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David Amado Vidal
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R. IPC Nurse

Broken English, French, Spanish and others...Here to exchange knowledge, mainly about health. Open conversations are always welcome; I only block if gross incivility or pseudoscience. #NurseSky #IDSky
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
I've got a bad feeling about the upcoming flu season, given the fact that there are a bunch of subtypes at this party with the potential to wreak varying amounts of havoc. So I broke it all down here.
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The Real Subtypes of the 2025 Flu Season
Have you ever been to a party where you sensed the messiness before it happened?
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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ecdc.europa.eu
#JustPublished:

Detection of wild poliovirus in wastewater in Germany: risk and recommendations.

Germany has reported the detection of wild #poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in a wastewater sample from Hamburg. 𝗡𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲.

#Polio #IDsky #EpiSky
Detection of wild poliovirus in wastewater in Germany: risk and recommendations
Germany’s health authorities have reported the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 in one wastewater sample in Hamburg.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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jon-otter.bsky.social
Just written a new blog on the latest #espaur report: ESPAUR 2025: antibacterial resistance and the emergence of Candidozyma auris in England- reflectionsipc.com/2025/11/14/e...
ESPAUR 2025: antibacterial resistance and the emergence of Candidozyma auris in England
The latest ESPAUR report (2024–2025) paints a sobering picture of AMR in England. While prescribing practices have improved in some areas, the resistant infections are increasing, and new threats l…
reflectionsipc.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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ecdc.europa.eu
🧒 Marking the start of the 2025/26 season for respiratory diseases in Europe, we are issuing a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of #RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.

Read more on our portal: bit.ly/4qSWLex
#IDsky #EpiSky #UnitedInProtection
Protecting infants against respiratory syncytial virus this winter — ECDC issues advice
ECDC has issued a rapid scientific advice on effective ways to mitigate the impact of RSV disease in infants through immunisation interventions.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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onisillos.bsky.social
"Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."

theplanet.substack.com/p/mamdani-pr...
Mamdani Proves That Americans Want What We in Europe Already Have
On the warning signs we recognize and the hope we share
theplanet.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
holdthelamp.bsky.social
“Thank you” is the least that should be said to her. The ingratitude some show should be ignored, or in some cases, reported to the police. All my support to her and to our #IDsky community: You are light, please, don’t let the darkness ruin your day.
siouxsiew.bsky.social Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 14d
It’s nuts the crap people believe about me. Someone even thinks I leafleted schools to scare boys into getting vaccinated! That may just sound silly, but misinformation and disinformation like this means some people want me and others like me jailed or even dead. It’s heartbreaking.
Screenshots of comments left on Facebook. Comment one reads: "She's a fat pinked haired freak show, imagine that fat cun+ giving out health advice". Comment two reads: "You are an absolute nutjob!!! And YOU should be un prison!!! And you are a LIAR, and a attention seeker, You should be embarrassed and ashamed of yourself!!! NOBODY GIVE THIS WITCH MONEY !!! SHE IS A LIAR !!" Comment three reads; "Fuck off bitch, fuck what u think". Comment four reads: "You're a joke hopefully we get covid tribunals soon Seems to me like you were wrong along, and worst still, you KNEW you were wrong yet you were blindly guided by the "science" of Comrade Jacinda. You need to be held accountable". Comment five reads: "You don't deserve a cent. From anyone. Our corrupt politicians stupidly gave you a public platform to spew your garbage. You lied to the country about covid, deaths, cases, lockdowns, masks, social distancing and safe and effective vaccines. You lied, people died. And you gaslit those good people bravely standing up and telling the truth. You and your woke lying mates created the fear and confusion amongst our people. You should be tried, charged and jailed for the damage you have done". Comment six reads: "Hope you're absolutely bankrupt evil pink-haired lying witch". Comment seven reads: "how much money did you make from all those media appearances during covid?? Surely enough to cover your legal fees????". Comment eight reads: "You're a fat pinked haired hack". The final comment reads: "So are school boys still able to ejaculate after getting covid (thinking face emoji) you said they would not be able to in the leaflets you distributed to schools?? you should be the one being sued for your bullshit information during Covid, you made millions of public money telling lies you sick twat".
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
holdthelamp.bsky.social
@idsainfo.bsky.social @cidrap-asp.bsky.social @drrossanarosa.bsky.social 🙏 I’d like to ask the N. & South American #IDsky comm. to show moral support to Europeans in their fight to prevent a regulation from banning OH sanitizer in Europe. It's explained here:
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Hands Up For Ethanol
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
holdthelamp.bsky.social
I can say it in many languages, but please, when a doctor or a nurse advises you, get vaccinated and vaccinate your loved ones: 🇫🇷 Faites-vous vacciner !, 🇪🇸 ¡Vacúnense!, 🐴Vacuneu-vos!, 🇵🇹Vacinem-se!, 🇮🇹Vaccinatevi!
November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
holdthelamp.bsky.social
No words to describe this wonder👇🏼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQB...
November 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
holdthelamp.bsky.social
🧛🏼The #halloween episode of the 'Sensible y resistente' podcast has arrived, and as always with them, rigor and a sense of humor go hand in hand. If you are an #IDsky pro. and fluent in #spanish , don't miss it: www.ivoox.com/historias-te...
Historias de Terror II: Reacciones adversas a los antimicrobianos - Sensible y Resistente - Podcast en iVoox
Escucha este episodio de Sensible y Resistente gratis en iVoox. En este terrorífico episodio especial de Halloween, exploramos las reacciones adversas a antimicrobianos. Conversamos con el Dr. Santi G...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent
Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program could be on the way.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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therad-lab.bsky.social
Looking for something to read with your tea this weekend? Try this new explainer on the #mycobiome! Learn about the 🍄fungi that live in your body, and why this matters for your health. New from me in The Conversation:
#immunosky 🧪

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The fungi living in the body play an important role in health – here’s what you should know about the ‘mycobiome’
The ‘mycobiome’ refers to the hundreds of species of fungi that normally live on and in our body.
theconversation.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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ecdc.europa.eu
🎙️ Hear #ECDC expert Angeliki Melidou on #ECDCOnAir explain why multiple viruses circulate together each winter and how we can reduce transmission.

👉 Listen: bit.ly/ECDConAir67
📈 Explore current data: erviss.org

#WinterBugs #HealthSecurity #StaySafe
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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pharmageddon.bsky.social
Infectious disease crossword! 🧩

In celebration of the Epipocalypse Kickstarter, I'm sharing a new crossword puzzle every Monday. Answers posted Fridays.

Our final crossword! Vaccine-preventable infections!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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merenbey.bsky.social
Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany:

jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...

This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.
October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Reposted by David Amado Vidal
ecdc.europa.eu
There is still widespread circulation of #COVID19 in the Europe although it is decreasing.

#RSV and #influenza transmission remain low - for now.

✅ Consider getting vaccinated against seasonal respiratory viruses!

More info on erviss.org
#RespiratoryDiseases #IDsky #EpiSky #WinterBugs
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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madhupai.bsky.social
We are failing children

Global resurgence of pertussis in infants

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Global resurgence of pertussis in infants
Tackling rising cases will require a coordinated approach Vaccination has reduced the global burden of pertussis (whooping cough), but the disease has recently resurged.1 After a temporary decline du...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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drneilstone.bsky.social
My specialist interest is serious fungal infection

Yes seriously..

Did you know fungi kill nearly 4 MILLION people each year?

I got to talk all about it with the "Pestpodden" podcast in Norway! 🇳🇴

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Fungus amoung us - a dive into medical mycology - with Neil Stone
Podkastepisode · Pestpodden · Ekstramateriale for sesong 1 · 39 min
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October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
Dear European colleagues, I strongly advise you to forcefully repudiate this initiative before they end up in a position to influence policy. Let me know if I can help.
MEHA:Make Europe Healthy Again
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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javierespinosa.bsky.social
Como dice el autor británico Laurence Rees el nazismo alemán (hay que recordar siempre que fue un movimiento que surgió en ese país) desapareció pero muchas de sus ideas siguen vigentes en Europa.
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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“They have been inciting violence.” Kaitlan Collins vs. Karoline Leavitt on Portland and National Guard
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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onisillos.bsky.social
"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs
Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with the new name as it was formerly ...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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astrokatie.com
London continues to be a delight
Big Ben (actually Elizabeth Tower) in London at sunset, with crowds and buses A bridge across the Thames with St Paul’s Cathedral in the background The Thames at sunset with the London Eye on the horizon
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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elisabethbik.bsky.social
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
#GiftLink

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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kevinault.bsky.social
"October 1918 would become the deadliest month in American history as a contagion the likes of which had not been seen since the days of the Black Death raged around the world."

The "Great Influenza" - #IDSky + #MedSky.

www.history.com/articles/spa...
Why October 1918 Was America's Deadliest Month Ever | HISTORY
More Americans died of the Spanish flu than in all the wars of the 20th century combined.
www.history.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM