David Amado Vidal

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A cute drawing of a giraffe and some zoonoses associated with them.

Everything is a zoonosis! Drawing/listing challenge
#32- Giraffe

Not sure why I keep being surprised whenever I see Mycobacterium bovis or rabies pop up 😅

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Next up Spain is reportedly sending a frigate to Cyprus in support of defence there.

This seems a smart move to me, signalling European solidarity and participating in defence, while still keeping distance to US/Israel offence against Iran.

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lol, reminded me of this

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1. More #flu news today: Spain has reported a case of #swineflu, (H1N1v), in an 83 yo person who had no contact with pigs. No clear connection between the person & pigs suggests this might be person-to-person spread. Spain is investigating but says it believes the risk to be "very low."

This claim about 80 vaccines in Europe is a joke at best, or a lie at worst. I'm an IPC nurse in Europe and I know two things: I don't know of a single European country with 80 vaccines on its immunization schedule, and every country has its own specific schedule.

Though I may visit the Americas soon, I won't step foot in the current US on principle. I regret this, as it's a great nation of science. Thus, I fearlessly share The Lancet's brave stance; US state bureaucracy can't intimidate me. Heartfelt solidarity to US scientific community: you aren't alone

Development and validation of the AURIS score for predicting candidaemia in Candidozyma auris-colonised patients in the intensive care unit: a bicentric retrospective cohort study The AURIS score provides a pragmatic tool for risk stratification among C auris-colonised ICU patients, with value in identifying those at low risk of candidaemia, reducing unnecessary empirical antif...

New Research

Development and validation of the AURIS score for predicting candidaemia in Candidozyma auris-colonised patients in the intensive care unit: a bicentric retrospective cohort study

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

“Beef tallow is not a healthy source of fat. It’s not, period, full stop.”

Good news - but let’s hope the professionals at the FDA will be allowed to do their work without interference.

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...

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

Read full ⬇️⬇️⬇️
#IDsky #EpiSky

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Une des toutes premières occurrences du terme "reggae" dans la musique jamaïcaine (orthographié "reggay"). 1969, studio Randy's, intro western mood, groove syncopé et apocalyptique, harmonies vocales millimétrées, en deux mots, boss sound ! Il y a déjà TOUT : www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnNF...

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The Bad Bunny performance was amazing! Still, you owe it to yourself to see and hear this:

youtu.be/YhSKk-cvblc?...

Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.

Read this article by the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

Accepted abstract for “ cost savings comparison between different C auris hospital admission surveillance workflow”

Happy to get this work accepted at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 🥰🍄
Who’s going to Munich? 🤓

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I've written a new blog post all about C. auris and biofilms - check it out! ipcpartners.org/blog/candido...

This paper aims to determine the presence of carbapenem-resistant non-aeruginosa Pseudomonas spp. in the wet hospital environment in a non-outbreak setting and to characterize the genetic context and spread of carbapenemase genes
🧪 https://ow.ly/gljF50Y4Kkt

A microscopic image showing several green, circular to oval-shaped cells of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus. The cells have a layered appearance and are viewed under an electron microscope. Clusters of smaller dark dots, likely bacteria or cellular fragments, appear near the larger cells.

Prochlorococcus, a marine bacterium that is only 0.5–0.7 micrometers wide, produces more oxygen than all tropical rainforests combined.

Every tiny organism plays a key role in our planet's health.

On #WorldOceanDay, see how UNEP works to #SaveOurOcean: bit.ly/3Qk34aI

Lo de Trump con Groenlandia ya lo predijo don Quijote (1a parte, cap. 10): "Ya te he dicho, Sancho, que no te dé eso cuidado alguno, que, cuando faltare ínsula, ahí está el reino de Dinamarca".

Netherlands: NVWA Announcement on Avian Flu Antibodies Detected In Dairy Cow #19,028 As we've discussed often in the past, there has been a decided lack of testing for avian flu in dairy cattle around the world, des...

afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/01/neth...

Ida Albertina Bengtson, la bibliotecaria que se propuso ser bacterióloga y estudiar las enfermedades infecciosas - Mujeres con ciencia Ida Albertina Bengtson. Bacterias anaerobias. Tracoma. Rickettsias. Clostridium botulinum. Chlamydia trachomatis.

Ida Albertina Bengtson, la bibliotecaria que se propuso ser bacterióloga y estudiar las enfermedades infecciosas
Nació hace 145 años 

Blood protein thwarts deadly fungal disease Low levels of albumin, a protein found in blood, are associated with poor clinical outcomes for people with the fungal disease mucormycosis.

Low levels of albumin, a protein found in blood, are associated with poor clinical outcomes for people with the fungal disease mucormycosis

go.nature.com/4pyigzn

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris) according to the newly established European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints

"How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and
flucytosine against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris) according to the
newly established European Committee for Antimicrobial
Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints"👉🏼 www.eucast.org/fileadmin/eu...

Very interesting, Dr. Otter. Beyond in-hospital persistence, we must consider epidemiological reservoirs. A nearby nursing home can act as a reservoir via patient transfers. This is hard to control if the regional healthcare network lacks a robust IPC system.

📢1 day to go!
🧫 Insight Webinar: Candidozyma auris in Kuwait
07 Jan 2026 | 15:00–16:00 GMT

Join Dr Areej Al-Ali, Dr Phil Norville and Dr Jon Otter for a look at the real IPC challenges of managing C. auris.

🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/fUlO50XH1RH
#CAuris

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Happy Christmas 🎄

How effective are AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT for literature reviews? Anton Nekrutenko ran a systematic experiment using multiple AI-assisted approaches to survey RNA-seq studies on Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Summary here:
galaxyproject.org/news/2025-12...

J'ai adoré l'article, surtout la section "don't" 🤣. J'ai fait ma mémoire sur C. Auris et j'ai vu les limites des IA (hallucinations 😱), et c'est pourquoi j'ai fait à "l'ancienne". Mais j'ai vu aussi leur potentiel si manipulées par de vrais experts comme vous. Bravo !