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Another #Rstats color palette package for you, dearest gentle reader

figure showing estimated proportion of cases in clusters, for each site. range from 0.04 to 0.93, mean estimate in random effects model is 0.57 [0.46,0.68]

#AMR #Klebsiella cause >100,000 neonatal deaths globally each year.

Our new preprint shows more than half of #Klebsiella pneumoniae neonatal sepsis cases in African and South Asian are nosocomial, acquired through transmission in neonatal units. #WAAW

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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The @klebnet.bsky.social team are pleased to share slides from our “Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomic Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance” lecture series!

Topics include Kleb diversity, lineages, AMR, hypervirulence, how to use Kaptive & Kleborate for typing, and more!

klebnet.org/2025/11/18/k...

Drug-resistant infections in Europe set to rise as populations age, study suggests

@gmknght.bsky.social & Catrin Moore explain understanding demographics & infection trends will help design more effective ways of controlling & preventing drug-resistant infections.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

#WHO report shows rising #antibiotic resistance in common bacteria

@katholt.bsky.social & @josebengoechea.bsky.social explain resistance worryingly high in #Klebsiella & E.coli as 1 in 6 lab-confirmed #bacterial infections in 2023 shown resistant to antibiotics.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Ciprofloxacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: phenotype prediction from genotype and global distribution of resistance determinants BACKGROUND Ciprofloxacin resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is common or emerging in many geographies, and knowledge of local resistance rates is important for empirical therapy. Whilst there are known K...

Come for the Klebs resistance data, stay for the DataViz! Massive congratulations to @karatsang.bsky.social on juggling such a huge meta-analysis; Ciprofloxacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: phenotype, genotype, global resistance patterns #MicroSky 💻🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Paracetamol use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism

Laurie Tomlinson explains best available evidence shows #paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy & urges parents to seek reputable sources of information, & medical advice from GP.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.

In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.

📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP

PhD Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, Biosciences - University of Birmingham PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches

Excited to share 9 fully funded PhD projects with NIHR HPRU Public Health genomics at UKHSA and University of Birmingham. Deadline 31 July www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...
Ranging from methods development, microbiome, metagenomics and species specific (TB, Strep pneumo, measles) projects

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko presenting his introductory slide on cholera genomics at the ABPHM 2025 conference

Super talk from @efosternyarko.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social on nanopore based sequencing of cholera across Africa, with PulseNet Africa partners

#ABPHM25

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

FactCheck: what is West Nile virus, what are the symptoms and should we be worried about UK cases? West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time.

What is #WestNileVirus, what are the symptoms & should we be worried about UK cases?

Robert Jones tells @channel4news.bsky.social Fact Check that #ClimateChange & the movement of people & goods have led to expansion of #mosquito-borne diseases.

www.channel4.com/news/factche...

World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more t...

Historic decision at #WHA78:

Member States of WHO today formally adopted by consensus the world's first #PandemicAgreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics.

🔗 bit.ly/43p0DsH

Excited to share the first beta release of AMRrules at #ABPHM! (Poster 42 tonight)
interpretamr.github.io/AMRrules

Well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thrilled to Announce the Publication of the WHO Dengue Laboratory Guidance 🦟 🌍

In December 2023, WHO declared dengue a Grade 3 global health emergency—the highest level of urgency—as cases exploded into new regions.

👉🏼Read the guidance and share with your networks
iris.who.int/handle/10665...

I’m thrilled and honored that this post marks my first on Bluesky! Thank you @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social for amplifying my voice. This is a reminder that your stories matter, and your voices can inspire change. ✨

Science knows no borders—nor should the dreams of the women shaping it.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @danaait.bsky.social shares her journey as a Lebanese woman in STEM, breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/40QtDIt