week’s book club episode, Jon Adams and Edmund Ramsden to discuss their book, Rat City. Don't miss it!

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Bastian Herre@bastianherre.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey Bluesky hivemind! What are the best data sources for the overall death tolls of wars? So not just dead soldiers, but also civilians, and deaths from disease and starvation due to the fighting. Are Necrometrics and Wikipedia as flawed as they seem — or do they actually hold up to some scrutiny?

Alma Tostmann@almatostmann.bsky.social · 8mo ago

De #griepgolf is in Engeland al begonnen; bij ons begint de jaarlijkse #influenza golf meestal in januari. #Preparedness = oa goede basis #infectiepreventie in de zorg: ziekenhuizen, huisarts, maar ook langdurige zorg. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week

Number of people in England being treated remains at record level for this time of year with daily average of 2,660

theguardian.com

ESCAIDE@escaide.eu · 9mo ago

#ECDC Director - Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner opening #ESCAIDE2025: “We see how mis and disinformation is spreading faster than any virus. Trust in public institutions is weakening. We need to ensure public health interventions remain evidence-based.” #ESCAIDE

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