@romerostories
@romerostories.bsky.social
Scientist from Ecuador, currently at UISEK, Quito, Ecuador. Focused on Ecology of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
#science, #scicomm, #writing
More stories at: www.romerostories.com
#science, #scicomm, #writing
More stories at: www.romerostories.com
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@romerostories
@romerostories.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Publications | RomeroStories
Here you can find my latest publications in academic journals related with infectious disease research
www.romerostories.com
To inaugurate, I updated my website with my 4 recent publications involving:
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador
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Exciting PhD opportunity with @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social , @padpadpadpad.bsky.social (Exeter) and myself (Bristol) on gulls, their microbiomes, and role in transmitting disease.
Details below - deadline 13 January!
Details below - deadline 13 January!
January 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity with @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social , @padpadpadpad.bsky.social (Exeter) and myself (Bristol) on gulls, their microbiomes, and role in transmitting disease.
Details below - deadline 13 January!
Details below - deadline 13 January!
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4-year funded PhD: Urban green space as refuge for people and disease vectors under climate change: a double-edged sword
Very interdisciplinary (topic, approach, team): vector ecology, human behaviour; mapping and modelling!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Application deadline: 6 Jan 2025 (1/2)
Very interdisciplinary (topic, approach, team): vector ecology, human behaviour; mapping and modelling!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Application deadline: 6 Jan 2025 (1/2)
November 25, 2024 at 11:53 AM
4-year funded PhD: Urban green space as refuge for people and disease vectors under climate change: a double-edged sword
Very interdisciplinary (topic, approach, team): vector ecology, human behaviour; mapping and modelling!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Application deadline: 6 Jan 2025 (1/2)
Very interdisciplinary (topic, approach, team): vector ecology, human behaviour; mapping and modelling!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Application deadline: 6 Jan 2025 (1/2)
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Chilling final comment to an article on PEPFAR in S Africa:
“So, amid all of these orders, what’s really happening is just a pathway for infectious diseases and for instability and that is bad news, no matter what the executive orders say”
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
“So, amid all of these orders, what’s really happening is just a pathway for infectious diseases and for instability and that is bad news, no matter what the executive orders say”
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Pepfar projects exempted from Trump’s ban on aid for SA
But what is not certain is what will happen to waiver-approved projects once the waiver and the US government’s 90-day period expire.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
February 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Chilling final comment to an article on PEPFAR in S Africa:
“So, amid all of these orders, what’s really happening is just a pathway for infectious diseases and for instability and that is bad news, no matter what the executive orders say”
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
“So, amid all of these orders, what’s really happening is just a pathway for infectious diseases and for instability and that is bad news, no matter what the executive orders say”
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries
https://go.nature.com/4b0AcwE
https://go.nature.com/4b0AcwE
Are PhDs losing their lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling in doctoral degrees
High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries.
go.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries
https://go.nature.com/4b0AcwE
https://go.nature.com/4b0AcwE
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The 4th case of #Mpox in the U.S. (CA, NH, GA, TX) highlights why strong global healthcare systems are crucial to containing outbreaks at the source.
Recent policy shifts have weakened response efforts in Africa—putting everyone at greater risk. #GlobalHealth #OutbreakResponse
Recent policy shifts have weakened response efforts in Africa—putting everyone at greater risk. #GlobalHealth #OutbreakResponse
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The 4th case of #Mpox in the U.S. (CA, NH, GA, TX) highlights why strong global healthcare systems are crucial to containing outbreaks at the source.
Recent policy shifts have weakened response efforts in Africa—putting everyone at greater risk. #GlobalHealth #OutbreakResponse
Recent policy shifts have weakened response efforts in Africa—putting everyone at greater risk. #GlobalHealth #OutbreakResponse
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📢 #PAHO Epidemiological Update #Oropouche 🪰🦟 in the Americas Region 🌎: "The current #outbreak highlights the need to strengthen epidemiological and entomological #surveillance measures, as well as to reinforce preventive measures aimed at the population."
www.paho.org/en/documents...
www.paho.org/en/documents...
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
📢 #PAHO Epidemiological Update #Oropouche 🪰🦟 in the Americas Region 🌎: "The current #outbreak highlights the need to strengthen epidemiological and entomological #surveillance measures, as well as to reinforce preventive measures aimed at the population."
www.paho.org/en/documents...
www.paho.org/en/documents...
#science should work again...these papers simply should not be published...ah! But the borke academic system :( #covid19 #retraction #scicomm www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
#science should work again...these papers simply should not be published...ah! But the borke academic system :( #covid19 #retraction #scicomm www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ask anyone from a Global South country, and they will immediately point out the most visa-hostile countries: USA, UK, Canada, EU (Schengen), and Australia would top the list
communities.springernature.com/posts/visa-f...
communities.springernature.com/posts/visa-f...
Visa-friendly venues for global health meetings
Conference organizers have an obligation to host meetings in locations that are not visa-hostile. Are there ‘visa-friendly’ options that conference organizers should be considering? This crowd-sourced...
communities.springernature.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Ask anyone from a Global South country, and they will immediately point out the most visa-hostile countries: USA, UK, Canada, EU (Schengen), and Australia would top the list
communities.springernature.com/posts/visa-f...
communities.springernature.com/posts/visa-f...
'Planet of the APCs: A decade of progress and setbacks in #openaccess' #openaccess #science #scicomm
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
December 23, 2024 at 2:54 PM
'Planet of the APCs: A decade of progress and setbacks in #openaccess' #openaccess #science #scicomm
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
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December 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
To inaugurate, I updated my website with my 4 recent publications involving:
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador
Publications | RomeroStories
Here you can find my latest publications in academic journals related with infectious disease research
www.romerostories.com
December 23, 2024 at 2:45 PM
To inaugurate, I updated my website with my 4 recent publications involving:
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador
1. #Leprosy in Ecuadorian #armadillos
2. Flooding and #infectiousdiseases
3. #Oropouche virus (book chap)
4. #Anthrax in the black sea.
All free to download at: www.romerostories.com/publications
#science #Ecuador