1 in 5 US retail milk samples test positive for H5N1 avian flu fragments. This suggests extent of infection in dairy cows may be under estimated. ‘Fragments’ does not mean there is an infection risk but this needs confirmation by looking for viable virus. cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz…

Sorry, I’m rubbish at this:

Here is part two.. geographic distribution, lots of urban cases (see Lagos).

Data are from NCDC.
Link to figures: try this

researchgate.net/profile/Friday…

I think probably predictable.

researchgate.net/profile/Franci…

MPox cases Nigeria 2017-2022. Gender distribution: male>>female and …

Thought provoking and wonderfully honest. Should we “surrender the heroic imagery of the intrepid shoe-leather epidemiologist.”? gh.bmj.com/content/9/4/e0…

Genital MPox was first identified SEVEN years ago. In retrospect, there have been clear red flags for years. We need to pay much closer attention. We need annual expert assessment of major infectious disease risks and their mitigation. science.org/content/articl…

New mpox clade 1 lineage identified in DR Congo outbreak. Why near simultaneous growth of clade 1(a) transmission and emergence of clade 2b and this new clade 1(b)? Can loss of population immunity from smallpox vaccination programme fully explain this? cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/new-mpox-…

🔴 LIVE UPDATE: #RECOVERYTrial has revolutionised the way we research #InfectiousDiseases . We're excited to host the first #RECOVERYMeeting2024 in Nepal to discuss its impact & future directions!

Nuffield Department of Medicine Oxford Population Health (OxPop) Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia Pandemic Sciences Institute Wellcome

📢 Now at #RECOVERYMeeting2024

Discover the future of #RECOVERYTrial explore #influenza , community-acquired #pneumonia & research opportunities beyond COVID-19 with Dr Leon Peto

Nuffield Department of Medicine
Oxford Population Health (OxPop)
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Pandemic Sciences Institute

Excited to start RECOVERY trial international collaborators’ meeting ⁦in Nepal ⁦Pandemic Sciences Institute⁩ ⁦Oxford Population Health (OxPop)⁩ ⁦OUCRU⁩
⁦FCDO Research⁩

The number of dairy cow herds where #H5N1 #birdflu infection has been detected has increased to 20, in 6 states. It was 17 yesterday.
Breakdown is: Texas, 9; NM, 4; Kansas, 3; Mich, 2; Idaho & Ohio, 1 each.
aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

Check out Emily’s poster A367 if you’re at #Microbio24 Microbiology Society - session starts at 5:15pm!

Dung (Dung Nguyen) from our group presented on the enhancement of SARS-CoV-2 infection by the anti-fungal drugs Amphotericin B and Nystatin Microbiology Society #Microbio24

Large-scale phenotyping of patients with long COVID post-hospitalization reveals mechanistic subtypes of disease ⁦ISARIC⁩ nature.com/articles/s4159…

Very happy with the first patient enrolled in the #Recovery trial in Europe. Ecraid and University of Oxford collaborate to continue this adaptive trial - highly successful during the pandemic - for patients with influenza in EU countries. @peterhorby
ecraid.eu/news/recovery-…

My new correspondence The Lancet. Globalisation of clinical trials would not only benefit researchers from LMICs, but also patients from LMICs who deserve equal rights to getting standard of care and evidence-based treatment Sangeeta Bhusal Buddha Basnyat thelancet.com/journals/lance…

📢18+ residents of UK🇬🇧: Help us better understand public sentiment towards those affected by mpox, formerly known as #monkeypox . Participate in the anonymous survey about #mpox stigma➡️ bit.ly/mpoxstigma
#StigmaSurvey

Data on research funding & clinical evidence is crucial for an R&D ecosystem to respond to future outbreaks & achieve the #100DaysMission . The new pandemicpact.org does just that, enabling understanding of R&D capacity for informed funding, prioritisation & partnerships 💻

To achieve the #100DaysMission when a PHEIC is declared, work needs to be done in inter-pandemic periods:
🤝Coordinate R&D budgets for prototype libraries
🧪Fund Dx
💊Enhance Tx pipelines
🥼Take a preparatory regulatory approach 
⚕️Make clinical trial infrastructure sustainable

That comparison is now closed and we will be examining the results over the coming months.

RECOVERY update:

49,000 pts enrolled.

And on Sunday 31st March, we closed the final COVID comparisons.

We continue to study treatments for flu & community-acquired pneumonia.

And are ready to respond to future outbreaks if needs be.

Thank you to so many for so much support.