Mastodawn

#infectiousdiseases #epidemics #pandemics #outbreak #viruses #adaptation Havens et al. 6 March 2026, Cell Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics "Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses" doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

Redirecting

Show thread

Ivi Choc 3d ago

#infectiousdiseases #epidemics #pandemics #viralAdaptation #outbreak #virus #viruses #adaptation

Original open access article

Havens et al. 6 March 2026, Cell [InPress, Corrected Proof]

Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics

"Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.02.006

World news | The Guardian Feb 7

One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/07/one-person-dead-from-nipah-virus-in-bangladesh-who-says #Bangladesh #Epidemics #Health #SouthAndCentralAsia #Animals

One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says

The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India

The Guardian

Show thread

Alexander J. Stein Feb 1

(4/4) … whether that is animal disease #epidemics or environmental rules. They want to deliver high quality #protein to as many people as possible, as profitably as possible, so they’re agnostic on the production process: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Humanity’s favourite food’: h...

‘Humanity’s favourite food’: how to end the livestock industry but keep eating meat

Bruce Friedrich argues the only way to tackle the world’s insatiable but damaging craving for meat is like-for-like replacements like cultivated and plant-based meat

The Guardian

earthling Jan 4

The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own by Tom Frieden, 2025

The formula to stop invisible killers—an approach that can protect your health and prevent the next pandemic—from one of the most influential public health leaders in the US.

#books
#nonfiction
#PublicHealth
#epidemics

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos Dec 23

This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/measles-outbreak-texas-timmons.html

beSpacific Dec 19

#FDA #healthcare #publichealth #vaccines #medicine #epidemics #pandemics #measles #publicschools U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines for #children and defer to #doctors. This approach, which is not finalized, would mark a fundamental shift in the #healthcare system that generally relies on federal health agencies to guide how children are protected against disease. It was not immediately clear which #shots would no longer be recommended. #insurance #medicine doctor visits - really!!

WorldPopProject Dec 3

🦠 Pandemics don’t spread randomly - they follow the paths we create through our social lives and movements.

📖 🔊 Read and listen about how networks shape outbreaks: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/how-our-social-connections-shape-the-spread-of-disease-what-new-research-reveals/

#InfectiousDisease #NetworkScience #HealthBehaviours #Epidemics #DataScience

How Our Social Connections Shape the Spread of Disease: What New Research Reveals

A WorldPop-led review reveals how social ties, mobility, and human behaviour intertwine to shape disease spread - and why new, AI-driven models are key to future outbreak prediction.

WorldPop