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Epidemiology & Infection publishes fully #openaccess reports & reviews on all aspects of infection in humans and animals.
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We are really happy to share Epidemiology & Infection's #keymetrics from 2024!

Thank you to all our #authors, #editors and #peerreviewers 🌟
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🏆Here are some of our winners of Microbe Makers 2025!

Thanks to everyone who entered – your creativity has been amazing, and we’ve really enjoyed seeing all the weird and wonderful microbes!🦠

Take a look at free chapters from the winners' books, and more, here: https://cup.org/4pgnwIh
#EPH2025
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🧱 The microbes are multiplying!

Check out today’s creative entries in our Microbe Makers Lego challenge.
📷 Snap a pic, tag us, join the fun... Only a few more hours to enter, so be quick!
🏆 Winner gets free books on Friday

#EPH2025 hub: https://cup.org/3K2bnrf
#ScienceMeetsCreativity
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🧬 Did you know Epidemiology & Infection has been publishing since 1901?

Celebrate 125 years of infectious disease research with us at #EPH2025.
Watch the anniversary video trailer – full video soon to be released!
🔗 https://cup.org/4nMlw9f

#Epidemiology125 #InfectiousDisease
Coming soon: Celebrating 125 years of Epidemiology & Infection
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🗣️ Don’t miss the round table featuring Michael Edelstein, Deputy Editor of Epidemiology & Infection, at #EPH2025! A great opportunity to hear insights on respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in Europe.

Read one of the most downloaded articles on #RSV from the journal:
🔗 https://cup.org/4p1EFoK
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Volume 148
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Good morning from Helsinki!❄️

Join us at stand #10 at 10:30am to connect with Michael Edelstein & Jussi Sane, Editors of Epidemiology & Infection! Ask questions on publishing, peer review & more - get tips straight from the experts!

#EPH2025 hub🔗 https://cup.org/440Pnnn

#Publishing #PublicHealth
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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🧠 Feeling inspired?
Build your favourite microbe out of Lego at our stand and enter to win free books!
🏆 Winner announced Friday morning

Plus: explore our featured content from Cambridge Journals.
🔗 https://cup.org/4p44yUS
#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are excited to be attending #EPH2025. Stop by and say hi... maybe build a microbe 🦠
🎉 Day 1 at #EPH2025!

Visit our stand to:
🔬 Celebrate 125 years of Epidemiology & Infection
🦠Find out about our newest journal – Cambridge Prisms: Antimicrobial Resistance
🧱 Enter our Microbe Makers LEGO competition
📚 Explore public health titles

🔗 https://cup.org/3JyyEky
18th European Public Health Conference | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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📢 We’re excited to be attending #EPH2025 this week in Helsinki!

Join us at stand 10 to chat about the latest insights from our journals and books. We’re also running a book giveaway – all shall be revealed! 👀🏆

Head over to our conference hub to find content highlights.
🔗 https://cup.org/4os1QJ3
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#LongCOVID trajectories 🦠

Follow-up of 1,234 patients shows 58.7% persistent at 6 months, 41.3% recovered. Predictors: pre-existing conditions + fatigue, dyspnea, cough at 3 months. Age, sex, vaccination not significantly associated.

Read the full article here: https://cup.org/47JndiW
Factors associated with persistence or recovery from long COVID 6 months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Factors associated with persistence or recovery from long COVID 6 months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection - Volume 153
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October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Phylodynamic analysis of Slovenia’s 2022 #Mpox outbreak:

🔬 19 introductions, 2 major clusters → importation was the main driver.

Real-time inference can guide targeted control.

Read more: https://cup.org/3Lg7EXg

#Genomics #OutbreakControl
Phylodynamic inference suggests introductions as main driver of Mpox Clade II outbreak in 2022 in Slovenia | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Phylodynamic inference suggests introductions as main driver of Mpox Clade II outbreak in 2022 in Slovenia - Volume 153
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October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Carbapenem resistance in P. aeruginosa: a global red flag 🚨
🦠 Imipenem: 33% resistant
🦠 Meropenem: 23% (and rising since 1997)
🦠 Ertapenem: 61%
These are last-line drugs—and they’re failing fast.

We need new #antimicrobials & strict stewardship now.

🔗 https://cup.org/3LbPqGq

#AMR #Pseudomonas
Worldwide threatening prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Worldwide threatening prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Volume 153
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October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#MRSA in Pakistan: A dangerous mix

📊 85% resistant to ciprofloxacin
⚠️ 45% carry PVL (linked to severe infections)
🔥 Dominant strains: CC8 & ST772 “Bengal Bay”

This is a #publichealth concern - we need better surveillance & smarter antibiotic use.

Read the full article: https://cup.org/4nspMuz
Multiple highly resistant clones of MRSA circulating among patients with skin and soft tissue infection, Peshawar, Pakistan 2021–2022 | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Multiple highly resistant clones of MRSA circulating among patients with skin and soft tissue infection, Peshawar, Pakistan 2021–2022 - Volume 153
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October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Rainfall may drive #leptospirosis risk in NZ. A new study links higher rain levels to increased human cases 1–3 months later, with variation by serovar. Supports rainfall-based early warning systems for targeted response.

🔗 https://cup.org/3VTCSFN

#ClimateHealth #Zoonoses #PublicHealth
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A new predictive chart shows promise for assessing liver cancer risk in hepatitis B patients 🧬

Key factors: cirrhosis, HBV DNA load, alcohol use & family history. Model performed well across multiple hospitals.

🔗 https://cup.org/4o9es7n

#LiverCancer #HepatitisB #PredictiveModel #PublicHealth
Analysis of influencing factors of concurrent primary liver cancer in hepatitis B patients and construction of column chart prediction model | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Analysis of influencing factors of concurrent primary liver cancer in hepatitis B patients and construction of column chart prediction model - Volume 153
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October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🌡️ Can climate shape measles outbreaks?

A China-based study finds humidity + temperature better explain epidemic patterns, especially in the north. Migrant worker influx also linked to higher transmission.

🔗 https://cup.org/4o5Ebxp

#Measles #ClimateHealth #Epidemiology #PublicHealth
Modeling the influences of climate conditions on measles transmission in China | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Modeling the influences of climate conditions on measles transmission in China - Volume 153
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October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
💉 Invasive E. coli hits hardest in older adults.

A global study shows 66% of isolates matched EXPEC9V vaccine serotypes - O25 was most common. Tracking serotypes & resistance is key to future vaccine planning.

🔗 https://cup.org/3KByHMw

#InfectiousDiseases #Vaccines #AMR #Epidemiology
A retrospective global study of the prevalence of O-serotypes of invasive Escherichia coli disease in patients admitted to tertiary care hospitals | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
A retrospective global study of the prevalence of O-serotypes of invasive Escherichia coli disease in patients admitted to tertiary care hospitals - Volume 153
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October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌱 Rare Salmonella ST36 strain caused 100 cases across Sweden in late 2024, mostly in kids & middle-aged adults.

Alfalfa sprouts traced as likely source, despite no bacteria found in samples. Seed safety needs urgent attention.

🔗 https://cup.org/3KZ7i7a

#FoodSafety #Salmonella #PublicHealth
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🤰 #Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy still matters. A national French survey shows 1 in 4 women are seropositive with rates higher in overseas territories & among those with less education. Targeted #PublicHealth action is vital to protect newborns

🔗 https://cup.org/4mR8qXO

#MaternalHealth #HealthEquity
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In Lima’s post-PCV13 landscape, kids show shifting colonization patterns: S. aureus is less common, but S. pneumoniae is rising - mostly non-vaccine strains.
Nearly half of pneumococcal isolates resist macrolides, and 75% resist SXT.
Ongoing #AMR surveillance is essential.

🔗 https://cup.org/4hizwWZ
Antibiotic resistance and factors associated with colonization dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children in Lima, Peru | Epidemiology & Infection
Antibiotic resistance and factors associated with colonization dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children in Lima, Peru - Volume 153
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October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Read September's #mostdownloadedarticle from Epidemiology & Infection 💊

Low-dose aspirin use does not diminish the immune response to monovalent H1N1 #influenza vaccine in older adults.

🔗 https://cup.org/4qf8MdJ
Low-dose aspirin use does not diminish the immune response to monovalent H1N1 influenza vaccine in older adults | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Low-dose aspirin use does not diminish the immune response to monovalent H1N1 influenza vaccine in older adults - Volume 144 Issue 4
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
👩‍⚕ In settings without labs, how reliable are dengue tests?

A review comparing rapid diagnostic tests vs. the tourniquet test finds RDTs far more accurate. TT might help when nothing else is available - but it’s no substitute.

🔗 https://cup.org/4nE4c7b

#Dengue #Diagnostics #GlobalHealth
October 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Risk factors associated with IgG seropersistence to Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium | Epidemiology & Infection, Volume 153

🔗 Read the article here: https://cup.org/4gZE0S6
Risk factors associated with IgG seropersistence to Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Risk factors associated with IgG seropersistence to Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium - Volume 153
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October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
HPV in MSM: a Hong Kong study finds lower prevalence than in Western countries, but vaccine-preventable types like HPV 6 & 11 still dominate.

🔗 Read more: https://cup.org/3WrBTNg

#HPV #PublicHealth
Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection in multi-anatomic sites in men who have sex with men | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus infection in multi-anatomic sites in men who have sex with men - Volume 153
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October 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🌾 Scrub typhus isn’t just a farming issue. A large cohort study in Tamil Nadu found higher risk in women and possible transmission within villages, especially in high-prevalence areas. The link to agriculture? More complex than expected.

🔗 https://cup.org/4q3jYu4

#Zoonoses #GlobalHealth
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🤒 A 12-year study in Poland reveals a recurring early-summer wave of pharyngitis & tonsillitis, especially in kids. Unidentified pathogens may be driving it. Climate & holidays affect spread.

🔗 Read more: https://cup.org/48icAEL

#Epidemiology #RespiratoryHealth #InfectiousDiseases
October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM