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First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know
#BirdFlu #H9N2 #PublicHealth #HealthNews #Influenza #Virology #GlobalHealth #DiseaseOutbreak #HealthAwareness #MedicalNews #ScienceNews #Epidemiology #Prevention #Healthcare
https://the-14.com/first-european-case-of-h9n2-bird-flu-reported-in-italy-what-you-need-to-know/

First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know | The-14

First European human case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy. Learn what scientists say about risks, transmission, and why the public should remain calm today.

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nf-core 1d ago

Pipeline release! nf-core/viralmetagenome v1.1.1 - v1.1.1 - Azure Albatross!
A nf-core pipeline for untargeted whole genome reconstruction with iSNV detection from metagenomic samples.
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/viralmetagenome/releases/tag/1.1.1

#epidemiology #fastq #ngs #viralmetagenomics #virology #virusgenomes #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

Krzysztof Sakrejda 3d ago

RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/116307441029006075

If you work in health equity there's some good parallels in there #epidemiology

Pseudonymous

5d ago

A bureaucrat in California noticed a garden hose poking out of a supposedly vacant warehouse. When they went inside there was an illegal China-funded biotech facility inside.

#News #China #Biotech #Epidemiology

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/she-uncovered-terrifying-lab-hidden-in-california-with-alleged-ties-to-china

She uncovered a terrifying lab hidden in California, with alleged ties to China

A code enforcement officer investigating an odd smell found vials and labels for diseases at a California warehouse. She never guessed where the case would lead.

Los Angeles Times

Dining and Cooking Mar 25

Home cooking may help prevent dementia in seniors

Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people’s risk of dementia by 30%, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. And this risk may be 70% lower in older novice cooks with f…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #dementia #education #Epidemiology #Frequency #physicalactivity #Research
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2569537/home-cooking-may-help-prevent-dementia-in-seniors/

Home cooking may help prevent dementia in seniors - Dining and Cooking

Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people's risk of dementia by 30%, suggests research published online in the Journal of

Dining and Cooking

Scientific Frontline Mar 24

Wild red-tailed #bumblebees (Bombus lapidarius) act as the primary reservoir hosts for the acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), carrying the pathogen with minimal harm while posing a fatal transmission risk to vulnerable honeybee populations.
#Entomology #Epidemiology #Virology #Conservation #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ent03242601.html

Study: Bumblebees are hosts for dangerous bee virus

Scientific Frontline, a not-for-profit educational news service. science, space, technology, and aviation from government, corporate and universities.

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gary Mar 23

@Walker well the price hopefully will be reasonable but even then you are basically playing roulette in terms of efficacy - you don't want to get it #bullseye #dogstar #epidemiology #lyme conn #infectious disease #bacteria

Scientific Frontline Mar 22

Collective delusion occurs when a cohesive group of individuals simultaneously adopts irrational beliefs, behaviors, or acute physiological symptoms that are entirely decoupled from verifiable reality, environmental toxins, or biological pathogens. Far from a simple cognitive failure, it is a complex phenomenon driven by the brain's evolutionary imperative to prioritize social cohesion
#Epidemiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Neuroscience #Psychology #SocialPsychology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/wi03222601.html

What Is: Collective Delusion

The subconscious, rapid spread of affective states within a group, amplifying collective responses to stimuli regardless of logical justification.

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Freedom2B Mar 21

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#vaccines
#RFKjr
#healthcare
#epidemiology

Centre for Population Change Mar 19

For anyone interested in #population change, #globalhealth, and #statistics – the Department of Social #Statistics and #Demography at the University of #Southampton is currently recruiting for their #MSc programmes. These programmes focus on developing strong #analyticalskills for real-world #research and #policy.

More info and QR code links in the flyers ⬇️

#Demography #SocialResearch #AppliedStatistics #DataScience #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #QuantitativeResearch