Bev Paterson
@travel-epi.bsky.social
Australian epidemiologist consulting on pandemic planning and health security. Working everywhere. Travelling everywhere. Living in gorgeous Tasmania
Dear European public health colleagues - as an Australian I’m staggered by the numbers of smokers and vapers in Europe. What is going on? They’re everywhere. I haven’t come across a single outdoor eating area that’s not full of nicotine. Please explain.
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dear European public health colleagues - as an Australian I’m staggered by the numbers of smokers and vapers in Europe. What is going on? They’re everywhere. I haven’t come across a single outdoor eating area that’s not full of nicotine. Please explain.
I think about this every time I travel so I thought I’d make a video. (Not giving up my day job…)
youtu.be/wXga-TGKlkE?...
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How to not get sick when you're travelling on a plane
YouTube video by TravelWellGuide
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October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I think about this every time I travel so I thought I’d make a video. (Not giving up my day job…)
youtu.be/wXga-TGKlkE?...
youtu.be/wXga-TGKlkE?...
Thoughts from a beginner vlogger
August 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thoughts from a beginner vlogger
Horrified that CDC Atlanta has been the target of a shooter.
Also, it doesn’t rate a mention in the Australian press.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
Also, it doesn’t rate a mention in the Australian press.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
Gunman in CDC shooting near Emory University has been identified | CNN
Gunfire riddled CDC headquarters in Atlanta. A police officer is dead. And the shooter may have blamed a possible illness on vaccines.
www.cnn.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Horrified that CDC Atlanta has been the target of a shooter.
Also, it doesn’t rate a mention in the Australian press.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
Also, it doesn’t rate a mention in the Australian press.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/u...
Off to #Cambodia for my third visit in 6 months. Helping the government with drafting their #pandemicplan
Great to see countries taking this initiative before all the lessons from #COVID-19 have been forgotten.
Great to see countries taking this initiative before all the lessons from #COVID-19 have been forgotten.
June 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Off to #Cambodia for my third visit in 6 months. Helping the government with drafting their #pandemicplan
Great to see countries taking this initiative before all the lessons from #COVID-19 have been forgotten.
Great to see countries taking this initiative before all the lessons from #COVID-19 have been forgotten.
Failed to see the Aurora Australis last night due to cloud cover but managed a very nice sunrise instead
#Tasmania #Tassielife #PrimroseSands
#Sunrise
#Tasmania #Tassielife #PrimroseSands
#Sunrise
June 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Failed to see the Aurora Australis last night due to cloud cover but managed a very nice sunrise instead
#Tasmania #Tassielife #PrimroseSands
#Sunrise
#Tasmania #Tassielife #PrimroseSands
#Sunrise
April 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Genomic Epidemiology
Foundation and public health
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theoretical
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Phylogenetic trees
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Bacterial Genomics
Bacterial genome
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Advanced concepts
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Gene transfer and evolution
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Genomic Epidemiology
Foundation and public health
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theoretical
buff.ly/zTKSgWI
Phylogenetic trees
buff.ly/ZD7hGqu
Bacterial Genomics
Bacterial genome
buff.ly/DwaPiTR
Advanced concepts
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Gene transfer and evolution
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Introduction to Genomic Epidemiology pt 1
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Genomic Epidemiology
Foundation and public health
buff.ly/jB2E6bR
theoretical
buff.ly/zTKSgWI
Phylogenetic trees
buff.ly/ZD7hGqu
Bacterial Genomics
Bacterial genome
buff.ly/DwaPiTR
Advanced concepts
buff.ly/CBOdYPJ
Gene transfer and evolution
buff.ly/cRFb9Y0
Genomic Epidemiology
Foundation and public health
buff.ly/jB2E6bR
theoretical
buff.ly/zTKSgWI
Phylogenetic trees
buff.ly/ZD7hGqu
Bacterial Genomics
Bacterial genome
buff.ly/DwaPiTR
Advanced concepts
buff.ly/CBOdYPJ
Gene transfer and evolution
buff.ly/cRFb9Y0
Reposted by Bev Paterson
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
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is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
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April 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
is right. You can humiliate and fire us. But we will not stay down. Because we truly believe in our mission. We fight for people. We fight for kids. For the right to survive and the hope to thrive.
Goodnight friends. Get some rest.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Bits flu has been discovered in a sheep. Main concern here is the spread into more mammals.
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England
H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say experts
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bits flu has been discovered in a sheep. Main concern here is the spread into more mammals.
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
It’s our fault for failing to communicate about uncertainty. That we make the best decisions we can based on imperfect data. That those decisions can change when we know more. We need to clearly state what we know and what we don’t know.
Yep. Increasingly, distrust driven by lies & ideology.
Why Do People Distrust Science? www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/self...
"Distrust in science is fueled by misinformation, cognitive biases, and past mistakes."
"Skepticism is healthy. Blind distrust is not."
Why Do People Distrust Science? www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/self...
"Distrust in science is fueled by misinformation, cognitive biases, and past mistakes."
"Skepticism is healthy. Blind distrust is not."
Why Do People Distrust Science?
Science skepticism is rising. Learn why people distrust science—and how to think critically in a world full of misinformation.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s our fault for failing to communicate about uncertainty. That we make the best decisions we can based on imperfect data. That those decisions can change when we know more. We need to clearly state what we know and what we don’t know.
Reposted by Bev Paterson
If you need a break from the dismantling of #publichealth, here are some inspiring ideas to help with a #hiking escape to #Australia or #Japan
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www.croakey.org
February 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
If you need a break from the dismantling of #publichealth, here are some inspiring ideas to help with a #hiking escape to #Australia or #Japan
www.croakey.org/wp-content/u...
www.croakey.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Bev Paterson
"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Stunning #BengMealeaTemple - 12th century temple crumbling in a #Cambodian jungle.
Also extraordinary - 438 #landmines and 809 UXOs removed from this site over the last twenty years.
Also extraordinary - 438 #landmines and 809 UXOs removed from this site over the last twenty years.
February 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Stunning #BengMealeaTemple - 12th century temple crumbling in a #Cambodian jungle.
Also extraordinary - 438 #landmines and 809 UXOs removed from this site over the last twenty years.
Also extraordinary - 438 #landmines and 809 UXOs removed from this site over the last twenty years.
Here’s a picture of an elephant I fed and walked through the forest with today.
I didn’t think about American politics at all.
She’s a retired #elephant who used to give rides to tourists visiting Cambodia’s temple. Now she plays.
#KulenElephantForest #Cambodia
I didn’t think about American politics at all.
She’s a retired #elephant who used to give rides to tourists visiting Cambodia’s temple. Now she plays.
#KulenElephantForest #Cambodia
February 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Here’s a picture of an elephant I fed and walked through the forest with today.
I didn’t think about American politics at all.
She’s a retired #elephant who used to give rides to tourists visiting Cambodia’s temple. Now she plays.
#KulenElephantForest #Cambodia
I didn’t think about American politics at all.
She’s a retired #elephant who used to give rides to tourists visiting Cambodia’s temple. Now she plays.
#KulenElephantForest #Cambodia
Reposted by Bev Paterson
Likely to be the avian variant which seems to be regularly more severe than the bovine variant.
AFD Blog `Wyoming Reports Their 1st Confirmed Human Case Of #H5N1 - Reportedly Hospitalized' afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/02/wyom...
Wyoming Reports Their 1st Confirmed Human Case Of H5N1 - Reportedly Hospitalized
Credit Wikipedia #18,621 Although it is not reflected in the CDC's latest update , the Wyoming Health Department is reporting a (CDC) conf...
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February 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Likely to be the avian variant which seems to be regularly more severe than the bovine variant.
THIS IS MADNESS
As a graduate of the Australian equivalent this is unbelievable.
Does the US administration consider consequences at all? Did they not learn anything from the COVID experience?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
As a graduate of the Australian equivalent this is unbelievable.
Does the US administration consider consequences at all? Did they not learn anything from the COVID experience?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
THIS IS MADNESS
As a graduate of the Australian equivalent this is unbelievable.
Does the US administration consider consequences at all? Did they not learn anything from the COVID experience?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
As a graduate of the Australian equivalent this is unbelievable.
Does the US administration consider consequences at all? Did they not learn anything from the COVID experience?
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Reposted by Bev Paterson
Hard to overstate how funny and perplexing it is that the U.S. is still submitting Article 6's right now. Say what you will about international law but the IHR stays winning
At a press conference this week, WHO's Maria Van Kerkhove said that America has stopped sharing influenza data through FluNet and FluID
"we have not had direct communication, with CDC, related to influenza
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"we have not had direct communication, with CDC, related to influenza
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![A screenshot of text that reads in part: "Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO [00:16:46] U.S. is reporting cases of avian influenza through IHR channels. So we have had reports of a H1N2v of swine virus through IHR, a human detection. We’ve also had a human case of H5 that has been reported through IHR channels. CDC right now is not reporting influenza data through the WHO global platforms, FluNet, FluID, that they’ve been providing information for many, many years. And we have not had direct communication, with CDC related to influenza, we are communicating with them, but we haven’t heard anything back. We are receiving information on avian influenza, through animal infections, USDA has published some information online. So we do know about some circulation that’s happening in dairy cattle, but as DG has said, we welcome active technical exchange with our colleagues in the U.S. And there are very important meetings that are taking place, and we welcome, as always, the engagement of our technical](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uxvc5nwyutzf5gtu4x7jqyk3/bafkreicplllhkrbzac4dshf6s3jz2z3buua6fdrilndwup4pnypnr6jtjm@jpeg)
February 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hard to overstate how funny and perplexing it is that the U.S. is still submitting Article 6's right now. Say what you will about international law but the IHR stays winning
Finally fulfilling a Year 9 Social Studies dream (after more years than I care to mention). Thanks Mr White for your inspirational teaching all those years ago.
#AngkorWat #Cambodia #TaPromhTemple
An amazing week exploring #SiemReap
#AngkorWat #Cambodia #TaPromhTemple
An amazing week exploring #SiemReap
February 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Finally fulfilling a Year 9 Social Studies dream (after more years than I care to mention). Thanks Mr White for your inspirational teaching all those years ago.
#AngkorWat #Cambodia #TaPromhTemple
An amazing week exploring #SiemReap
#AngkorWat #Cambodia #TaPromhTemple
An amazing week exploring #SiemReap
One of the oldest trees on the planet, a Huon pine, is under threat from bushfires in #Tasmania
Bushfire in Tasmania's Takayna/Tarkine burns within metres of ancient stand of Huon pine - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Bushfire in Tasmania's Takayna/Tarkine burns within metres of ancient stand of Huon pine - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
One of the oldest trees on the planet, a Huon pine, is under threat from bushfires in #Tasmania
Bushfire in Tasmania's Takayna/Tarkine burns within metres of ancient stand of Huon pine - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Bushfire in Tasmania's Takayna/Tarkine burns within metres of ancient stand of Huon pine - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
When the fake trees are disturbingly pleasing
#Singapore
#Singapore
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the fake trees are disturbingly pleasing
#Singapore
#Singapore