Becky Smith
@rlsdvm.bsky.social
Epidemiologist at UIUC, working in One Health
226/250 is The Lyme vaccine: a cautionary tale
Great story about a complicated story. There's potential for some interesting history with LYMErix and RotaShield
Great story about a complicated story. There's potential for some interesting history with LYMErix and RotaShield
The Lyme vaccine: a cautionary tale
People living in endemic areas acquire Lyme disease from the bite of an infected tick. This infection, when diagnosed and treated early in its course, usually responds well to antibiotic therapy. A minority of patients develops more serious disease, ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
226/250 is The Lyme vaccine: a cautionary tale
Great story about a complicated story. There's potential for some interesting history with LYMErix and RotaShield
Great story about a complicated story. There's potential for some interesting history with LYMErix and RotaShield
225/250 is Quantifying the impact of misinformation and vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook
Just asking questions articles from the MSM have the potential for far more harm than misinformation because they have more reach
Just asking questions articles from the MSM have the potential for far more harm than misinformation because they have more reach
Quantifying the impact of misinformation and vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook
Low uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in the US has been widely attributed to social media misinformation. To evaluate this claim, we introduce a framework combining lab experiments (total N = 18,725), c...
www.science.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
225/250 is Quantifying the impact of misinformation and vaccine-skeptical content on Facebook
Just asking questions articles from the MSM have the potential for far more harm than misinformation because they have more reach
Just asking questions articles from the MSM have the potential for far more harm than misinformation because they have more reach
224/250 is Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance
I'm having a hard time with the claims based on "ignoring the heterogeneity between surveillance networks"
I'm having a hard time with the claims based on "ignoring the heterogeneity between surveillance networks"
Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance - Nature Medicine
Forecast models of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance records from 101 countries reveal that the global burden of AMR is associated with the impact of climate change intertwined wit...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
224/250 is Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance
I'm having a hard time with the claims based on "ignoring the heterogeneity between surveillance networks"
I'm having a hard time with the claims based on "ignoring the heterogeneity between surveillance networks"
I'm heading off the grid for 3 days, so that's good
One good thing
One good thing
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I'm heading off the grid for 3 days, so that's good
One good thing
One good thing
223/250 is Epistemic preparedness
Good thoughts to consider. Some of the framing resembles what we have tried to do with our book, to consider preparation as a trust-building and equity exercise
Good thoughts to consider. Some of the framing resembles what we have tried to do with our book, to consider preparation as a trust-building and equity exercise
Epistemic preparedness
Preparedness strategies for emergent infectious diseases have focused on microbial surveillance, medical stockpiling and healthcare infrastructure resilience. But what does it mean to be epistemically...
gh.bmj.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
223/250 is Epistemic preparedness
Good thoughts to consider. Some of the framing resembles what we have tried to do with our book, to consider preparation as a trust-building and equity exercise
Good thoughts to consider. Some of the framing resembles what we have tried to do with our book, to consider preparation as a trust-building and equity exercise
222/250 is Linking Consumers’ Food Choice Motives to their Preferences for Insect-based Food Products: An Application of Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model in an African Context
Interesting to consider the use of latent variables
Interesting to consider the use of latent variables
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
222/250 is Linking Consumers’ Food Choice Motives to their Preferences for Insect-based Food Products: An Application of Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model in an African Context
Interesting to consider the use of latent variables
Interesting to consider the use of latent variables
221/250 is Antibiotic resistance determination using Enterococcus faecium whole-genome sequences: a diagnostic accuracy study using genotypic and phenotypic data
This is great, they re-tested a lot of the off-diagonals and found misclassification!
This is great, they re-tested a lot of the off-diagonals and found misclassification!
Redirecting
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
221/250 is Antibiotic resistance determination using Enterococcus faecium whole-genome sequences: a diagnostic accuracy study using genotypic and phenotypic data
This is great, they re-tested a lot of the off-diagonals and found misclassification!
This is great, they re-tested a lot of the off-diagonals and found misclassification!
220/250 is More Author Disclosure: Solution or Absolution?
Interesting to think about. Human behavior is complex, and scientists are so very human.
Interesting to think about. Human behavior is complex, and scientists are so very human.
More author disclosure: solution or absolution? - PubMed
More author disclosure: solution or absolution?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
220/250 is More Author Disclosure: Solution or Absolution?
Interesting to think about. Human behavior is complex, and scientists are so very human.
Interesting to think about. Human behavior is complex, and scientists are so very human.
219/250 is Identifying control strategies to eliminate African swine fever in the United States swine industry in under 12 months
Necessary planning work. Also, it appears there could be an interesting distribution in outcomes, but not enough data shown (not everything is normal and gets a boxplot)
Necessary planning work. Also, it appears there could be an interesting distribution in outcomes, but not enough data shown (not everything is normal and gets a boxplot)
Redirecting
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
219/250 is Identifying control strategies to eliminate African swine fever in the United States swine industry in under 12 months
Necessary planning work. Also, it appears there could be an interesting distribution in outcomes, but not enough data shown (not everything is normal and gets a boxplot)
Necessary planning work. Also, it appears there could be an interesting distribution in outcomes, but not enough data shown (not everything is normal and gets a boxplot)
Chiffonade Brussel sprouts, roasted with olive oil and parmesan. Walnuts or bacon if you feel fancy
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Chiffonade Brussel sprouts, roasted with olive oil and parmesan. Walnuts or bacon if you feel fancy
218/250 is Anthrax, livelihood vulnerability, and food insecurity in selected game management areas in Zambia: A mixed-methods analysis at the human-wildlife-livestock interface
Minimal data from the qual side, and the quant didn't report anthrax ?s, but good overall findings
Minimal data from the qual side, and the quant didn't report anthrax ?s, but good overall findings
Anthrax, livelihood vulnerability, and food insecurity in selected game management areas in Zambia: A mixed-methods analysis at the human-wildlife-livestock interface
Author summary Anthrax is a recurring zoonotic disease in Zambia, particularly in Game Management Areas (GMAs), where human-wildlife-livestock interactions are high. This study examines the socio-econ...
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
218/250 is Anthrax, livelihood vulnerability, and food insecurity in selected game management areas in Zambia: A mixed-methods analysis at the human-wildlife-livestock interface
Minimal data from the qual side, and the quant didn't report anthrax ?s, but good overall findings
Minimal data from the qual side, and the quant didn't report anthrax ?s, but good overall findings