kaffandoMay 26, 2024
I've started doing the weekly #flutracking and #COVIDtracking surveys. Such an excellent resource. You can see the current map for Aust and NZ and join the surveys here: https://denden.shinyapps.io/MapApp/
#COVIdisNOTover #Flu
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Show threadMadhouse Muse 😷🦋Oct 20, 2023

How to use #Covid tracking tool, as explained by Jeff Gilchrist.

#COVID19 #SarsCov2 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidTracking

https://pingthread.com/thread/1647232148397498368

Thread by jeffgilchrist: How To: See what variants are circulating in your ... - PingThread

How To: See what variants are circulating in your country/province/State This thread will walk you through how to see which variants are circulating in your area using @Mike_Honey_'s visualization tool. 🧵1/

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Madhouse Muse 😷🦋Oct 20, 2023

This visualization tool created by Mike Honey is an excellent resource to track the latest #Covid variants in your country/province/state.

@jeffgilchrist wrote a great thread which explains how to use the tool. (Link on toot below)

#COVID19 #SarsCov2 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidTracking

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzE5YzczODItMDQzMS00M2EzLWFjNWYtMjg3OTY3NTNhZDM3IiwidCI6ImRjMWYwNGY1LWMxZTUtNDQyOS1hODEyLTU3OTNiZTQ1YmY5ZCIsImMiOjEwfQ%3D%3D
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Joe Pajak (Dr)Apr 28, 2023
#COVIDtracking: Britain
'People should go back to regularly testing as well as wearing masks, on public transport, and in crowded indoor spaces, as #XBB.1.16 [#Arcturus] Covid strain spreads across UK.' 💯 @SGriffin_Lab
✍️Sensible 'public health' message.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brits-urged-wear-face-masks-29836374?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Brits urged to wear face masks again as Arcturus Covid strain spreads across UK

The continuous spread of the super-infectious Covid variant Arcturus means the British public should revert to once again using face masks to protect themselves on public transport, it's been claimed

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Show threadJoe Pajak (Dr)Apr 27, 2023

#COVIDtracking XBB.1.16 [Arcturus]
According to @who 'first report of this sub-variant of Omicron was on 9 Jan 2023, with the variant under investigation since 22 Mar.' Report @SkyNews

✍️As of 17 Apr 2023, a variant of interest - cases in 33 countries - most from India. Latest⤵️

Joe Pajak (Dr)Apr 27, 2023
#COVIDtracking: #Omicron XBB.1.16
'New COVID-19 subvariant (also informally referred to as #Arcturus) on the rise in Australia.'
'Each time … it gets a little bit more infectious and evades our immunity.' @profmiketoole @BurnetInstitute
Credit: @abcnews
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-27/new-covid19-subvariant-arcturus-on-rise-australia/102268756?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
New COVID-19 subvariant referred to as Arcturus on the rise in Australia. This is what we know about it

Subvariant XBB.1.16 is related to the XBB.1.5 subvariant, which was detected in Australia in January, and both are mutations from the Omicron variant. This is what we know about it.

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Show threadJoe Pajak (Dr)Apr 25, 2023
#COVIDtracking: #XBB.1.16
#Arcturus, this #variant of concern.
✍️Importance of genomic surveillance & not letting our guard down. @LawrenceYoung11
✍️Need continuous, effective health surveillance for rapid detection & real-time tracking.🛬@WelshBoffin et al. @LancetGH
💯Not🚀👩‍🔬science!
Show threadJoe Pajak (Dr)Apr 25, 2023
#COVIDtracking: #XBB.1.16
#Arcturus, this #variant of concern.
✍️Importance of genomic surveillance & not letting our guard down. @LawrenceYoung11
✍️Need continuous, effective health surveillance for rapid detection & real-time tracking.🛬@WelshBoffin et al. @LancetGH
💯Not🚀👩‍🔬 science!
Show threadJoe Pajak (Dr)Apr 25, 2023
#COVIDtracking:🛫🛬
'The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the need for continuous and effective health surveillance for rapid detection and real-time tracking of emerging infectious viruses and mutations among representative communities'. HT: @TheLancet
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2823%2900129-8/fulltext?dgcid=hubspot_update_feature_updatealerts_langlo&utm_campaign=update-langlo&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=255553175&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_GdOsr4omJCrYNjMJt5pluII41tKwTxD81fumuuE3tQmKPfy0GlJAkWspM2UW2HehSsAQNV-KK3HkKXMQ4MuXDU_5bNA&utm_content=255485037&utm_source=hs_email
Show threadJoe Pajak (Dr)Apr 25, 2023

#COVIDtracking: Subvariant #XBB.1.16 now officially added to @who 'variants of interest' list.
Unofficially referred to as #Arcturus, it has grown exponentially since appearing in India in Jan 2023, and now accounts for 4.2% of global cases.' ✍️@WebMD;

https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20230424/who-labels-xbb116-a-covid-variant-of-interest

WHO Officially Labels XBB.1.16 a COVID ‘Variant of Interest’

It has grown exponentially since first appearing in India in January, and now accounts for 4.2% of global cases and 9.6% of cases in the U.S. The CDC has not issued an official watchlist designation for Arcturus.

WebMD