World news | The Guardian4d ago
Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/22/kent-meningitis-confirmed-cases-drop #England #Meningitis #Kent #UkNews #UniversityOfKent #Health #InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Society #Universities #HigherEducation
Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20

Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testing

The Guardian
Lorraine C. 🇨🇦4d ago

https://undark.org/2026/03/13/excerpt-washington-smallpox/

#history #books #infectiousdiseases #usa

Excerpt: How George Washington Weaponized Smallpox Inoculation

In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

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Show threadIvi Choc4d ago
#infectiousdiseases #RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 #sarscov2 #pneumococcus #respiratory #diseases #Yale respiratory diseases monitor #US #USA www.pophive.org/respiratory-...

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Respiratory Diseases Dashboard

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Show threadIvi Choc4d ago
#RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 # #sarscov2 #measles #mpox #hepatitis #HepA #HepB #norovirus #Wastewater monitoring #infectiousdiseases #US #USA data.wastewaterscan.org

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WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

Show threadIvi Choc4d ago

#infectiousdiseases #RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 # #sarscov2 #pneumococcus #respiratory #diseases

#Yale respiratory diseases monitor #US #USA

https://www.pophive.org/respiratory-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus

Respiratory Diseases Dashboard

Explore near real-time health data on respiratory diseases.

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Show threadIvi Choc4d ago

#RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 # #sarscov2 #measles #mpox #hepatitis #HepA #HepB #norovirus

#Wastewater monitoring #infectiousdiseases #US #USA

https://data.wastewaterscan.org/

WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

Ivi Choc4d ago

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #birdflu #avianflu #measles #influenza #flu #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid #lungCancer

#TWIV 1306 clinical update 21 Mar 2026

Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Sars-COV-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23mJITCvctc

shownotes: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1306/

TWiV 1306: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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Science | The Guardian5d ago
The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/the-guardian-view-on-meningitis-in-kent-we-must-not-take-public-health-systems-for-granted #Meningitis #Health #Society #Universities #Coronavirus #Nhs #InfectiousDiseases #Science #ChrisWhitty #WesStreeting #Labour #UkNews
The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted

Editorial: This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist

The Guardian
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)5d ago
France reports meningitis death, says ‘no link’ to UK outbreak https://www.politico.eu/article/france-reports-meningitis-death-says-no-link-to-uk-outbreak/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #VaccinationCampaign #Infectiousdiseases #Healthsystems #Publichealth #HealthCare #Patients #Vaccines
France reports meningitis death, says ‘no link’ to UK outbreak

The patient died Friday at Cherbourg hospital.

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purescience_newsMar 19
New Study Identifies 3 Deadliest Risk Factors of the World’s Most Common Liver Disease #Science #HealthandMedicine #InfectiousDiseases #LiverDisease #PublicHealth #HealthRiskFactors
purescience.news/article?id=9...
https://purescience.news/article?id=959019
New Study Identifies 3 Deadliest Risk Factors of the World’s Most Common Liver Disease

Patients with chronic liver disease (MASLD) who also have high blood pressure, prediabetes or diabetes, or low HDL cholesterol face the greatest risk. More than one in three people worldwide live with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), making it the most common chronic liver condition across the globe. This disease develops when excess fat [...]

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