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Health misinformation and disinformation are the biggest and most under prioritized threats to public health in the 21st century. They are eroding decades of progress in the control and spread of diseases in real time. If we do not address this like the existential threat it is, we risk everything!

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟

Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social

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Please re-post! We have some new roles available with the Behavioural Science and Insights Unit at the @ukhsa.bsky.social. We are recruiting into 5 x SEO-level fixed-term roles associated with the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRU) programme (see lnkd.in/ehyBR8KH). Details below:

Jumbo task: 400 pills a day for elephants with TB at Karachi’s Safari Park The pills are hidden inside food ranging from apples and bananas to sweets.

Fascinating story. Elephants in Karachi safari park diagnosed with Tuberculosis likely contracted via reverse zoonotic from contact with their handlers.
Treatment requires 400 pills a day!!!!! They hide the pills in a variety of foods.
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Promo graphic for episode 886 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled An Accord for a Global Pandemic Treaty.

This month, the WHO announced an agreement on the world's first pandemic treaty.

@alexandraphelan.bsky.social explains what it took to get here and what it means that the U.S. wasn't part of negotiations and won't be a signer: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/886-an-accor...

Promo graphic for episode 893 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled, quote, On Going Backwards, end quote, A New HIV AIDS Epidemic? Image shows a plaque for PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Since 2003, PEPFAR has saved more than 25 million lives globally.

Chris Beyrer explains how policy changes that effectively end PEPFAR could return global rates of HIV/AIDS infections to where they were before effective antivirals existed.

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📺 Recording now available! Watch the April 22 webinar on ocular mpox to learn how to identify eye-related signs of mpox, understand the presence of mpox DNA in tear film, & review key infection prevention and control strategies for clinical care.
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Measles Outbreak Response | Center for Outbreak Response Innovation

Remember the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard? Well they are back and it's tracking measles outbreaks in the U.S. This is critical, especially with rampant disinformation and declining reporting standards. Data is our best weapon against disinformation. #PublicHealth #Measles #SciComm

The discussion is fierce, the trade offs are real, the choices are hard.

Our outbreak responders are bringing not just enthusiasm but also their own perspectives to the Outbreak Forum!

WHO EPI-WIN Webinar
The New Face of Pandemic Preparedness
Part 2 -Consultations for the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) 2025 Report
13.00 - 14.00 CEST (Geneva time)
Wednesday 14 May 2025
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Spotlight on... Dr Punam Yadav This week we chat to Dr Punam Yadav, Associate Professor and Director of UCL Humanitarian Institute, about her work on gender and disaster, mentoring global Early Career Researchers, and a new interna...

📢 @ucl.ac.uk Spotlight on Dr Punam Yadav - Director of the UCL Humanitarian Institute, and a champion for Early Career Researchers.

From a small village in Nepal to the global stage, Dr Yadav’s work spans gender, conflict and disaster studies. Read her story: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

1. This past #flu season was a really hard one, especially on kids. 12 more pediatric flu deaths were reported to #CDC last week, bringing the total for the year so far to 216. That's the highest single season total for a non-pandemic year since CDC started collecting pediatric flu death data.

If you find mosquitoes in Scotland please report them for our Mosquito Scotland project @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social! @ukceh.bsky.social

The 35 things you need to have ready in a disaster Survivalists have given prepping a bad name. But the power outage in Spain shows we all need to prepare for potential crises

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Monday, 28 April 2025 DISEASE OUTBREAK NEWS Measles – Region of the Americas 28 April 2025 Situation at a glance As of 18 April 2025, a total of 2318 measles cases, including three deaths, have been confirmed in six countries in the WHO Region of the Americas, an 11-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024. The majority of cases have occurred among people between 1 to 29 years, who are either unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Additionally, most cases are imported or linked to importation. Measles is a highly contagious, airborne viral disease that can lead to severe complications and death. Although it is preventable with two doses of the vaccine, over 22 million children worldwide did not receive their first dose of the vaccine in 2023. This has contributed to a global rise in measles cases in 2024, which heightens the risk of imported infections, particularly from unvaccinated travelers arriving from areas where the virus is actively circulating. WHO is working closely with countries in the WHO Region of the Americas to prevent the spread and reintroduction of measles.

The WHO released a disease outbreak notice for measles, which has increased *eleven-fold* since last year.

Willett cartoon of a group of healthcare workers. One wears a t-shirt that reads "Please don't finish my sentences"

In addition to having background knowledge, there are practical steps you can take to support a colleague with a stammer, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears
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Quick takes: Polio in 3 countries, Mali malaria vax launch, Uganda nears end of Ebola outbreak Mali, the 20th African country to introduce malaria vaccination, will use a hybrid approach to boost protection during the high-risk part of the season.

Quick takes: Polio in 3 countries, Mali malaria vax launch, Uganda nears end of Ebola outbreak

Mali, the 20th African country to introduce malaria vaccination, will use a hybrid approach to boost protection during the high-risk part of the season.

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USDA withdraws proposal to reduce Salmonella in poultry

"Make no mistake: Shipping more Salmonella to restaurants and grocery stores is certain to make Americans sicker” www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...

Pandemics, pathogens and being prepared: why the work to identify emerging threats never stops As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseases

“”amazing” advances in technology, including genetic sequencing, mRNA vaccines and artificial intelligence (AI), are boosting the world’s ability to deal with these threats” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Vaccine developers mobilize amid "great unraveling" of their work Vaccine developers are struggling to counter mistrust many blame on Trump administration officials.

“Today, we face the great unraveling, an anti-science regression back toward a world we thought we had left behind where vaccine preventable diseases remain and return, fueled by misinformation, mistrust and denial," www.axios.com/2025/04/23/v...

Superbug-fighting paint promises cleaner hospitals and safer public spaces A bacteria-killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult-to-kill...

"This new study showed clearly that surfaces with this paint applied had no bacteria and as soon as it dries it is active. By adding this to paint we can create an effective bacteria-killing coating that is easy to apply and cost effective." phys.org/news/2025-04....

YouTube video by CBS News Alarming study about potential increase in measles cases

In this TV interview I discuss the spread of measles, how contagious it is, and how even a small decrement below herd immunity is enough for outbreaks to continually occur youtu.be/H-bXsYMGjSM?...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rice and malaria in Africa: part of the problem or part of the solution?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar... In many African countries, the Ministry of Health is planning the pathway to malaria elimination, and meanwhile the Ministry of Agriculture is planning a massive expansion of irrigated rice. These are...

📢 Save the date! Upcoming #webinar by our colleagues at RAFT @lshtm.bsky.social:
"Rice and #malaria in #Africa: part of the problem or part of the solution?" 🦟

Tuesday 13 May at 11.00 UK time.

Please register here: tiny.cc/raft-techtalk6

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Public Health On Call: 886 - An Accord For A Global Pandemic Treaty About this episode: Since 2021, countries have been drafting a treaty to help the world better prevent and respond to pandemics. On April 16, the WHO announced an agreement for the world's first pande...

Today on @publichealthpod.bsky.social: what reaching consensus on the Pandemic Agreement means.

Delighted to return to talk on the podcast about what this moment means for global health as well as international law.

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