New Correspondence Congolese hospital staff cohort admitted with infectious symptoms in the setting of the Bundibugyo virus outbreak, April and May 2026, Bunia, DR Congo www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Congolese hospital staff cohort admitted with infectious symptoms in the setting of the Bundibugyo virus outbreak, April and May 2026, Bunia, DR Congo

On May 15, 2026, DR Congo announced an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by a new variant of Bundibugyo virus in Ituri Province.1 The outbreak's epicentre was Mongbwalu, a gold mining town located 80 k...

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New research letter by Patrick LaRochelle and colleagues describing a hospital outbreak of Bundibugyo virus in Bunia, DRC. Important read 👇

Congolese hospital staff cohort admitted with infectious symptoms in the setting of the Bundibugyo virus outbreak, April and May 2026, Bunia, DR Congo

On May 15, 2026, DR Congo announced an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by a new variant of Bundibugyo virus in Ituri Province.1 The outbreak's epicentre was Mongbwalu, a gold mining town located 80 k...

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New Review A review of Bundibugyo virus and the 2026 outbreak: lessons for epidemic preparedness www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A review of Bundibugyo virus and the 2026 outbreak: lessons for epidemic preparedness

The ongoing 2026 outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has renewed attention to one of the least studied human-pathogenic...

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Blissfully licking the outside of the marmite jar

If you email me a presubmission enquiry please include an abstract. Would you like me to make a decision based on vibes instead?

Looks like the feline editorial assistant has given up on this Friday afternoon... All manuscripts submitted now will be shredded.

"Motherhood is still too often treated as a complication for scientific seriousness, while fatherhood is rarely interpreted as a leadership risk." When interviewing for academic jobs after my PhD and after my PostDoc, I was asked several times (directly and indirectly) whether I wanted kids.

Thiago Carvalho@cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 6d ago

'Not long after I started my laboratory, a prominent scientist told me that it was ‘impossible’ to be both a successful leader and a mother. I did not believe it then, and I certainly do not believe it now. But when I recently shared this memory publicly, the response was striking.'

The #Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in NE DRC was likely underway for months before it was formally detected in mid-May. That's often the way with Ebola outbreaks, but the scale of the missed cases seems ... extraordinary. Terrific reporting by @kakape.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...

EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected

A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says

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"If protecting trust remains one of scholarly publishing’s highest priorities, then investing in the people who sustain that trust should become one as well" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/29/t...

The Hidden Cost of Trust - The Scholarly Kitchen

Research integrity demands stronger safeguards in order to protect the scholarly record. But for editors, when new integrity measures are introduced, they do not replace existing tasks; they are added...

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"Drawing on documented cases (...) and clinical training pathways for foreign medical graduates, we demonstrate that visa barriers impose cascading professional, financial and institutional costs that are systemic in pattern rather than exceptional in nature." journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Beyond paper walls: From diagnosis to action on visa inequities in global health

Visa inequities in global health have moved from the margins of academic discourse to the centre of a growing reform agenda. While recent literature has established that visa regimes function as struc...

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New research article #Tecovirimat treatment of clade II #mpox: a virological analysis of a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #OpenAccess #OA

New Research Effectiveness of scabies treatments in Italy (SCAB-net): a prospective observational study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Effectiveness of scabies treatments in Italy (SCAB-net): a prospective observational study

In this observational study from a high-income country, permethrin showed substantially reduced effectiveness compared with benzyl benzoate or ivermectin. These findings support reconsideration of cur...

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For goodness' sake, DO NOT submit letters you have already published elsewhere. Losing my mind...

One immunization may protect newborns against 2 serious diseases: Nirsevimab may reduce not just risk of RSV but of invasive pneumococcal disease www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-... via @lizszabo.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social

One immunization may protect newborns against 2 serious diseases

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Could we eliminate HIV one day? It's not as outlandish a goal as we previously though, but scientific discovery alone can't do it without the funding and logistics. This drug could help end the HIV epidemic. Its rollout has hit speed bumps | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

This drug could help end the HIV epidemic. Its rollout has hit speed bumps

One shot of lenacapavir can protect for 6 months—but aid cuts and uncertain demand mean little drug has reached the countries that most need it

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Applications are open for a three-year, full-time PhD studentship in modelling UK measles transmission. The project starts in January 2027 and is available to candidates eligible for the Home fee rate. Apply by 23 August 2026: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a... @lshtm.bsky.social

More people are ageing with HIV than ever before. A new Commission in The Lancet HIV calls for HIV care that supports healthy ageing through better prevention, person-centred care, & stronger health systems: tinyurl.com/32y4yez7 #IAS2026 #AIDS2026 @iasociety.bsky.social

It's funny (and slightly unsettling) to me that a lot of the international coverage of the first participant in the BDBV vaccine trial shows HCWs in full PPE, most likely from previous Ebola vaccination campaigns in Africa. First dose went to a healthy volunteer in Oxford 🙃

“Optimism in infectious diseases is not naive; it is practical.”

Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 2w ago

So proud of our @cmicomms.bsky.social editorial fellow Victor Dahl for his gorgeous essay in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social The Optimism in Front of Us. #IDSky #clinmicro @hoferu.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

'The question therefore is no longer only whether Africa can fill more vials, but whether African institutions can help shape the science that comes before manufacturing begins.' www.nature.com/articles/d44...

Africa’s vaccine ambitions must move beyond fill-and-finish

The continent needs more than assembly lines to reduce its dependence on imported vaccines. It must also strengthen the science and systems that come before production.

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Many thanks to Drs Tortosa and Izcovich for doing this podcast with Senior Editor Saleha Hassan and me. Andes virus is not just a news story; cases keep happening in Latin America and can be challenging to handle.

The Lancet Infectious Diseases@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · last wk.

🎧 New Podcast On Hantavirus Infections Podbean: bit.ly/4vOGmJa Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4bavbDh Spotify: tinyurl.com/ypfmujbk

Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...

First nursery for babies of Ebola victims opens. 135 children in Ituri province have been orphaned by the outbreak. With so much focus on numbers and their accuracy, definitions, rates, and proportions, we so readily lose sight of echoed impacts of outbreaks. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

First nursery for babies of Ebola victims opens in Congo

The first UNICEF-supported Ebola nursery opens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, supporting young children whose parents have contracted the disease while the number of cases intensifies.

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So proud of our @cmicomms.bsky.social editorial fellow Victor Dahl for his gorgeous essay in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social The Optimism in Front of Us. #IDSky #clinmicro @hoferu.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The optimism in front of us

The world often feels dark when seen through today's headlines. Conflict, division, mistrust, and crisis compete for attention.1 However, working and training in infectious diseases offers a different...

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More evidence of cross-reactivity of Ervebo with BDBV from pseudovirus neutralisation, new work by Markus Hoffmann and coll 👇

Pseudovirus-based analysis of host cell entry and vaccine-induced neutralisation of Bundibugyo virus

The Bundibugyo virus (Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense; BDBV) was identified in 2007 and has caused outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007–08, 2012, and 2026. As of July 9,...

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Study: Antibiotic resistance in children is rising and likely to get worse. Data from 82 countries show resistance rates in pediatric bacterial infections have risen significantly over the past two decades and will worsen over the next decade. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ftPsVL

🆕evidence from 45,864 workers in England: unresolved #LongCOVID was linked to 38% lower odds of paid work and over 4× higher odds of changing working hours. shorturl.at/2yI71 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Long COVID symptom profiles, workforce participation, and working hours among adults in England: a population-based cohort study

Unresolved Long COVID was associated with worse employment outcomes. Symptom clusters highlighted the importance of considering heterogeneity in Long COVID when assessing workforce impacts and designi...

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The joint statement “Cuts to clinical academic funding are a health security threat” is available on the BIA website 🖥️ Developed by @bashhuk.bsky.social, @bhiva.bsky.social, BIA and @hisinfection.bsky.social. 👉 www.britishinfection.org/insights/cut... #Infection #HealthSecurity #ClinicalResearch

We're celebrating Nature's covers, and the human art of scientific illustration in the age of artificial intelligence. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Extra cynical today. We're heading towards a future with a few top journals with highly valuable research and human authors, editors, and peer reviewers. The rest will be AI manuscripts, AI evaluation, AI readers, an entry on your CV. This is more a post about behaviour and incentives than AI.