Brenda McManus
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Brenda McManus
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Epidemiologist in public health with an academic background in molecular microbiology.
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This is why you should not eat nuts on a plane. A friends child went into anaphylaxis because of it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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hpscireland.bsky.social
Just launched: Ireland’s first data hub for infectious disease outbreaks

📊 Explore data on all notified outbreaks over 5 years:
🔍Filter by disease group
📈Compare weekly stats
📂Access underlying data

The latest innovation in presenting notifiable disease data from @hpscireland
outbreaks.hpsc.ie
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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hpscireland.bsky.social
A Look Back at Ireland’s 2024/2025 Respiratory Virus Season..
Read the article in full: ndsc.newsweaver.ie/4otaa688p3/s...
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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mikehoney.bsky.social
Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom, to early June.

The LP.8.1.* variant was still dominant, but fell to around 38% frequency.

The XFG.* "Stratus" variant grew strongly to challenge at 34%.

#COVID19 #UK #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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June 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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ecdc.europa.eu
#JustPublished:

Slow increases in #COVID19 observed across EU/EEA as a new variant emerges.

NB.1.8.1 has been classified as variant under monitoring.

Read the full #Epi update here:
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

and our press release
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...

#IDsky #EpiSky #COVID
Slow increases in COVID-19 observed across EU/EEA as a new variant emerges
ECDC is closely monitoring increasing SARS-CoV-2 activity in the EU/EEA, and the emergence of the recently identified Omicron-descendant variant NB.1.8.1, which has been associated with a rise in infe...
www.ecdc.europa.eu
June 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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drtedros.who.int
Giving blood is a simple but powerful act — it saves lives.

So today, on #WorldBloodDonorDay, please, if you can, give blood.

And if you have already done it — thank you. 🙏
June 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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voices4vaccines.bsky.social
If things continue the way they're going today, measles will be back soon in the US, and we will have more stories like this.

www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM