I am here to say vaccines are awesome because guess what Denmark is close to completely eliminating the two most dangerous HPV strains (serotype 16 and 18) and with the cervical cancer.I think that is bloody AMAZING!!!!
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Denmark close to wiping out leading cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I am here to say vaccines are awesome because guess what Denmark is close to completely eliminating the two most dangerous HPV strains (serotype 16 and 18) and with the cervical cancer.I think that is bloody AMAZING!!!!
bit.ly/4pbHxjT
bit.ly/4pbHxjT
Presumably each season we get a little bit of herd immunity against the serotype that is surging, so it is outcompeted the next season by an antigenically distinct serotype.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Presumably each season we get a little bit of herd immunity against the serotype that is surging, so it is outcompeted the next season by an antigenically distinct serotype.
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In 2018, African swine fever entered China from Russia, and the O serotype of foot-and-mouth disease also arrived in 2000 and 2014.
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April 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
In 2018, African swine fever entered China from Russia, and the O serotype of foot-and-mouth disease also arrived in 2000 and 2014.
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💉 Two new vaccines against serotype-3 bluetongue virus (BTV3) recommended for approval by European Medicines Agency
🧪 Bluetongue an infectious disease affecting ruminants #IDSky #IDEpi
🇪🇺 BTV3 responsible for recent outbreaks in Europe
🐑🐄 Vaccines to help protect sheep & cattle from BTV3
🧪 Bluetongue an infectious disease affecting ruminants #IDSky #IDEpi
🇪🇺 BTV3 responsible for recent outbreaks in Europe
🐑🐄 Vaccines to help protect sheep & cattle from BTV3
Two new vaccines against bluetongue recommended for approval | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
These vaccines will protect sheep and cattle from disease outbreaks of newly emerged serotype-3
www.ema.europa.eu
January 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Oral antiviral agents are of interest as potential prophylaxis for dengue. Research findings on mosnodenvir, a pan–DENV serotype small-molecule antiviral, are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/43Npmbb
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oral antiviral agents are of interest as potential prophylaxis for dengue. Research findings on mosnodenvir, a pan–DENV serotype small-molecule antiviral, are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/43Npmbb
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
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...
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...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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...
In Gansu and Xinjiang, 219 heads of livestock have been confirmed to be infected, with the SAT1 serotype being new to China. The authorities have strengthened border controls, accelerated vaccination, and started slaughtering livestock and disinfection.
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In Gansu and Xinjiang, 219 heads of livestock have been confirmed to be infected, with the SAT1 serotype being new to China. The authorities have strengthened border controls, accelerated vaccination, and started slaughtering livestock and disinfection.
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I'm super happy to share this preprint on ‘Distribution of capsule and O types in #Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence and potential vaccine coverage’
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence and potential vaccine coverage
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae causes ~20% of sepsis in neonates, with ~40% crude mortality. A vaccine administered to pregnant women, protecting against 70% of K. pneumoniae infections, could aver...
doi.org
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm super happy to share this preprint on ‘Distribution of capsule and O types in #Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence and potential vaccine coverage’
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Human Adenovirus Serotype 5 Infection Alters Metabolism in Unexpected Ways
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www.thailandmedical.news/news/human-a...
Human Adenovirus Serotype 5 Infection Alters Metabolism in Unexpected Ways - Thailand Medical News
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March 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Human Adenovirus Serotype 5 Infection Alters Metabolism in Unexpected Ways
www.thailandmedical.news/news/human-a...
www.thailandmedical.news/news/human-a...
CDC issues alert about ongoing dengue threat
The CDC is tracking growing proportions of dengue serotype 4 in travel-related infections.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
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The CDC is tracking growing proportions of dengue serotype 4 in travel-related infections.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
CDC issues alert about ongoing dengue threat
The CDC is tracking growing proportions of dengue serotype 4 in travel-related infections.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc
The CDC is tracking growing proportions of dengue serotype 4 in travel-related infections.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/d...
Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc
Foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) virus from Brandenburg, Germany, categorized as serotype O. Closely related strains occur in the Middle East and Asia. However, exact origin and route of entry of this serotype of FMD virus into German livestock are still unknown. www.fli.de/en/news/shor...
FMD outbreak in Brandenburg: serotype O detected
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January 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) virus from Brandenburg, Germany, categorized as serotype O. Closely related strains occur in the Middle East and Asia. However, exact origin and route of entry of this serotype of FMD virus into German livestock are still unknown. www.fli.de/en/news/shor...
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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...
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Very excited to unveil the latest serotype to join the #pneumococcus family - introducing you to serotype 33H (see thread below for summary) pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Very excited to unveil the latest serotype to join the #pneumococcus family - introducing you to serotype 33H (see thread below for summary) pneumonia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
New research article
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
New research article
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonisation following human infection challenge with serotype 3 and serotype 6B (PREVENTING PNEUMO 2)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
(Serotype B is structurally very similar to myelin, so it's very difficult to generate an immune response against serotype B without also causing multiple sclerosis.)
This leaves two openings for pharma companies to develop new vaccines that undercut the existing one.
This leaves two openings for pharma companies to develop new vaccines that undercut the existing one.
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
(Serotype B is structurally very similar to myelin, so it's very difficult to generate an immune response against serotype B without also causing multiple sclerosis.)
This leaves two openings for pharma companies to develop new vaccines that undercut the existing one.
This leaves two openings for pharma companies to develop new vaccines that undercut the existing one.
Would I give PCV20 before college? Not routinely. In an otherwise healthy adolescent without risk factors, there isn't evidence to support PCV20 solely because a few serotype titers are below the protective threshold.
July 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Would I give PCV20 before college? Not routinely. In an otherwise healthy adolescent without risk factors, there isn't evidence to support PCV20 solely because a few serotype titers are below the protective threshold.
Mettalus in the original Space Ghost cartoon, through my modern lesbian eyes, really comes off as a likely unintentional gay serotype.
Like you have the massive macho guy who's obsessed with rockets and missiles and who's interested in partnering up with the buff male protagonist
Like you have the massive macho guy who's obsessed with rockets and missiles and who's interested in partnering up with the buff male protagonist
May 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Mettalus in the original Space Ghost cartoon, through my modern lesbian eyes, really comes off as a likely unintentional gay serotype.
Like you have the massive macho guy who's obsessed with rockets and missiles and who's interested in partnering up with the buff male protagonist
Like you have the massive macho guy who's obsessed with rockets and missiles and who's interested in partnering up with the buff male protagonist
3) Metabolic interactions between dengue virus and dengue-blocking Wolbachia in the mosquito
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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Dengue virus dominates lipid metabolism modulations in Wolbachia-coinfected Aedes aegypti - Communications Biology
Koh, Islam, Ye et al. describe lipid profiles of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes bearing mono- or dual-infections of Wolbachia (wMel) and dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV3), finding that virus modulation domina...
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March 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
3) Metabolic interactions between dengue virus and dengue-blocking Wolbachia in the mosquito
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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If the concern is specific antibody deficiency, the standard evaluation is generally a pneumococcal vaccine challenge with repeat serotype-specific titers 4–8 weeks later to assess the functional antibody response not simply checking baseline titers.
July 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
If the concern is specific antibody deficiency, the standard evaluation is generally a pneumococcal vaccine challenge with repeat serotype-specific titers 4–8 weeks later to assess the functional antibody response not simply checking baseline titers.
Created a new file in my "Global History of Health" folder today for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) as a "new" emerging disease. (Friends, it's an ancient disease, and we were just on the verge of getting it under control: link.springer.com/article/10.1...) #histmed #aDNA 🧪🗃️
April 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Created a new file in my "Global History of Health" folder today for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) as a "new" emerging disease. (Friends, it's an ancient disease, and we were just on the verge of getting it under control: link.springer.com/article/10.1...) #histmed #aDNA 🧪🗃️
The CDC's pneumococcal serotype data from 2023 are available! @yaleemd.bsky.social 's own Dan Weinberger made this cool visualization tool so you can look at national trends for all your favorite serotypes: weinbergerlab.shinyapps.io/ABCs_Serotyp...
April 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The CDC's pneumococcal serotype data from 2023 are available! @yaleemd.bsky.social 's own Dan Weinberger made this cool visualization tool so you can look at national trends for all your favorite serotypes: weinbergerlab.shinyapps.io/ABCs_Serotyp...
Foot and mouth disease SAT 1 serotype detected in cattle, Selenge Province near the Russian border, Mongolia
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af2fbb17-444e-4bd8-aa5f-9974083079b7&eventid=cc176b27-060e-4351-aa9c-f3b30e9a9591&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af2fbb17-444e-4bd8-aa5f-9974083079b7&eventid=cc176b27-060e-4351-aa9c-f3b30e9a9591&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
September 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Foot and mouth disease SAT 1 serotype detected in cattle, Selenge Province near the Russian border, Mongolia
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af2fbb17-444e-4bd8-aa5f-9974083079b7&eventid=cc176b27-060e-4351-aa9c-f3b30e9a9591&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=af2fbb17-444e-4bd8-aa5f-9974083079b7&eventid=cc176b27-060e-4351-aa9c-f3b30e9a9591&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
Editor's Choice
Hong Nguyễn's team at @idpittstop.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #MedMycoSky #IDSky #TxID
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Hong Nguyễn's team at @idpittstop.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #MedMycoSky #IDSky #TxID
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Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
Abstract. Whole genome sequencing demonstrated Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A from cerebrospinal fluid and larynx of a patient receiving therapy for re
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August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Medical cannabis as the source of Cryptococcus neoformans infection
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Hong Nguyễn's team at @idpittstop.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #MedMycoSky #IDSky #TxID
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#OpenAccess #MedMycoSky #IDSky #TxID
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Using over 20 years of weekly case, climate and serotype data, we found that risk of dengue was highest during El Niño conditions and in the first few years following a change in the dengue serotype circulating in the population.
December 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Using over 20 years of weekly case, climate and serotype data, we found that risk of dengue was highest during El Niño conditions and in the first few years following a change in the dengue serotype circulating in the population.
For #fluorescencefriday, behold my lab’s first AAV from this summer!
For those interested: serotype is AAV2(DGEDF) (Kellish et al 2023) with a ubiquitous promoter delivered intravitreally to mouse.
For those interested: serotype is AAV2(DGEDF) (Kellish et al 2023) with a ubiquitous promoter delivered intravitreally to mouse.
November 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
For #fluorescencefriday, behold my lab’s first AAV from this summer!
For those interested: serotype is AAV2(DGEDF) (Kellish et al 2023) with a ubiquitous promoter delivered intravitreally to mouse.
For those interested: serotype is AAV2(DGEDF) (Kellish et al 2023) with a ubiquitous promoter delivered intravitreally to mouse.