It is as if OC43, NL63, HKU1 and 229E did not accept SC2 into the same timeframe. It will be interesting to see if this years SC2 peak is again earlier, from middel September to possibly August, or it may have found the best spot and middle of September is where it settles? 4/4

Should all children be vaccinated against influenza? Most pediatric infectious disease specialists would probably say yes — but universal influenza vaccination for children is still not generally recommended in Germany and many other European countries.

What is the spectrum of suspected pediatric meningoencephalitis in the era of conjugate vaccines and multiplex PCR diagnostics? 🧵 Our study is now published open access in Infection link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1/4

Pediatric meningoencephalitis in the molecular diagnostic era: epidemiological insights from 1198 suspected cases in Germany between 2016 and 2024 - Infection

Purpose The epidemiology of suspected pediatric meningoencephalitis has changed in the era of conjugate vaccines and multiplex PCR. Updated epidemiologic data are needed to adapt diagnostic and therap...

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Community-acquired respiratory virus infections in patients with haematological malignancies or undergoing haematopoietic cell transplantation: updated recommendations from the 10th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🔓 #TxID

Community-acquired respiratory virus infections in patients with haematological malignancies or undergoing haematopoietic cell transplantation: updated recommendations from the 10th European Conferenc...

To update recommendations of the 4th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL-4) on community-acquired respiratory virus (CARV) infections published in 2013, we reviewed publications from ...

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Feeling like the world is spinning out of control? 🌍 There’s plenty to worry about… BUT: even in the last 5 years, global poverty has continued to decline. 📉✨ Progress is possible—and it’s happening.

Our World in Data@ourworldindata.org · 11mo ago

To track progress towards ending extreme poverty by 2030, the United Nations relies on the World Bank to estimate the share of people living below a certain threshold, called the International Poverty Line (IPL).

Real world effectiveness of maternal RSV vaccination looks pretty awesome: 77% against RSV-associated severe LRTD leading to hospitalisation from birth to age 6 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00156-2/abstract

A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitis Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🔒

A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitis

Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of tuberculosis, causing death or disability in around half of those affected. There are no up-to-date international guidelines defining its optimal mana...

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Measles cases in Canada. Don’t know what to say… https://health-infobase.canada.ca/measles-rubella/

How some well-known universities are trying to sabotage the tenure system...

Jevin D. West@jevinwest.bsky.social · last yr.

Research for grants rather than grants for research. This kind of policy, especially with additional cuts to federal funding, will create perverse incentives that will have consequences on the actual science that this whole system is supposed to support. www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...

Fascinating example of the link between ecosystem stability and human well-being 👇🏻

NPR@npr.org · last yr.

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe: new maps published www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe: new maps published

New maps published by ECDC show that hotspots for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in the EU are mainly concentrated in Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe, based on 2023 notification rates of locally-...

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Out with vaccines In with bleach?? WTAF!? www.wired.com/story/chlori...

The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True

Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause.

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This is a scary article by Carl Zimmer about the how scientists have found a second species of the fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats. A potentially devastating development 🧪🦇

A Fungus Devastated North American Bats. A New Species Could Deliver a Killer Blow.

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To express it in a consciously neutral way: Most (if not all) 🇪🇺 countries stopped vaccinating healthy children against SARS-CoV-2 BUT all 🇪🇺 countries recommend these vaccines for pregnant women! Quite incomprehensible from an international perspective. I feel sorry for our colleagues in the US.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Azithromycin can no longer be used for acne, stomach ulcers, or asthma prevention per EMA’s new recommendation. A key move against #antimicrobialresistance. Details 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/chan...

Disastrous, but unfortunately not surprising given the attitude of the current US leadership towards mRNA vaccines…

André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · last yr.

Moderna withdraws application for U.S. approval of combined flu-Covid shot. After talks with Food and Drug Administration, company plans to resubmit vaccine application later this year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com #influenza #COVID19

Words matter. It’s time to retire the term oral “step-down.” It implies inferiority of the oral route—and doesn’t align with stewardship principles. Terms like IV to oral switch or oral transition better promote optimal antimicrobial stewardship. What terms do you use—and why? #idsky

“children vaccinated before 8.5 months of age exhibited a markedly faster antibody decay and lost their protective neutralizing antibody levels over 6 years.” So, in times of outbreaks, when infants get an early💉dose to get protection ASAP, they’ll likely still need their 2 scheduled doses later

Clinical Infectious Diseases@cidjournal.bsky.social · last yr.

Long-term Dynamics of Measles Virus–Specific Neutralizing Antibodies in Children Vaccinated Before 12 Months of Age ⭐ Editor's Choice

This is such an important shift. For many years the catholic church withheld support for HPV vaccination which prevents cervical cancer. 119,000 women die from this cancer in Africa every year. This full throated support of the HPV vaxx by the church will help uptake. nation.africa/kenya/health...

We can't remain indifferent to suffering: Catholic Church now champions HPV vaccination

From opposition to advocacy: After dismissing vaccine over promiscuity fears, church now tells faithful early intervention saves lives

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It's been a long journey...but I finally got my board certification for Microbiology, Virology and Infection Epidemiology! What a fun ride - thanks to all my great mentors at @healthsciences.mcgill.ca 🇨🇦 & @lmumuenchen.bsky.social 🇩🇪!

Second case of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a few weeks. Hard to bear…

New Canadian #flu paper @stephaniedavey.bsky.social "It is notable that over 1/4 of deaths occurred in children without a medical condition deemed high risk for #influenza complications, highlighting importance of preventative measures for all children." #vaccines #vaccineswork #publichealth 🧪

Tilmann Schober@tilmannschober.bsky.social · last yr.

Which kids are at risk of severe influenza? Our work on pediatric influenza associated mortality was just published - it was an honor to contribute. 👇 www.jpeds.com/article/S002... Not surprisingly, we conclude "Vaccination efforts should be enhanced to reduce influenza mortality."

She could be the next US Surgeon General? “The future of medicine will be about light. I don’t exactly know how.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump’s new surgeon general pick wants to “raise the vibration of humanity”

“The future of medicine will be about light," said Casey Means. "I don’t exactly know how.”

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Are we ever going to get RCTs to test whether metagenomics improves clinical outcomes, or will it remain a whole load of 'evaluations' that are really just clinical services? What would a trial look like? Tricky given the technology is advancing quickly #IDSky #MicroSky @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social

Willem van Schaik@wvschaik.bsky.social · last yr.

Great paper by @target-amr.bsky.social leadership team colleagues @drtessjohnson.bsky.social and Steph Johnson on the ethics of clinical metagenomics www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Which kids are at risk of severe influenza? Our work on pediatric influenza associated mortality was just published - it was an honor to contribute. 👇 www.jpeds.com/article/S002... Not surprisingly, we conclude "Vaccination efforts should be enhanced to reduce influenza mortality."

Just did a consult on a toddler who developed a terrible hemolytic uraemic syndrome after drinking raw milk. It’s real, don’t do it

a boy with his eyes closed and the words bad idea written below him

ALT: a boy with his eyes closed and the words bad idea written below him

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New hope for LYME DISEASE, right under our eyes? Unbiased screen surprisingly shows PIPERACILLIN can wipe out 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪 in mice at tiny doses — 100 times lower than doxycycline — while leaving gut bacteria intact Jutras Lab Northwestern Sci Transl Med www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

👶🏼 Many #vaccines are not effective in newborns. So how do we protect them from infectious disease? 🤰🏽 By vaccination in #pregnancy! Here we review… 💉 Established campaigns vs whooping cough, flu, COVID 💡 New approaches to RSV, GBS 🌈 Future challenges, opportunities #ReproSky #ImmunoSky #IDSky

Vaccination in pregnancy to protect the newborn - Nature Reviews Immunology

In this Review, Male and Jones provide an overview of the current vaccines that are offered during pregnancy and to newborns, explaining the rationale behind the different vaccination programmes and t...

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Some good news to brighten your day. 😎 Only caveat: this progress cannot be taken for granted, see vaccine hesitancy etc.

Saloni@scientificdiscovery.dev · last yr.

New post by me: The decline in cancer mortality is about much more than smoking. We shouldn't minimize the very real impact of many contributors — including improvements in diagnosis, medical and surgical innovation, vaccination against cancers, and more — to the reduction in cancer death rates.

I first heard about the WHI study in med school. The finding that hormone therapy did not prevent heart disease in women after menopause was a leading example of evidence–based medicine. 20 years later… 😞 https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women