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Carina Brehony
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Irish scientist working in public health. ECDC EUPHEM alum. Interests: Neisseria, enterics, AMR, SARS-CoV-2, mol/genomic epi, NGS, R. Views my own. 🇮🇪🧬🦠🥼
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🍅 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀.

In collaboration with @efsa.europa.eu, #ECDC has published an updated Rapid Outbreak Assessment on a multi-country outbreak of #SalmonellaStrathcona ST2559 linked to tomato consumption.

Read ➡️ bit.ly/47luPXL
Prolonged cross-border Salmonella outbreak linked to small tomatoes
A total of 437 cases reported across 17 European countries as investigations identify small tomatoes from Sicily as the likely source of a cross-border Salmonella outbreak.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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🧬 New #GenEpiBioTrain course!

Bacterial Strain Taxonomy for Genomic Surveillance
📅 22–23.10, 09:00–12:00 (CEST)

Learn how bacterial pathogens are classified & named in genomic surveillance – from #MLST & #cgMLST to SNP-based & k-mer clustering.

Info: bit.ly/48qT5df
#ECDCTraining #IDsky #EpiSky
October 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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🧬 New #ECDC e-learning now available!
Essentials of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and data analysis

A beginner-level course introducing next generation sequencing (NGS) with a focus on #SARSCoV2 - featuring Illumina, IonTorrent and Nanopore technologies.

🔗 bit.ly/4q2rrtk
#ECDCTraining #NGS #PublicHealth
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC

CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.

Horrifying news for public health.
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Who will stand up for our democracy? This question, fraught in even the most peaceful times, has only grown more pressing as our country approaches its 250th anniversary. Each passing day brings growing assaults on essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process. Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing. Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation desperately needs your cowardice. Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived. Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone on about what’s happening to their precious democracy. This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov- eling. Now is not the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama. But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.
June 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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good morning friends 💚✨
a picture of an white cat that is very angy with grass and bushes in the background. The caption reads “Touching grass isn’t enough i need bad things to happen to evil men in power “
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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We already had a packed house and fantastic evening of talks last night. So don't miss out on tomorrow the Wednesday 21st Pint of Science event in Maynooth!!

This event is free and open to all. See details & tickets below

pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno...

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May 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Join us in Maynooth next week for a fun series of talks on everything from justice, bacteria and the cosmos! See details below
pintofscienceie.bsky.social Pint of Science IE @pintofscienceie.bsky.social · May 16
🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟

Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00.

Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025
May 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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🧠 #Pint25 Maynooth: 2 Nights of Amazing Science! 🌟

Explore the tiniest bacteria to vast space & social systems at Newtown Inn, 19 & 21 May, 19:00-21:00.

Get FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie #SciComm #Maynooth2025
May 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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This is interesting! I would love to see an objective exploration into whether orange cats are actually dumber than other cats, because I suspect it is mostly the result of internet-fueled confirmation bias and not an actual shared trait.
gizmodo.com/orange-you-g...
Orange You Glad We Finally Figured Out Why Some Cats Are Ginger
New research identifies a unique mutation found only in cats that explains their orangeness.
gizmodo.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Currently, respiratory virus activity is low in the EU/EEA.

#Influenza & #RSV have decreased to low levels in most countries. #SARSCoV2 remains low, but it is important to remain vigilant for potential increases.

More information on erviss.org
#RespiratoryDiseases #Epidemiology #Flu #IDsky #EpiSky
May 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event?

Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth

See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social
Maynooth events
Maynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you
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May 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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📢 Interesting paper alert (short thread): A phylogenetic analysis of bat sarbecoviruses reveals the closest known ancestors of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 were circulating in horseshoe bats less than a decade before their emergence in humans.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The recency and geographical origins of the bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
The emergence of SARS-CoV in 2002 and SARS-CoV-2 in 2019 led to increased sampling of sarbecoviruses circulating in horseshoe bats. Employing phylogen…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Do you live in or near Maynooth? Are you interested in science? Do you want to be a part of a free annual global science event?

Then come along to Pint of Science May 19 and 21 in Maynooth

See details here: pintofscience.ie/events/Mayno... @pintofscienceie.bsky.social @pintsworld.bsky.social
Maynooth events
Maynooth scientists and researchers share their discoveries with you
pintofscience.ie
May 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Who’s wearing the wrong shit now
April 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🎟️ #Pint25 Tickets Available Now! 🎉

Join us 19-21 May for 164 speakers, 50 events, and science fun across 9 Irish cities!

Grab your FREE tickets: pintofscience.ie/locations/

Hurry, spaces are limited! #SciComm #Ireland
April 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🎉 Celebrating #Pint25 Volunteers Across Ireland! 🎉

Meet the dedicated volunteers in Dundalk, Sligo, Maynooth, Limerick, & Mullingar!

Join us 19-21 May for engaging science events, talks, and connections.

Thank you! 🌟
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April 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Time to post the real story of Easter from Shane Daniel Byrne again 😂 #easter
April 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Incredible that this is not @theonion.com
mehdirhasan.bsky.social Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 18
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
April 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This is literally eugenics
drhigginsmd.bsky.social David Higgins @drhigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 11
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”

That is dangerously false.

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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📣ESCMID is now on Threads & BlueSky! 🧵🦋 Keep up w/ #ESCMID activities all year 🫠

Help build our ID community & follow us on our newest platforms! By doing so, you will be entered to win cool prizes at #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 & beyond. ✨ Campaign ends today!

#IDSky #clinmicro #campaign #day4 #giveaway
April 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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nature.com
Genetic data giant 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong?

https://go.nature.com/4iDBili
What went wrong at 23andMe? Why the genetic-data giant risks collapse
At-home DNA testing is no longer in high demand — and critics have raised concerns about unreliable tests and privacy.
go.nature.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Today is World TB day. Ireland is making important strides towards eradicating TB, but the disease remains a public health challenge globally.

#worldTBday #TB #Tuberculosis
March 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM