Anita Williams
@catanita.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist investigating #AMR ~ Based at The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Interest in Australian politics and global affairs.
Servant to two Lebanese ex-street cats
reposts ≠ endorsement
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5295-8451
Interest in Australian politics and global affairs.
Servant to two Lebanese ex-street cats
reposts ≠ endorsement
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5295-8451
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The ceasefire was announced one year ago tomorrow (Nov 27). One year ago today was one of the most intense and brutal days of the war, including attacks on areas Israel hadn’t yet hit in Lebanon.
Since then, UN experts say Israel has committed near daily violations of the ceasefire.
Since then, UN experts say Israel has committed near daily violations of the ceasefire.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The ceasefire was announced one year ago tomorrow (Nov 27). One year ago today was one of the most intense and brutal days of the war, including attacks on areas Israel hadn’t yet hit in Lebanon.
Since then, UN experts say Israel has committed near daily violations of the ceasefire.
Since then, UN experts say Israel has committed near daily violations of the ceasefire.
Along with AMR, I get to work with incredible researchers on respiratory virus transmission - this video from @thekidsau.bsky.social highlights the incredible work of Professors Hannah Moore, Peter Richmond, Chris Blyth, and the team in bringing about the RSV vaccine to Australia
#MedSky #IDEpi
#MedSky #IDEpi
Jimmy’s Story: Protecting young babies from RSV in Australia
YouTube video by The Kids Research Institute Australia
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Along with AMR, I get to work with incredible researchers on respiratory virus transmission - this video from @thekidsau.bsky.social highlights the incredible work of Professors Hannah Moore, Peter Richmond, Chris Blyth, and the team in bringing about the RSV vaccine to Australia
#MedSky #IDEpi
#MedSky #IDEpi
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Although I'm not surprised that there is a huge disparity in the knowledge that antibiotics don't work against viruses globally, what is disappointing to see is there are still so many Americans who believe they do.
#IDSky #AMSSky
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
#IDSky #AMSSky
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
Global and regional knowledge of antibiotic use and resistance among the general public: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Antibiotic resistance threatens effective infection treatment and medical procedures.
Global initiatives, such as World AMR Awareness Week, aim to improve public understanding
and promote rational ant...
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Although I'm not surprised that there is a huge disparity in the knowledge that antibiotics don't work against viruses globally, what is disappointing to see is there are still so many Americans who believe they do.
#IDSky #AMSSky
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
#IDSky #AMSSky
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
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On the same day CSIRO announced it was cutting 350 jobs, the Australian newspaper ranked the country's top 250 researchers and institutes by field.
Don't mean to yuck yums but... Citations and metric ranking feels like a bad idea folks!!!!! 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Don't mean to yuck yums but... Citations and metric ranking feels like a bad idea folks!!!!! 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Are You in Australia's Top 250 Researchers? Who Cares!
(Yet) An(other) argument for science journalism in the newsroom.
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On the same day CSIRO announced it was cutting 350 jobs, the Australian newspaper ranked the country's top 250 researchers and institutes by field.
Don't mean to yuck yums but... Citations and metric ranking feels like a bad idea folks!!!!! 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Don't mean to yuck yums but... Citations and metric ranking feels like a bad idea folks!!!!! 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Okay slightly late, but The Paper is good. I do admit my bias in adoration of Domnhall Gleeson. But the cast overall plays a great range of characters. It's not just a redo of The Office - you can't specifically pin a character type from one to the other. Recommended watch.
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Okay slightly late, but The Paper is good. I do admit my bias in adoration of Domnhall Gleeson. But the cast overall plays a great range of characters. It's not just a redo of The Office - you can't specifically pin a character type from one to the other. Recommended watch.
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Our teams in Gaza continue to treat people who were critically wounded by Israeli airstrikes and quadcopters on 19 November.
We continue to call for the protection of all civilians, healthcare staff and facilities.
We continue to call for the protection of all civilians, healthcare staff and facilities.
MSF denounces more bloodshed in Gaza | MSF
Our teams are treating people who were critically wounded by Israeli airstrikes and quadcopters on 19 November.
www.msf.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Our teams in Gaza continue to treat people who were critically wounded by Israeli airstrikes and quadcopters on 19 November.
We continue to call for the protection of all civilians, healthcare staff and facilities.
We continue to call for the protection of all civilians, healthcare staff and facilities.
"AI can only know what already exists on the internet. It can't be something about you that you invent for yourself tomorrow because that's not on the internet yet. So, you can stay ahead of AI by continually innovating in ways AI does not have access to" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why AI is Overrated - with Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by Hasan Minhaj
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"AI can only know what already exists on the internet. It can't be something about you that you invent for yourself tomorrow because that's not on the internet yet. So, you can stay ahead of AI by continually innovating in ways AI does not have access to" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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It’s World AMR Awareness Week, and this year I had the honor to re-imagine and doodle the antibiotics in the antibiotic personality quiz 😇🖍️
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s World AMR Awareness Week, and this year I had the honor to re-imagine and doodle the antibiotics in the antibiotic personality quiz 😇🖍️
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
Thank u @brxad.bsky.social for this amazing and fun opportunity!
C’mon, take the quiz, it’s a #WAAW tradition 😉💊
#IDSky
quiz.tryinteract.com#/59e68e3a8ec...
If universal healthcare means being able to access care without financial burden, what proportion of the population that delays seeking healthcare due to cost means we no longer have UHC?
Because apparently 7.7% of Australians postponed/avoided seeing the GP because of cost
#auspol #medsky
Because apparently 7.7% of Australians postponed/avoided seeing the GP because of cost
#auspol #medsky
Patient Experiences, 2024-25 financial year
Contains data on access and barriers to, and experiences of, healthcare services including GPs, specialists, dental professionals, hospitals and EDs
www.abs.gov.au
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Netanyahu says the war is not over
My latest with comments from @ayoub.bsky.social @aburass.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
My latest with comments from @ayoub.bsky.social @aburass.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Despite ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, the war isn’t over for Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump has declared peace but Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the war on Gaza is not over.
www.aljazeera.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Netanyahu says the war is not over
My latest with comments from @ayoub.bsky.social @aburass.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
My latest with comments from @ayoub.bsky.social @aburass.bsky.social & Rob Geist Pinfold
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
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Still thinking about @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social’s opening speech at the @theunion.org conference on TB
“Poverty is expensive. Food is medicine”
John totally gets what many don’t - TB is not just a medical problem, it is the quintessential biososcial problem that needs bio social solutions
“Poverty is expensive. Food is medicine”
John totally gets what many don’t - TB is not just a medical problem, it is the quintessential biososcial problem that needs bio social solutions
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Still thinking about @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social’s opening speech at the @theunion.org conference on TB
“Poverty is expensive. Food is medicine”
John totally gets what many don’t - TB is not just a medical problem, it is the quintessential biososcial problem that needs bio social solutions
“Poverty is expensive. Food is medicine”
John totally gets what many don’t - TB is not just a medical problem, it is the quintessential biososcial problem that needs bio social solutions
For all those men who, on International Women's Day decry "oh but when is it ever the men's day".... it's today mate. November 19.
Happy International Men's Day.
Happy International Men's Day.
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
For all those men who, on International Women's Day decry "oh but when is it ever the men's day".... it's today mate. November 19.
Happy International Men's Day.
Happy International Men's Day.
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💡Australia's CDC is coming in Jan - this Letter to the Editor argues that now is the time to map Australia's applied #epidemiology workforce, to improve our health security.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #PublicHealth @publichealthaus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #PublicHealth @publichealthaus.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
💡Australia's CDC is coming in Jan - this Letter to the Editor argues that now is the time to map Australia's applied #epidemiology workforce, to improve our health security.
doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #PublicHealth @publichealthaus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #PublicHealth @publichealthaus.bsky.social
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"CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research" my column on the CSIRO research cuts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research
The announcement this week that CSIRO are to cut 350 research jobs is another damning indictment on Australia’s ongoing failure to prioritise research and development.
thepoint.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"CSIRO 350 job cuts a damning indictment on Government priorities, misses 'golden opportunity' on research" my column on the CSIRO research cuts #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs
Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder
of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with
the new name as it was formerly ...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🎙️ Just published: Communicable E40: AMR in conflict and crisis zones
Hosted by Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén
w/ invited guests Aula Abbara (UK), Guido Granata (Italy), Tuomas Aro (Finland)
Listen on #Communicable:
#IDSky #Clinmicro #WAAW2025 #AMR @taescmid.bsky.social
Hosted by Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén
w/ invited guests Aula Abbara (UK), Guido Granata (Italy), Tuomas Aro (Finland)
Listen on #Communicable:
#IDSky #Clinmicro #WAAW2025 #AMR @taescmid.bsky.social
Communicable E40: AMR in conflict and crisis zones
It’s World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) and we have prepared a special...
share.transistor.fm
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🎙️ Just published: Communicable E40: AMR in conflict and crisis zones
Hosted by Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén
w/ invited guests Aula Abbara (UK), Guido Granata (Italy), Tuomas Aro (Finland)
Listen on #Communicable:
#IDSky #Clinmicro #WAAW2025 #AMR @taescmid.bsky.social
Hosted by Nav Narayanan & Thomas Tängdén
w/ invited guests Aula Abbara (UK), Guido Granata (Italy), Tuomas Aro (Finland)
Listen on #Communicable:
#IDSky #Clinmicro #WAAW2025 #AMR @taescmid.bsky.social
Rather frustrating when you read a recently published paper but the corresponding author is no longer contactable. Sigh.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Rather frustrating when you read a recently published paper but the corresponding author is no longer contactable. Sigh.
Happy 1st day of the World AMR Awareness Week!
To start the week off, the 2nd AGAR Kids Biennial report was published
Small increases in the %R of Enterobacterales and Enterococcus spp. isolates highlight the importance of ongoing age-delimited surveillance
#WAAW #IDsky #IDepi #MedSky #Microsky
To start the week off, the 2nd AGAR Kids Biennial report was published
Small increases in the %R of Enterobacterales and Enterococcus spp. isolates highlight the importance of ongoing age-delimited surveillance
#WAAW #IDsky #IDepi #MedSky #Microsky
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Today @who.int released their 2025 #tuberculosis report, and figures remain unacceptable: 1.2 million children and young adolescents fell ill in 2024, and a staggering 43% were never diagnosed and thus missed lifesaving treatment. Act now to close the deadly gap!
msfaccess.org/msf-responds...
msfaccess.org/msf-responds...
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today @who.int released their 2025 #tuberculosis report, and figures remain unacceptable: 1.2 million children and young adolescents fell ill in 2024, and a staggering 43% were never diagnosed and thus missed lifesaving treatment. Act now to close the deadly gap!
msfaccess.org/msf-responds...
msfaccess.org/msf-responds...
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The state of infectious diseases - they are not going away
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The state of infectious diseases - they are not going away
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
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THE MANY SHAPES OF BACTERIA
#science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology
#science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
THE MANY SHAPES OF BACTERIA
#science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology
#science #infographic #art #sciart #bacteria #microbiology #bacterium #scientificart #biology
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Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
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A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A lot of people when talking about Gough's economic record seriously underplay how beyond comprehension the 1973 Oil Crisis was.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...