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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Find out more about the Pathogen Epidemiology Review Group work 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Read the systematic review in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social on Nipah virus disease epidemiological parameters, outbreaks, and mathematical models 👇 doi.org/10.1016/S147... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
✨ NEW EPISODE ✨This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Tristan Naidoo about the pathogen epi review group latest systematic literature review on @who.int priority pathogen Nipah Virus Disease 👇 youtu.be/Fq-M5of74-8 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Details of the shortcourse: 📅 13-25th of September 2026 ✨ Application deadline 31 August 2026 ✏️ Find out more & apply today👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i... @anne-cori.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌟Have you signed up to our short course on mathematical models of the epidemiology and control of infectious disease? Now more relevant than ever with practicals focussed on Ebola outbreak modelling & policy planning 📽️ Watch this video this can benefit your work 👉 youtu.be/dGXjohyGWCQ
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Read the paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com @commsearth.nature.com on how an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 could impact the dairy cattle sector & broader economy in the United States👇 doi.org/10.1038/s432... 🧵2/2
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An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 could impact the dairy cattle sector and the broader economy in the United States - Communications Earth & Environment
In the United States, the avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle could impact the economy and public health, with estimated losses to global domestic product of 0.9 percent and dairy output losses o...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
✨ NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext now live! This week @eonore.bsky.social joined by Dr Guillaume Morel & Dr Anh Pham to speak about the economic impact of avian influenza H5N1 👇 @imperialsph.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperial-jameel.bsky.social @thomrawson.bsky.social 🧵1/2
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Read more about this in their recent publication in Epidemics on supporting LGBTQ+ epidemiologists in the UK during research-related travel and international collaborations 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! In June we celebrated Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Rosie Maddren & Dr Joseph Hicks about how research institutions can support their LGBTQ+ staff & students travelling @imperialsph.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social👇 youtu.be/O5ClG6f5Di4
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Read about the estimation of the Ebola outbreak size in DRC in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social here @who.int 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Estimation of the Ebola outbreak size in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola virus disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is evolving rapidly. As of May 27, 2026, 1031 su...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
✨ NEW EPISODE ✨ #ScienceInContext This week Dr @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Ruth McCabe about the current #Ebola outbreak & collaboration with @who.int & regional health authorities estimating the outbreak size published in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social - one to watch! youtu.be/x-V6lYG7HvE
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Details of the shortcourse: 📅 13-25th of September 2026 ✨ Application deadline 31 August 2026 ✏️ Find out more & apply 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social
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Introduction to mathematical models of the epidemiology & control of infectious diseases | Faculty of Medicine | Imperial College London
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
OPPORTUNITY ✨ Join our short course this September to explore how modelling can inform public health decision-making, outbreak response, & disease control strategies. 📽️ Watch this video to see how the shortcourse can benefit your work 👇 youtu.be/dGXjohyGWCQ
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Shortcourse introduction to mathematical models of the epidemiology & control of infectious diseases
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Read their position paper advocating for a unified reporting standard for surrogate models in the artificial intelligence era 👇 doi.org/10.48550/arX... @smhall97.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @liza-semenova.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
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SMRS: advocating a unified reporting standard for surrogate models in the artificial intelligence era
Surrogate models are widely used to approximate complex systems across science and engineering to reduce computational costs. Despite their widespread adoption, the field lacks standardisation across ...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
✨ NEW EPISODE ✨ #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @liza-semenova.bsky.social about surrogate models and why unified reporting standards matter more than ever in the age of AI youtu.be/s-hSIjpHat0 @smhall97.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Read about the opportunities and challenges of global wastewater surveillance for pathogens with pandemic potential published in The Lancet Microbe 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Find out more about the Wastewater Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention WaSPP network 👇 www.waspp.org
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
✨NEW EPISODE✨ #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Prof Nicholas Grassly & Dr Joyce Akello about wastewater surveillance as early warning of viruses with pandemic potential & the WASPP Network👇 youtu.be/7sbL-Eq9U7A @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Always wanted to learn about mathematical models of infectious diseases? 💼 This short course might be for you! ✨We offer a limited number of scholarships for participants from low- & middle-income countries Find out more and apply 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Read more about this work in the @natureportfolio.nature.com Health publication👇 doi.org/10.1038/s443... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of Zika virus epidemiology - Nature Health
A systematic review including 574 studies extracts information about transmissibility, epidemiological delays and outbreaks for Zika virus disease at global scale.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Anna Vicco & Kelly McCain about Zika outbreaks, congenital Zika syndrome & next steps investigating the cross-reactivity of Zika with dengue 👇 youtu.be/u_7LpuG1Vpk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Find out more about historical and current spatiotemporal patterns of wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus spread in this Nature Microbiology paper 👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Historical and current spatiotemporal patterns of wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus spread - Nature Microbiology
Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 currently spreads similarly to historical poliovirus—unidirectionally across neighbouring countries at a median velocity of 2.3 km per day. International borders are ...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week Dr @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Darlan Candido about historical transmission of poliovirus, immunity, cross border transmission and data availability👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social youtu.be/SvRPfyHdNTg
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Find out more about robust phylodynamic inference and model specification for HIV transmission dynamics in this Elsevier Epidemics publication 👇 @imperialcollege @ImperialSPH @erikmvolz @UCSanDiego 🧵2/2 doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
It is #WorldAIDSDay! For this special #ScienceInContext Dr Fabricia Nascimento & Prof Sanjay Mehta join @eonore.bsky.social to speak about phylodynamic inference, HIV transmission, migration, genome sequencing & ethics @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social 🧵1/2 youtu.be/SzdAhdjJuAE
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Find out more & visit the CABBAGE platform 👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org www.ebi.ac.uk/amr
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Query, filter and download experimental AMR records and in silico predicitions of antimicrobial resistance
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! It is World Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR Week. @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Emily Dickens about CABBAGE, a new portal for comprehensive, global, curated AMR data for @who.int priority pathogens👇 youtu.be/G7EdE8Yb9rA @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Surveillance getting GNASTy! Improving our ability to detect variants that haven’t been seen before! Optimizing nanopore adaptive sampling for pneumo surveillance in @genomeresearch.bsky.social 👇 doi.org/10.1101/gr.2... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @rebecca-and.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org
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Optimizing nanopore adaptive sampling for pneumococcal serotype surveillance in complex samples using the graph-based GNASTy algorithm
An international, peer-reviewed genome sciences journal featuring outstanding original research that offers novel insights into the biology of all organisms
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! @eonore.bsky.social joined by Dr Samuel Horsfield on diagnostic & surveillance methods & GNASTy improving our ability to detect variants that haven’t been seen before👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @rebecca-and.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org youtu.be/X7I-ZVyw9dw
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Read the full publication by Nic Steyn & @krisparag.bsky.social on the robust uncertainty quantification in popular estimators of the instantaneous reproduction number in the @amjepi.bsky.social👇 doi.org/10.1093/aje/... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @imperialsph.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week, Dr @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr @krisparag.bsky.social about methods to estimate the instantaneous reproduction number and approaches to estimate uncertainty 👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @rebecca-and.bsky.social youtu.be/4DGD8ZWz4vg
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Find out more about the @PacciProgramme 👇 web.pac-ci.org
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext this week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Romain Silhol, Dr Serge Niangoran and Kelly McCain to speak about a modelling workshop on HIV, HPV & cervical cancer in Côte d'Ivoire👇 youtu.be/N6w6Q73sidI
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Find out more about this global initiative & insights from the team aiming to better understand dengue & Zika transmission, characterise arbovirus genetic diversity to inform public health strategies 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269973/... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social sky.social @nfaria.bsky.social
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International collaborative effort to understand dengue and Zika | Imperial News | Imperial College London
An international team launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Today we're kickstarting the Dengue & Zika Immunology & Genomics Multi-Country (DeZi) Network funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social with contributions from @temasek.bsky.social @neasg.bsky.social #UNITEDengue @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @nfaria.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269973/...
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International collaborative effort to understand dengue and Zika | Imperial News | Imperial College London
An international team launched the DeZi network to understand how the viruses spread, interact, and cause disease across Africa and Asia.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @chownbioinf.bsky.social about fungal disease, Aspergillus fumigatus and interactions with the soil it lives in. Harry shares his passions and insights from his work - one to watch 👇 youtu.be/ariW8UKVv-M
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Ep 134 Science in Context Fungal disease with Dr Harry Chown
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Read the full paper published in @thelancet.com HIV on the probability of vertical HIV transmission: a systematic review and meta-regression, here 👇 doi.org/10.1016/S235...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceinContext! This week, @eonore.bsky.social is joined by @mkwalters3.bsky.social to speak about HIV, vertical transmission, the impact of starting ART before & during pregnancy, and the importance of testing & treatment throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding 👇 youtu.be/xEEWT2QYkf0
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
NEW PUBLICATION! Read this full paper published today in @natureportfolio.nature.com Medicine on global risk of selection and spread of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 gene deletions👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Global risk of selection and spread of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 gene deletions - Nature Medicine
A modeling approach to assess the global risk of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 gene deletions identifies ten priority African countries for surveillance and could inform malaria control policies.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! @eonore.bsky.social is joined by @ojwatson.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to speak about the spread of hrp2/3 deletions, collaboration with the @who.int & what this research means for malaria control within the current funding climate👇 youtu.be/HhbD6rPtZSI
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
NEW PUBLICATION! Check out this work in Nature Portfolio Communications quantifying the impact of a broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccine in a future SARS-X pandemic 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Quantifying the impact of a broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccine in a future SARS-X pandemic - Nature Communications
Broad-spectrum vaccines have been proposed as a tool for rapid response to emerging infectious disease threats and are in pre-clinical development. Here, the authors use mathematical modelling to assess the potential impacts of broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccines for a hypothetical “SARS-X” outbreak.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
NEW PUBLICATION! Check out this work in Nature Portfolio Communications quantifying the impact of a broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccine in a future SARS-X pandemic 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s414... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
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Quantifying the impact of a broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccine in a future SARS-X pandemic - Nature Communications
Broad-spectrum vaccines have been proposed as a tool for rapid response to emerging infectious disease threats and are in pre-clinical development. Here, the authors use mathematical modelling to assess the potential impacts of broadly protective sarbecovirus vaccines for a hypothetical “SARS-X” outbreak.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
CONGRATULATIONS! We celebrate the successful viva of Janetta Skarp who focussed on the gaps in knowledge regarding the quality of countries' outbreak response & the costs of outbreak response measures, & how these gaps could be addressed @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Check out this publication @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications on modelling the transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camel populations and the potential impact of animal vaccination👇 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Modelling transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in camel populations and the potential impact of animal vaccination - Nature Communications
Outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in humans are driven by spillover from camels, and vaccines for camels are in development. Here, the authors use mathematical modelling to explore transmission dynamics in camels and investigate potential impacts of vaccines.
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @amydighe.bsky.social about MERS-CoV in camels, vaccination strategies & how this can help prevent MERS-CoV in humans 👇 youtu.be/Eg_iQ4GtFVM @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Interested in Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE)? Find out how this consortium predicts, tracks and controls diseases and epidemics in the most affected countries in the world 👇 climade.health
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Read this full paper published in Emerging Infectious Diseases on genomic surveillance of climate-amplified cholera outbreak, Malawi, 2022–2023👇 doi.org/10.3201/eid3...
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Genomic Surveillance of Cholera, Malawi, 2022–2023
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week, @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Monika Moir, Lucious Chabuka @suhealthsci.bsky.social & Christian Morgenstern @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social about cholera in Malawi, climate change & climate amplified diseases & epidemics consortium👇 youtu.be/nvIfP6ANokk
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Are you interested in doing a PhD at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in infectious diseases or big data to improve health? The MRC funded doctoral training partnership might be for you! Find out more during this virtual event on the 8th of October: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19805...
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MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Read the full paper published in virus evolution on evidence for circulation of high-virulence HIV-1 subtype B variants in the United Kingdom here 👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @erikvolz.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social 🧵3/3 academic.oup.com/ve/article/1...
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