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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 4d

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu is urging vigilance & targeted #prevention measures after 4 EU countries (Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal) reported 5 locally acquired cases of clade 1b #mpox.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 5d

The California #mpox cases mark the FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED Clade Ib infections in the U.S. Researchers are now closely monitoring for signs of household or community spread and severe outcomes. Thanks @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social for this.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 8d

A new U.S. study presented at Infectious Diseases Society of America @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDWeek in Atlanta reveals that the #shingles #herpeszoster #vaccine offers major #health benefits beyond preventing rashes.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 12d

🦟 #Dengue surged to record levels in 2024, with over 14 million cases & 10,000 deaths worldwide. The city of #Niterói #Brazil 🌎 stood out as a success story bcoz of the #Wolbachia-infected #mosquitoes of the #WorldMosquitoProgram + @monashuniversity.bsky.social

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 14d

#Japan declared a nationwide #influenza #epidemic after an unusually early rise in #flu cases for the time of the year. The timing is atypical and could seed #outbreaks in parts of Asia & Europe entering #winter.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 19d

Three years after #mpox made global headlines, the world is seeing two very different realities: one in Africa and another in the rest of the world. bit.ly/4mlwPob via @idsainfo.bsky.social

Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · 23d

A team from the Institute of Science Tokyo and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with collaborators from the University of Michigan discovered 2 distinct #stemcell lineages that form #tooth roots & the supporting alveolar bone. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Sep 24

Every September, we celebrate #NationalScienceMonth. I feel humbled and grateful to stand among fellow #PinoyScientists making a difference globally. Thank you #PresidentialAwards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas #PAFIOO #PresidentialAwards 💙❤️💛

Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Sep 16

#Mpox in 2025: What we know, what we have and what needs to happen next via @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSA #ScienceSpeaks #scicomm #outbreak #publichealth #globalhealth www.idsociety.org/science-spea...

Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Sep 14

Three years after #mpox shocked the world, a silent crisis is unfolding in Africa while the rest of the world seems to have moved on. My latest on #KevinMD kevinmd.com/2025/09/mpox...

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TIGER is not a kitten🔥🔥🐸viruses aren't equal @algorithmus.bsky.social · Sep 14

🐒 #Affenpocken #Monkeypox

Mpox isn’t over:
A silent epidemic is growing

article written by
Melvin Sanicas MD his account here ⬇️
@vaccinologist.bsky.social

September 13, 2025

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Mpox isn't over: A silent epidemic is growing

Three years after the 2022 global outbreak, mpox has become a worsening epidemic in Africa with a more transmissible variant, while the rest of the world's fragile calm masks ongoing risks and highlig...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you Philippine Embassy in #Austria, the Philippine Austrian Cultural and Educational Society - PACES team and #PAFIOO #PamanaNgPilipino #PresidentialAwardee Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya for making this lecture on my journey in #science and #medicine possible.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 17

NEW review (July 2025) on #coffee drinking & #cardiovascular #health. Moderate coffee consumption (2–5 cups/day) is consistently associated with reduced risks of coronary heart disease, #stroke, #heartfailure, atrial fibrillation, #Type2diabetes, all-cause mortality academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW study analyzing nearly 3,000 #birdflu #avianflu #avianinfluenza #virus samples from #Canada (2021-2024) shows that the virus is mixing with other flu strains creating new, stronger versions that can potentially infect more species / travel farther #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 10

Scientists at @wistar.org have found that the #EpsteinBarrVirus #EBV protein EBNA-LP reshapes the 3D structure of #DNA in infected #Bcells, unlocking restricted parts of the #genome and triggering pathways related to #cancer development.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 8

#GoodNEWS #Swissmedic has approved #CoartemBaby #RiametBaby a @novartis.bsky.social anti #malaria drug for infants between 2 to 5 kilos. 8 African countries #BurkinaFaso #IvoryCoast #Kenya #Malawi #Mozambique #Nigeria #Tanzania #Uganda expected to roll the drug out rapidly www.ft.com/content/71f0...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 7

#GastricCancer is the 5th leading cause of deaths related to #cancer worldwide, driven mainly by chronic #infection with #Helicobacterpylori. There's a need for greater investment in population-wide #Hpylori #screenandtreat programs.

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 6

A groundbreaking #genetherapy restored hearing in children & adults with congenital #deafness just 1 month after a single injection. Using a harmless #virus as a delivery system, researchers introduced a functional copy of the #OTOF #gene directly into the inner ear. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 5

Exciting #innovation! Researchers at @ethz.ch @ethmavt.bsky.social are developing a sponge-like #hydrogel that reduces #inflammation & actively promotes healing of chronic skin wounds. The #technology could also help with internal tissue damage.
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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 4

The @escardio.bsky.social now calls #vaccination vs. #influenza #SARSCoV2 #RSV #herpeszoster and other #viruses the fourth pillar of #cardiovascular #prevention alongside lifestyle, medication and procedures. Read the full ESC consensus in the #EuropeanHeartJournal. academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 4

Nearly one in four infants lacks enough healthy #gut #bacteria Bifidobacterium essential for training their #immunesystem, putting them at greater risk of developing non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) such as #allergies, #asthma, and #eczema by age 2. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 4

Researchers at #HKUMed combined the active ingredient extracted from the #TraditionalChineseMedicine #TCM Astragalus membranaceus (#huangqi) with #methotrexate #MTX to reduce chronic #inflammation in #autoimmunediseases.
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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jul 3

"We will not stay silent on vaccines. Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Immunizations save lives." - Presidents of @aafp.org @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @acog.org @idsainfo.bsky.social
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Melvin Sanicas @vaccinologist.bsky.social · Jun 29

California Institute of Technology @caltech.edu #engineers & #scientists developed #PillTrek, a tiny, low-cost #smartcapsule that wirelessly measures pH, temperature & #gastrointestinal tract molecular biomarkers i.e. levels of #glucose & #serotonin in animal models www.nature.com/articles/s41...