Last week in epidemiology - read our weekly bulletin - the CDTR!
Latest edition covers:
➡️ respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA
➡️ #SARSCoV2 variant classification
➡️ #BacillusCereus toxin in infant formula
➡️ mass gathering monitoring
➡️ #mpox
➡️ #Nipah
➡️ #MERS
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#IDsky #EpiSky
Latest edition covers:
➡️ respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA
➡️ #SARSCoV2 variant classification
➡️ #BacillusCereus toxin in infant formula
➡️ mass gathering monitoring
➡️ #mpox
➡️ #Nipah
➡️ #MERS
Read full ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#IDsky #EpiSky
Communicable disease threats report, 31 January - 6 February 2026, week 6
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 31 January - 6 February 2026 and includes updates on respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA, SARS-CoV-2 varian...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🚨 Don't forget late-breaking abstract submissions are open for #ESCMIDGlobal2026 until this Friday, 13 Feb. Submit your original research in topics such as new drugs, emerging pathogens and outbreak emergencies.
https://ow.ly/JohA50Y7M8r
#IDSky #clinmicro
https://ow.ly/JohA50Y7M8r
#IDSky #clinmicro
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
🚨 Don't forget late-breaking abstract submissions are open for #ESCMIDGlobal2026 until this Friday, 13 Feb. Submit your original research in topics such as new drugs, emerging pathogens and outbreak emergencies.
https://ow.ly/JohA50Y7M8r
#IDSky #clinmicro
https://ow.ly/JohA50Y7M8r
#IDSky #clinmicro
Trying to find a cool speaker for ID grand rounds. Any recs for people geographically close to Philadelphia? Like DC to NY range? #idsky
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trying to find a cool speaker for ID grand rounds. Any recs for people geographically close to Philadelphia? Like DC to NY range? #idsky
ICYMI: Dr. Oz goes off-message from RFK.
#IDsky #publichealth #measles #vaccines #MMR #outbreak #immunization
#IDsky #publichealth #measles #vaccines #MMR #outbreak #immunization
'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states
abcnews.go.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: Dr. Oz goes off-message from RFK.
#IDsky #publichealth #measles #vaccines #MMR #outbreak #immunization
#IDsky #publichealth #measles #vaccines #MMR #outbreak #immunization
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting colleagues from the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) for two days of conversations, knowledge sharing, and learning from each other.
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Collaboration #JIHS
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Collaboration #JIHS
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting colleagues from the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) for two days of conversations, knowledge sharing, and learning from each other.
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Collaboration #JIHS
#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Collaboration #JIHS
New World Report in @thelancet.com examines the controversial trial of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination that was planned in Guinea-Bissau
#HepSky #LiverSky #IDSky
#HepSky #LiverSky #IDSky
"...randomly assigning newborns to not receive the vaccine denies a safe and life-saving intervention to infants in Guinea-Bissau."
New World Report by Gilbert Nakweya ⤵️ spkl.io/63325AsFTL
New World Report by Gilbert Nakweya ⤵️ spkl.io/63325AsFTL
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
New World Report in @thelancet.com examines the controversial trial of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination that was planned in Guinea-Bissau
#HepSky #LiverSky #IDSky
#HepSky #LiverSky #IDSky
Join us at Antimicrobials 2026 in Adelaide! Don’t miss the Gilead Afternoon Symposium: COVID 19 in Australian Hospitals: From Health Services’ Readiness to COPD Exacerbations at the Bedside presented by Tim Gray and Peter Wark.
👉 www.antimicrobials.com.au
#IDsky #microsky #medsky
👉 www.antimicrobials.com.au
#IDsky #microsky #medsky
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Join us at Antimicrobials 2026 in Adelaide! Don’t miss the Gilead Afternoon Symposium: COVID 19 in Australian Hospitals: From Health Services’ Readiness to COPD Exacerbations at the Bedside presented by Tim Gray and Peter Wark.
👉 www.antimicrobials.com.au
#IDsky #microsky #medsky
👉 www.antimicrobials.com.au
#IDsky #microsky #medsky
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #microsky #pharmsky #publichealth Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains unacceptably high & the currently recommended treatment of #triazoles is further challenged by rising resistance to these first-line agents.
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains high,
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains high,
New Personal View
Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains unacceptably high, and the currently
recommended treatment of triazoles is further challenged by rising resistance to these
first-line agents. A previous ...
www.thelancet.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #microsky #pharmsky #publichealth Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains unacceptably high & the currently recommended treatment of #triazoles is further challenged by rising resistance to these first-line agents.
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains high,
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains high,
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #neurosky #publichealth #Mitochondrial dysfunction & cellular damage are significant drivers of #LongCOVID (PASC), with specific biomarkers linked to cognitive impairment & systemic inflammation
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markers in long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markers in long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation
www.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #neurosky #publichealth #Mitochondrial dysfunction & cellular damage are significant drivers of #LongCOVID (PASC), with specific biomarkers linked to cognitive impairment & systemic inflammation
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #microsky #pedsky no#immunosky #publichealth #Chronicgranulomatousdisease (CGD) is a rare primary #immunodeficiencydisorder caused by pathogenic variants in 1 of 6 subunits of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex.
Fascinating, long-awaited study of HSCT in patients with CGD:
Beyond survival: Multisystem long-term outcomes following HSCT in chronic granulomatous disease url: rupress.org/jhi/article/...
Beyond survival: Multisystem long-term outcomes following HSCT in chronic granulomatous disease url: rupress.org/jhi/article/...
Beyond survival: Multisystem long-term outcomes following HSCT in chronic granulomatous disease
Guarnieri et al. report long-term outcomes after HSCT in children with chronic granulomatous disease. While survival is excellent, a wide range of autoimmu
rupress.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #microsky #pedsky no#immunosky #publichealth #Chronicgranulomatousdisease (CGD) is a rare primary #immunodeficiencydisorder caused by pathogenic variants in 1 of 6 subunits of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex.
This is wonderful!
Some additional I tell my trainees:
A) Talk to someone who was in the case in the OR and find out future surgical plans
B) Talk to the RN and the PharmD
C) If PCN allergic, get the story
D) We always have something to add to the case; there are no bad consults
#IDSky
Some additional I tell my trainees:
A) Talk to someone who was in the case in the OR and find out future surgical plans
B) Talk to the RN and the PharmD
C) If PCN allergic, get the story
D) We always have something to add to the case; there are no bad consults
#IDSky
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is wonderful!
Some additional I tell my trainees:
A) Talk to someone who was in the case in the OR and find out future surgical plans
B) Talk to the RN and the PharmD
C) If PCN allergic, get the story
D) We always have something to add to the case; there are no bad consults
#IDSky
Some additional I tell my trainees:
A) Talk to someone who was in the case in the OR and find out future surgical plans
B) Talk to the RN and the PharmD
C) If PCN allergic, get the story
D) We always have something to add to the case; there are no bad consults
#IDSky
Babies in Cincinnati followed with weekly stool testing and symptom diary. 84% of kids have Noro before two years of age and 2/3 of Noro is asymptomatic especially in the youngest.
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
#pedsky #IDSky
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
#pedsky #IDSky
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Babies in Cincinnati followed with weekly stool testing and symptom diary. 84% of kids have Noro before two years of age and 2/3 of Noro is asymptomatic especially in the youngest.
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
#pedsky #IDSky
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
#pedsky #IDSky
#IDSky I always email residents rotating with me survival tips for their time of the ID consult service. I like to keep this short and high yield but I am constantly editing and improving the tip sheet. What would you add or remove. It cannot be longer that one page 😊.
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
#IDSky I always email residents rotating with me survival tips for their time of the ID consult service. I like to keep this short and high yield but I am constantly editing and improving the tip sheet. What would you add or remove. It cannot be longer that one page 😊.
We are underway!
Welcome to the 2026 Winter Course in Infectious Disease. Our 52nd Annual Conference, can you believe it!
Log in to www.wintercourse.org for access to Dr Marrazzo and our other stellar presentation.
#Idsky
Welcome to the 2026 Winter Course in Infectious Disease. Our 52nd Annual Conference, can you believe it!
Log in to www.wintercourse.org for access to Dr Marrazzo and our other stellar presentation.
#Idsky
February 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We are underway!
Welcome to the 2026 Winter Course in Infectious Disease. Our 52nd Annual Conference, can you believe it!
Log in to www.wintercourse.org for access to Dr Marrazzo and our other stellar presentation.
#Idsky
Welcome to the 2026 Winter Course in Infectious Disease. Our 52nd Annual Conference, can you believe it!
Log in to www.wintercourse.org for access to Dr Marrazzo and our other stellar presentation.
#Idsky
#ICCoutreach #RomeStatute #TheHague #Democide #AmnestyInternational
#HumanRights #RightToCare #PublicHealth #MEDsky #IDsky #EpiSky
Human rights abuses.
#NotInOurName
#HumanRights #RightToCare #PublicHealth #MEDsky #IDsky #EpiSky
Human rights abuses.
#NotInOurName
Democratic Congressman Juan Vargas denied entry to the facility. Members of Congress have the legal right to enter and inspect federal detention facilities with no notice.
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
Note alleges harsh conditions in Otay Mesa Detention Center, congressman denied entry
A person being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center threw a note attached to a lotion bottle over the fence, detailing allegations of bad food and constant sickness inside – one of several reports t...
www.nbcsandiego.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🔥Away we go!
52nd Annual Conference ready to get under way with Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
52nd Annual Conference ready to get under way with Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🔥Away we go!
52nd Annual Conference ready to get under way with Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
52nd Annual Conference ready to get under way with Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🔥Here we go!
52nd Annual Conference gets under way this afternoon with The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
52nd Annual Conference gets under way this afternoon with The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
🔥Here we go!
52nd Annual Conference gets under way this afternoon with The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
52nd Annual Conference gets under way this afternoon with The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA kicking us off!
If you would like to join On-demand please register here:
www.wintercourse.org for access.
#IDSky #Medsky
Washington DC also. Multiple measles exposures at the March for Life, Catholic U, the DC Metro system, Union Station (Amtrak), Reagan airport, and Children’s National Medical Center.
Only a matter of time before it hits Capitol Hill and the White House.
#IDsky #publichealth
Only a matter of time before it hits Capitol Hill and the White House.
#IDsky #publichealth
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Washington DC also. Multiple measles exposures at the March for Life, Catholic U, the DC Metro system, Union Station (Amtrak), Reagan airport, and Children’s National Medical Center.
Only a matter of time before it hits Capitol Hill and the White House.
#IDsky #publichealth
Only a matter of time before it hits Capitol Hill and the White House.
#IDsky #publichealth