Katie M Susong | PhD
@kmsusong.bsky.social
Research Fellow - Modeling Climate Sensitive Infectious Diseases
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
December 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
Reposted by Katie M Susong | PhD
Reposted by Katie M Susong | PhD
First autochthonous transmission of dengue 🦟 in 2024 just reported in Texas
102 travel related cases
1 death
Most cases since 2002
#IDSky
dshs.state.tx.us/news-alerts/...
102 travel related cases
1 death
Most cases since 2002
#IDSky
dshs.state.tx.us/news-alerts/...
Texas public health officials announce first locally acquired case of dengue virus in 2024 | Texas DSHS
dshs.state.tx.us
November 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
First autochthonous transmission of dengue 🦟 in 2024 just reported in Texas
102 travel related cases
1 death
Most cases since 2002
#IDSky
dshs.state.tx.us/news-alerts/...
102 travel related cases
1 death
Most cases since 2002
#IDSky
dshs.state.tx.us/news-alerts/...
Reposted by Katie M Susong | PhD
BREAKING: #CDC reports it has confirmed that a child in California tested positive for #H5N1. The child had no known exposures to infected animals or poultry. The child had mild illness and is recovering.
I discuss in this video what cases like this mean, and why they are a bit unsettling.
I discuss in this video what cases like this mean, and why they are a bit unsettling.
Very informative new short video on three H5N1 cases that are causing concern - feat. @helenbranswell.bsky.social h/t @annayeo.bsky.social @statnews.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/i4frp...
Why scientists are worried about three unusual cases of #H5N1 #birdflu in North America
YouTube video by STAT
youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Reposted by Katie M Susong | PhD
Global health can never be global because the global north is truly a “walled world” locking out everyone else
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Passport And Visa Privileges In Global Health
The field of global health is extraordinarily unequal, with privileged people and institutions in the global North dominating all aspects of global health. One form of privilege, the passports and vis...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Global health can never be global because the global north is truly a “walled world” locking out everyone else
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...