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Rachel Lowe 🌺

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ICREA Research Professor | Global Health Resilience Group Leader at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center | Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Kim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
As drone research expands across climate science, epidemiology, and global health, the conversation must move beyond “Can we fly?” to “Should we fly, and how do we do so responsibly?” ⚖️ 📖 🔗Read our new study, led by Dr Hoek Spaans, exploring these ethical challenges: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Remy Hoek Spaans @remyhs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Curious about our recent paper on ethics & drone use in environment and health research? 🚁 We’ve shared a short, accessible blog highlighting key insights on privacy, community engagement, and gaps in guidance. Read more 👇 harmonize-tools.org/news/ethical...
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Ethical considerations related to drone use for environment and health research: a scoping review
Newly published scoping review on the ethical use of drones for research
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
➡ bsc.es/4J7 @lshtm.bsky.social I @drrachellowe.bsky.social #mosquitos #CambioClimático
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Se pueden utilizar los drones para hacer el bien❓ 🌎HARMONIZE, liderado por el BSC y financiado por Wellcome Trust, usa imágenes aéreas para localizar focos de enfermedades infecciosas, que son más frecuentes como consecuencia del #CambioClimático Con la investigadora @drrachellowe.bsky.social
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How drones are being used for good | Wellcome
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Emilie Finch @emiliefinch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New study out in Nature Communications! In this paper, we disentangle the impact of climate variation and serotype changes on dengue dynamics in Singapore and present a forecasting framework able to predict outbreaks up to two months ahead 🦟 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Climate variation and serotype competition drive dengue outbreak dynamics in Singapore - Nature Communications
Dengue early warning systems integrating climate information are an important tool for epidemic preparedness and response. Here, the authors develop a prediction model that incorporates clim...
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New paper on climate variation and the importance of considering serotype competition in dengue dynamics, with @emiliefinch.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social and others www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Climate variation and serotype competition drive dengue outbreak dynamics in Singapore - Nature Communications
Dengue early warning systems integrating climate information are an important tool for epidemic preparedness and response. Here, the authors develop a prediction model that incorporates clim...
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The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🎟️ Register now for the in-person UK launch of the 2025 Lancet Countdown Global Report with @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social 📚 Hear from leading voices on climate & health as we explore the latest science & policy insights. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/Y7xZmkh
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
⏰ Final call! Deadline’s tomorrow (16 Oct) to submit new indicators on #climate & #health for the Lancet Countdown Europe 2027 Report 🌍 Focus: projections and attributions. Don’t miss your chance to contribute! 🚀 Info & contacts 👉 hedi.kriit@uni-heidelberg.de #ClimateHealth #LancetCountdown #Europe
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Watch back: Contribute to the development of new Lancet Countdown Europe indicators - Lancet Countdown
Find out more about submitting new indicator proposals to monitor the connections between health and climate change in Europe.
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
📣 Last days to apply as a Chapter Scientist to support author teams for IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. The deadline for applications is 18 October 2025. More details: lnkd.in/dGvmmWeC
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🌏BSC researcher @drrachellowe.bsky.social explores how early warning systems can harness technology to predict & prepare for disease outbreaks, a vital step in strengthening global health resilience 🎧 Hear more on the 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast by @wellcometrust.bsky.social: lnk.to/wvjSUz
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"A Catalunya cada cop hi ha més preocupació per les malalties transmeses per paparres, flebòtoms i rates" 🗞️ @drrachellowe.bsky.social i @daalenkim.bsky.social al Diari Ara.
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Rachel Lowe i Kim van Daalen: "A Catalunya cada cop hi ha més preocupació per les malalties transmeses per paparres, flebòtoms i rates"
Investigadora Icrea al BSC i epidemiòloga a la Universitat de Cambridge
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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Anticipatory action for disease #outbreak preparedness 🏗️ A new framework sets out how #humanitarian actors can predict, contain & potentially prevent disease outbreaks in fragile, climate-sensitive or conflict-affected settings Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen... @drrachellowe.bsky.social
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Anticipatory action: a new paradigm for outbreak responses in crisis settings | LSHTM
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🌱🧠 Today’s youth will live longest with #climatechange. They must understand its impact on #health. Our new article breaks it down for them. 💡 Climate education is empowering to act, advocate & lead Infographics: lancetcountdown.org/multimedia-resources Full text: doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1556941
The cover of the article "Protecting Health Through Climate Action in Europe"Climate change can impact people's health in EuropeActions that help slow down climate change are also good for our health
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Kim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🌍🌱 New for young readers (8–15): How climate change affects health, and how climate action helps! Our new Frontiers for Young Minds article turns @countdowneurope.bsky.social findings into clear, hopeful insights. 🔗 Read: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... 📊 Infographics: shorturl.at/wmt0X
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
It presents a positive perspective on 🔹 How climate change affects our health 🔹 The health benefits of climate action 🔹 The role of governments, businesses, and citizens
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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
📰 New publication! Tilly Alcayna et al. present a framework for developing triggers for anticipatory action for climate-sensitive infectious disease outbreaks in #humanitarian settings 🤝 Informed by practices from ‪Red Cross Red Crescent, UN agencies & ‪MSF gh.bmj.com/content/10/7...
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Integrating anticipatory action in disease outbreak preparedness and response in the humanitarian sector
In the humanitarian sector, anticipatory action entails acting ahead of predicted hazardous events to prevent or mitigate potential impacts and needs. It leverages early warnings to bridge preparednes...
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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 01/07/2025
🦟 Europe’s mosquitoes are on the move — and they’re arriving early. In 2025, France reported 6 chikungunya outbreaks by May. That’s weeks ahead of the usual season. Read our news item on the current situation and #ECDC's response: bit.ly/4esZ0zr #MosquitoBorneDiseases #ECDC
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New ECDC weekly reports and guidance to tackle mosquito-borne diseases across Europe
As Europe enters this year’s mosquito season, ECDC has launched a new series of weekly surveillance updates to help public health authorities monitor mosquito-borne diseases in a timely way, covering ...
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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Great science yesterday at the @ibeidlabex.bsky.social meeting at ENVA at Maisons Alfort with fantastic talks from our guest @drrachellowe.bsky.social and many others! @salehlabparis.bsky.social @fernando-batista.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @anses-fr.bsky.social @inserm.fr @ap-hp.bsky.social
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🎭🔥 Estrena de ‘Crema, Groenlàndia’ L'espectacle, que ha comptat amb la participació del BSC, s’endinsa en l’ #emergènciaclimàtica des de l’escenari, combinant fets reals, ciència i ficció 📅 18 de juny ➡ www.bsc.es/Ztt 🟢Iniciativa de l’Institut de Ciència i Teatre finançada per #FECYT #Crearte
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🙌La investigadora del BSC @drrachellowe.bsky.social es una de las 8 finalistas de los premios Vanguardia de la Ciencia por 'La #crisisclimática ya es una crisis sanitaria' ☑La ganadora se elegirá por votación popular, que estará abierta hasta el 22 de junio: bsc.es/Ztp
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🌡🌍 “España lidera el incremento de muertes por calor en Europa” La investigadora del BSC @drrachellowe.bsky.social, finalista de los premios Vanguardia de la Ciencia ☑ La ganadora se elegirá por votación popular: bsc.es/Ztp Entrevista en @lavanguardia.com: bsc.es/Zth
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E4Warning HE @e4warning.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🗣️ “We try to understand how a disease spreads, anticipate where and when an outbreak is likely, and give this info to public health services so they can act,” says @drrachellowe.bsky.social from @bsc-cns.bsky.social. 🔝 Don't miss the interview for the Catalan TV. ⬇️ www.3cat.cat/324/temporad...
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Temporada de mosquits: Catalunya es prepara per evitar que el dengue es faci endèmic
Comença la temporada de vigilància intensiva del mosquit tigre, transmissor de malalties tropicals que poden arribar a ser molt greus
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José Luis Morales @joseluismorales.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
"El cambio climático no es un escenario teórico para un futuro lejano: ya está aquí y mata" @drrachellowe.bsky.social investigadora del @bsc-cns.bsky.social www.lavanguardia.com/vanguardia-d...
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“España lidera el incremento de muertes por calor en Europa”
La mortalidad relacionada con el calor ha aumentado un 94% en Europa entre 2000 y 2020. Así lo indica el informe The Lancet Countdown Europe 2024, publicado en The
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Yesterday @ianguelovski.bsky.social @pkotsila.bsky.social served as jury members for the 2024 Ciudad de Barcelona Awards @barcelonacat.bsky.social awarding the Lancet Countdown’s Europe Report on Health & Climate Change. Congrats to lead authors @daalenkim.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social!
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🙌La investigadora del BSC @drrachellowe.bsky.social es una de las 8 finalistas de los premios Vanguardia de la Ciencia por 'La #crisisclimática ya es una crisis sanitaria' ☑La ganadora se elegirá por votación popular, que estará abierta hasta el 22 de junio: www.bsc.es/Ztp
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🌍 Big news! @drrachellowe.bsky.social, our former Director, has been nominated for the @lavanguardia.com Science Prize 2025 for leading the 2024 #LancetCountdown #Europe report! 🗳️ Cast your vote and support science that drives change: www.lavanguardia.com/vanguardia-d... #Climate #Health #vote
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Vota a las finalistas del premio Vanguardia de la Ciencia 2025
La votación para elegir a las ganadoras del premio Vanguardia de la Ciencia estará abierta hasta el domingo 22 de junio a las 23.59 (hora peninsular).
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E4Warning HE @e4warning.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
🎉 Congratulations to @drrachellowe.bsky.social , member of the #E4Warning consortium and finalist for the @lavanguardia.com Science Award for her excellent research at @bsc-cns.bsky.social! 🗳️ Support her with your vote before June 22: 👉 www.lavanguardia.com/ciencia #WomenInScience
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The Lancet Reg Health-Europe @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Join our Editor-in-Chief, Pooja Jha & colleagues from @thelancet.com group in an upcoming webinar: "Pathways to Publication in Infectious Diseases". We’ll also share insights on processes & opportunities to maximize the impact of your research. Register here: hubs.li/Q03hG35S0
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 09/05/2025
Did you know: * Heat stress & pollution affect fertility, miscarriage & maternal health? * Love for the next generation is the #1 reason people act on climate? * Parent groups are among the fastest-growing climate movements? Excited for my Mother’s Day edition! Sign up here so you won't miss it.
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Talking Climate | Katharine Hayhoe | Substack
Subscribe to Katharine's newsletter for a clear-eyed and hopeful look at climate science and solutions. Receive weekly climate updates, good climate news, event information, ideas on things to do and ...
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Està preparada Catalunya per afrontar les malalties que vindran❓ 🌍L'escalfament global accelera i la globalització connecta: malalties abans llunyanes ja es transmeten localment 🗞En parla la investigadora del BSC @drrachellowe.bsky.social al Diari Ara ➡ www.bsc.es/ZFu #dengue #mosquits #virus
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🔴Abierto el acceso a nuestro ordenador #cuántico de @quantumspain.bsky.social ⚛️💻Podéis solicitar su uso a través de la @res-icts.bsky.social 📆Solicitudes hasta el 8 de mayo ➡ bsc.es/ZFp #MareNostrumOna #NextGenerationEU #PlandeRecuperación
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Lourenço, J. @lourencojml.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Really nice, straight to the point paper by @drrachellowe.bsky.social 's team. Short-term effect of temperature and precipitation on the incidence of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in Europe: a multi-country case-crossover analysis - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Short-term effect of temperature and precipitation on the incidence of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in Europe: a multi-country case-crossover analysis
These findings emphasize the significance of short-term variations in temperature and precipitation in driving WNND incidence in Europe. Meteorological factors can be used to operationalize early warn...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"Science-based health messages must be delivered in ways that are accessible to diverse, global audiences." Opinion in @plosglobalpublichealth.org on global health partnerships co-authored by @amayabustinduy.bsky.social & @drrachellowe.bsky.social #PublicHealth 👉 journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Protecting global health partnerships in the era of destructive nationalism
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Onisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Given discussions at I had at #ESCMIDGlobal, it might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
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Laura Jung @laurajng.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Stellar panel on #climatechange & infectious disease risks at #ESCMIDGlobal 🌎 Great to see an increase in climate-related discussions over the past years & further interlinkages with #AMR. @escmid.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social @krisebi.bsky.social @yassentch.bsky.social
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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
🦟 "Strengthening resilience to emerging #vector-borne diseases in #Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission" by Gina EC Charnley, @drrachellowe.bsky.social et al. @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission
Emerging vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a major public health concern worldwide. Climate change, environmental degradation and globalisation have le…
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I'd like to tell you a story about a scientist you may not have heard of, but who shaped a lot of modern health research... 🧵
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TerraDT @terradt.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🌍 TerraDT aims to enhance #DestinE. How will we ensure compatibility? 🔹 DestinE-compliant tech 🔹 New DTCs for ice, land & aerosols 🔹 Impact models on sea-level rise, navigation, urban planning 🔹 Synergies with #WeatherGenerator @ecmwf.int & @urbanair.bsky.social Stay updated 📩 tinyurl.com/3dhjuxe6
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Tomas Montalvo @tmontal.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Ahir van estar amb els companys de @radio4rne.bsky.social parlant sobre plagues urbanes 🦟🐀🪳i la importancia de disposar de programes de vigilancia i control fonamentats en la prevencio i col.laboracio. www.rtve.es/play/audios/...
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Diga-li ciència - Tomàs Montalvo. Cap del Servei de Vigilància i Control de Plagues Urbanes de l’Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona. Plagues urbanes
Tomàs Montalvo. Cap del Servei de Vigilància i Control de Plagues Urbanes de l’Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona. Plagues urbanes
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Otavio Ranzani @otavioranzani.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Dengue Clinical Practice review
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
How good you are geometry when you get out of your comfort zone of drawing on a flat piece of paper? I’ve got three little puzzles in today’s Guardian: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Can you solve it? Here’s (not) looking at Euclid
A trio of triangle teasers
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
⛪⚛️'La capilla del BSC tiene un nuevo inquilino' 🗞Así empieza el extraordinario reportaje sobre el ordenador cuántico de @quantumspain.bsky.social del BSC en El País Semanal @elpais.com 💻🛠️'Así se monta un ordenador cuántico' ➡ elpais.com/eps/2025-03-...
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Mosquito Alert @mosquitoalert.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🔢Matemáticas y mosquitos: una fascinante conexión. 🧐¿Sabías que el clima y la movilidad humana influyen en la dispersión de mosquitos y enfermedades? 👩‍🔬Marta Pardo (#MosquitoAlert, @ceabcsic.bsky.social) investiga estos fenómenos mediante modelos matemáticos. www.mosquitoalert.com/matematicas-...
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Desde el clima hasta la salud pública, las matemáticas están en todas partes - Mosquito Alert
El 14 de marzo se conmemora el Día Mundial de las Matemáticas, una ocasión para destacar la importancia de esta disciplina en la vida cotidiana y en la investigación científica.
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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
📢 @ecdc.europa.eu #dengue worldwide overview - situation update, February 2025: Since the beginning of 2025, 640,349 dengue cases and 159 dengue-related deaths have been reported from 48 countries/territories.🦟 www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/dengue-mo...
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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🦟 "Mapping the global prevalence, incidence, and mortality of #Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax #malaria, 2000–22: a spatial and temporal modelling study" by Daniel J Weiss et al. @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Sadie J. Ryan (she/her) @sjryan3.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Seems like a good a time as any to remind folks of this: Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases This Nature News article in 2019 covered two studies nicely: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Measles erases immune ‘memory’ for other diseases
Results from tests of unvaccinated children and monkeys come as measles cases spike around the world.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 20/02/2025
One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture. What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
A bar chart illustrating global greenhouse gas emissions from food production. The graphic indicates total global emissions as 52.3 billion tonnes of CO₂-equivalents, with 74% attributed to non-food sources and 26% to food sources. Key categories of food emissions are displayed:

- **Livestock and fisheries** 
- **Crop production** 
- **Crops for human food** 
- Additional supply chain components include retail (3%), packaging (5%), transport (6%), and food processing (4%). Wild fisheries account for 1%.

The data source is attributed to Joseph Poore and Thomas Nemecek (2018), published in Science, and licensed under CC-BY by the author Hannah Ritchie (November 2022).
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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Former research fellow @daalenkim.bsky.social and former director @drrachellowe.bsky.social of Lancet Countdown Europe were awarded by City of Barcelona for their research impact on climate change on health. Congratulations! 🎉
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