Andrew Lover
@andrewalover.bsky.social
Infectious disease surveillance & epidemiology
Associate Professor, Epidemiology @UMassSPHHS
(all posts & views my own)
http://loverlab.io
https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/
#epidemiology #IDsky
#academicsky
#episky
Associate Professor, Epidemiology @UMassSPHHS
(all posts & views my own)
http://loverlab.io
https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/
#epidemiology #IDsky
#academicsky
#episky
Evergreen cartoon (source: x.com/redpenblackpen)
October 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Evergreen cartoon (source: x.com/redpenblackpen)
𝒈𝒆𝒏𝑨𝑰- 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓!
丂ㄖ尺尺ㄚ, what was the question?!?!
丂ㄖ尺尺ㄚ, what was the question?!?!
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
𝒈𝒆𝒏𝑨𝑰- 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓!
丂ㄖ尺尺ㄚ, what was the question?!?!
丂ㄖ尺尺ㄚ, what was the question?!?!
Cristol-Firth Hunsdieker for the "win" .....
CCl4 ✅
HgO ✅
Light ✅
‼️ Refluxing Br2 ‼️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
CCl4 ✅
HgO ✅
Light ✅
‼️ Refluxing Br2 ‼️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
May 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cristol-Firth Hunsdieker for the "win" .....
CCl4 ✅
HgO ✅
Light ✅
‼️ Refluxing Br2 ‼️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
CCl4 ✅
HgO ✅
Light ✅
‼️ Refluxing Br2 ‼️
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
January 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Three cheers for needle ice!
December 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Three cheers for needle ice!
Might be "Steffen's reaction" ?
C. Steffen and Z. Wien, Inn. Med., Bd 35, S. 422 (1954).
Other hits via Google scholar with
<"steffen reaction" serology>
C. Steffen and Z. Wien, Inn. Med., Bd 35, S. 422 (1954).
Other hits via Google scholar with
<"steffen reaction" serology>
April 22, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Might be "Steffen's reaction" ?
C. Steffen and Z. Wien, Inn. Med., Bd 35, S. 422 (1954).
Other hits via Google scholar with
<"steffen reaction" serology>
C. Steffen and Z. Wien, Inn. Med., Bd 35, S. 422 (1954).
Other hits via Google scholar with
<"steffen reaction" serology>
🅞🅤🅣🅑🅡🅔🅐🅚 🅔🅟🅘 Rules of thumb --->
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟭: all early data are wrong.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟮: never trust weekend/holiday data.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟯: don't assume anything.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟰: double-triple check your denominators.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟭: all early data are wrong.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟮: never trust weekend/holiday data.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟯: don't assume anything.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟰: double-triple check your denominators.
November 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM
🅞🅤🅣🅑🅡🅔🅐🅚 🅔🅟🅘 Rules of thumb --->
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟭: all early data are wrong.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟮: never trust weekend/holiday data.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟯: don't assume anything.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟰: double-triple check your denominators.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟭: all early data are wrong.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟮: never trust weekend/holiday data.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟯: don't assume anything.
𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝟰: double-triple check your denominators.
▶️ Boston COVID wastewater signal 🚀
▶️ Sequencing too sparse to be informative.
WW data: data.wastewaterscan.org
Variant data: covariants.org/per-country/
#Episky
▶️ Sequencing too sparse to be informative.
WW data: data.wastewaterscan.org
Variant data: covariants.org/per-country/
#Episky
October 6, 2023 at 12:48 AM
▶️ Boston COVID wastewater signal 🚀
▶️ Sequencing too sparse to be informative.
WW data: data.wastewaterscan.org
Variant data: covariants.org/per-country/
#Episky
▶️ Sequencing too sparse to be informative.
WW data: data.wastewaterscan.org
Variant data: covariants.org/per-country/
#Episky
To celebrate the end of the PH Emergency....
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling #COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Very low levels state-wide; with some slight upticks in Barnstable and Bristol county.
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling #COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Very low levels state-wide; with some slight upticks in Barnstable and Bristol county.
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
To celebrate the end of the PH Emergency....
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling #COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Very low levels state-wide; with some slight upticks in Barnstable and Bristol county.
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling #COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Very low levels state-wide; with some slight upticks in Barnstable and Bristol county.
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, including Bristol county which showed an uptick last week.
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, including Bristol county which showed an uptick last week.
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, including Bristol county which showed an uptick last week.
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, including Bristol county which showed an uptick last week.
#publichealth #epitwitter time to up our game!
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
#publichealth #epitwitter time to up our game!
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, except Bristol county (technical glitch perhaps? need to keep on eye on it).
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, except Bristol county (technical glitch perhaps? need to keep on eye on it).
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
MA state #COVID19 wastewater sampling
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, except Bristol county (technical glitch perhaps? need to keep on eye on it).
#COVIDPoops19 #COVID
Improving statewide, except Bristol county (technical glitch perhaps? need to keep on eye on it).
No reason. No reason at all.
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
No reason. No reason at all.
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
New #mpox in CDC EID (title only); seems... important.
👀
Anecdata ----> Case reports ---->
(𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚? 𝙉𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚.)
Case series ----> Epi studies ----> New Knowledge.
👀
Anecdata ----> Case reports ---->
(𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚? 𝙉𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚.)
Case series ----> Epi studies ----> New Knowledge.
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
New #mpox in CDC EID (title only); seems... important.
👀
Anecdata ----> Case reports ---->
(𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚? 𝙉𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚.)
Case series ----> Epi studies ----> New Knowledge.
👀
Anecdata ----> Case reports ---->
(𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚? 𝙉𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚.)
Case series ----> Epi studies ----> New Knowledge.
🎉Happy New Year!
(source unknown- let me know if it's yours).
(source unknown- let me know if it's yours).
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
🎉Happy New Year!
(source unknown- let me know if it's yours).
(source unknown- let me know if it's yours).
Boston #COVID wastewater, data to 12/27.
▶️▶️ Probable second highest levels of entire pandemic
(Omicron wave in Jan-Feb 2022 was higher).
👀🚨
▶️▶️ Probable second highest levels of entire pandemic
(Omicron wave in Jan-Feb 2022 was higher).
👀🚨
November 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Boston #COVID wastewater, data to 12/27.
▶️▶️ Probable second highest levels of entire pandemic
(Omicron wave in Jan-Feb 2022 was higher).
👀🚨
▶️▶️ Probable second highest levels of entire pandemic
(Omicron wave in Jan-Feb 2022 was higher).
👀🚨