Andrea B
@andrebatt.bsky.social
Passionate about science. Working in the field of infectious disease. Expert in sexual and women’s health. Medical affairs director in a biotech.
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Although current guidelines say many people with chronic hepatitis B don't need treatment, a growing number of clinicians & advocates are calling for simplified recommendations and expanded eligibility.
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Should More People Be Treated for Hepatitis B?
Antiviral treatment for HBV lowers the risk for liver cancer and other complications and can prevent transmission.
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February 27, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Although current guidelines say many people with chronic hepatitis B don't need treatment, a growing number of clinicians & advocates are calling for simplified recommendations and expanded eligibility.
www.hepmag.com/article/peop...
www.hepmag.com/article/peop...
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MYSTERY EPIDEMIC IN CONGO—Health officials investigate a new unidentified mystery flu-like disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths, mostly in kids. The reported symptoms in patients include:
• Fever
• Headache
• Nasal discharge and cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Anemia
apnews.com/article/cong...
• Fever
• Headache
• Nasal discharge and cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Anemia
apnews.com/article/cong...
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
Medical experts have been sent to southwestern Congo after a mystery disease killed dozens of people over two weeks, authorities said.
apnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:14 AM
MYSTERY EPIDEMIC IN CONGO—Health officials investigate a new unidentified mystery flu-like disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths, mostly in kids. The reported symptoms in patients include:
• Fever
• Headache
• Nasal discharge and cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Anemia
apnews.com/article/cong...
• Fever
• Headache
• Nasal discharge and cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Anemia
apnews.com/article/cong...
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This really important!
Brilliant study!
For all organisms studied, the highest risk period of progression from colonization to infection was the first 90 days after colonization detection; however, the authors still observed infection risk up to 2 years after colonization detection #idsky #medsky
Brilliant study!
For all organisms studied, the highest risk period of progression from colonization to infection was the first 90 days after colonization detection; however, the authors still observed infection risk up to 2 years after colonization detection #idsky #medsky
🆕✨Retrospective population-based cohort study examined infection risk after colonization for MRSA,VRE,ESBL& CPE over a 5-year period
For all organisms the highest risk period of progression from colonization to infection was the first 90d #idsky #medsky
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For all organisms the highest risk period of progression from colonization to infection was the first 90d #idsky #medsky
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Long-term Risk of Infection Among Patients Colonized with Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens: A Population-wide Cohort Study
This was a retrospective population-based cohort study that examined infection risk after colonization for MRSA, VRE, ESBL, and CPE over a 5-year period us
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December 2, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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Sierra Leone will this week become the 1st country to launch a nationwide preventive #Ebola vaccination campaign for people at the highest risk. Over 3 weeks, will deliver 20k doses of Merck’s Ervebo vaccine in a drive that will be repeated every 2-3 years. #IDSKY
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Ten years ago Ebola tore through Sierra Leone. Can a vaccine drive stop history repeating itself?
Memories of 2014, when the disease ravaged west Africa, are raw, while risk remains high. This week the first ever nationwide prevention programme begins – and doctors hope it will be enough to fend o...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Sierra Leone will this week become the 1st country to launch a nationwide preventive #Ebola vaccination campaign for people at the highest risk. Over 3 weeks, will deliver 20k doses of Merck’s Ervebo vaccine in a drive that will be repeated every 2-3 years. #IDSKY
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Dengue has resurged globally with larger outbreaks in endemic areas and new cases in nonendemic regions, facilitated by range expansion of vector mosquito populations and climate change, population growth, and urbanization
#idsky #medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#idsky #medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Dengue
This JAMA Insights explores several aspects of dengue virus infection, including epidemiology, diagnosis, and clinical management, following a global resurgence in both endemic and nonendemic regions.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Dengue has resurged globally with larger outbreaks in endemic areas and new cases in nonendemic regions, facilitated by range expansion of vector mosquito populations and climate change, population growth, and urbanization
#idsky #medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#idsky #medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The WHO Director-General, agreeing with the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee, has determined that the upsurge of #mpox continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
The 2nd meeting of the Emergency Committee on the upsurge of #mpox in 2024, convened by Director-General Dr Tedros under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), is ongoing today bit.ly/3AoE3FO
November 22, 2024 at 5:43 PM
The WHO Director-General, agreeing with the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee, has determined that the upsurge of #mpox continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
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🦟 Toujours 85 cas autochtones de #dengue en France hexagonale (tous dans le sud-est), et toujours un foyer non clos.
Quoi qu'il en soit : nouveau record, le précédent était de 66 (il y a 2 ans).
PS : le foyer isolé d'un cas en région parisienne, c'est du chikungunya.
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Quoi qu'il en soit : nouveau record, le précédent était de 66 (il y a 2 ans).
PS : le foyer isolé d'un cas en région parisienne, c'est du chikungunya.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:38 PM
🦟 Toujours 85 cas autochtones de #dengue en France hexagonale (tous dans le sud-est), et toujours un foyer non clos.
Quoi qu'il en soit : nouveau record, le précédent était de 66 (il y a 2 ans).
PS : le foyer isolé d'un cas en région parisienne, c'est du chikungunya.
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Quoi qu'il en soit : nouveau record, le précédent était de 66 (il y a 2 ans).
PS : le foyer isolé d'un cas en région parisienne, c'est du chikungunya.
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🦟 "Autochthonous #dengue #outbreak in Marche Region, Central #Italy, August to October 2024" by Chiara Sacco et al. in @eurosurveillance.bsky.social
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
November 21, 2024 at 10:45 PM
🦟 "Autochthonous #dengue #outbreak in Marche Region, Central #Italy, August to October 2024" by Chiara Sacco et al. in @eurosurveillance.bsky.social
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...