Pleased to see our paper on the diphtheria outbreak we have been working on since the very first case is out! Genomic analysis of an outbreak of toxin gene bearing Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Northern Queensland, Australia… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37212056/

Gonorrhoea keeps us on our toes🦠 @amaliedyda Amy Jennison Colleen Lau James Wood MicroDx UQ UQ News UQ Medicine Our UQ collaboration with UNSW and Public Health Microbiology, Queensland. medicine.uq.edu.au/article/2023/0…

🧵 Hello from day 1 of the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2023. The Opening Plenary, starting now, is titled 'Whole of society: future approach to infectious diseases prevention and control'. #CDIC2023

Great to hear Prof Paul Kelly - CBR provide an update on Australian CDC aka ACDC at Public Health Australia #CDIC2023 - activities it will undertake, and roles & functions it will won't perform. >AUD90m commitment from Aus government to support preparedness & future emergencies; and NCD prevention.

Looking forward to WHO updates and the launching of the WHO STI Laboratory Manual at the first day of the STI & HIV World Congress, Chicago #STIHIV2023

We have commenced with updates to our foundational projects #salmonella #shigella and #tuberculosis from the project leads #APGSymposium #pathogengenomics #research #publichealth Patiyan Andersson Jessica Webb Alireza Zahedi Eby M Sim

UQ Genomics Symposium is coming up 30th of August 9-11:30am🧬

Celebrating another year of Australian Pathogen Genomics Program at our Annual Symposium. Always a pleasure hosting our partners and reflecting on the exciting advances made throughout our flagship projects! Thanks to everyone who made the journey 🥳

Public Health Alert – Listeria detected in commercial food product Commercial food operators are being warned to stop using a shredded chicken product after it was identified as the probable source of a nationwide Listeria cluster. Read more👉health.qld.gov.au/news-events/do… #QldHealth

Hospital listeria outbreak solved by Queensland food detectives, with a NSW poultry supplier to blame - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-09-3…

CDGN members gathered in Canberra today for the 2023 Annual Meeting, to discuss priorities, advance current activities and identify new opportunities, including in metagenomics, teaching & training, and emerging tech.

Seeking a Genomic Epidemiologist to work with our Public Health Virology and Microbiology genomics teams - permanent senior role, great conditions working on the frontline solving public health outbreaks. smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-QLD53… #PublicHealth #Genomics #microbiology ASM

Seeking a great leader and virologist to the lead the Qld Public Health Virology lab smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-539602 ASM

Did you know, STEC without the LEE pathogenicity island have public health implications too? 🧬 microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Come and hear these fantastic speakers at the Pathogen Genomics satellite at Queenstown Research Week!

Just got to Queenstown for #QRW2024! Excited for the Pathogen Genomics Satellite, with Amy Jennison on how #PublicHealth genomics tackles emerging bacterial threats, & Michelle Wille on #Genomics of #AvianInfluenza & Australia’s #HPAI preparedness🧬 My advice: bring an umbrella☔️

Plenary speaker Amy Jennison (Queensland Health) on #Genomics for responding to emerging bacterial public health threats 🧬WGS in #PublicHealth labs 🦠Post-COVID applications 🔬Case studies: B. pseudomallei, C. diphtheriae 🔍 Metagenomics for diagnostics & surveillance #QRW2024

Enjoying a fabulous line up of speakers showcasing genomics for public health, one health and health care acquired infections in NZ (with a sprinkle of Australia in there!) at the Pathogen Genomics stream at Queenstown Research Week #qrw Rhys White 🧬 Jemma Geoghegan