- Total samples: 9,966 - Collection date level: -Year only: 385 -Month and year: 2,593 -Exact day: 6,988 Analysis: - Calculated time from collection to GISAID submission - Excluded year-only samples - For month-only samples, estimated collection as mid-month - Aggregated data

Detection of MPXV clade IIb in up to 2.7% of discarded condoms (no MSM share, but “collected in collaboration with the LGBTQ community”) in the global South in Dec 23-Apr 24 (while no cases have been notified for ~1 year) confirms clear underreporting. thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Wow, fascinating work. 20000 condoms collected in Global South countries (1000+ in each country) in Dec. 23 - April 2024 by "volunteer scavengers" and LGBTIQ collaborations in brothels and public spaces and tested for Mpox and STIs. No evidence of clade I yet at that stage.

Interesting work on monitoring Mpox by testing discarded condoms from sex workers. Also speaks to the importance of cultivating relationships in vulnerable communities:

It is time to move beyond the words and slogans that often dominate public discourse on these issues: the need to address global inequalities in access to health resources and to coordinate an effective response to health emergencies.

Our new paper is out!. We identified several protein biomarkers in wastewater correlating with COVID-19 case number. Identification of protein biomarkers in wastewater linked to the incid... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper out! Seasonal patterns of influenza incidence and the influence of meteorological and air pollution factors in Thailand during 2009–2019 doi.org/10.1016/j.heli… #influenza #BANGKOK #climate #pollution

📢 We're excited to introduce Pathoplexus, a specialized sequence database for human viral pathogens! 🌍 🧬 Launching with 4 viruses, Pathoplexus.org combines modern open-source software with transparent governance to improve global pathogen sequence sharing. 1/14

The #ICE2024 conference in Japan has been so inspirational. It’s amazing to see so many elementary, jr, highschool presenters. Here’s Jo Nagai, 5th grader, by his poster on learned inheritance. He told me he next wants to do epigenetics/CRISPR on his butterflies! International Congress of Entomology 2024 Kyoto JP

The KP.3.1.1 variant continues its rise to dominance in the US (and many other countries) accounting for most new cases of Covid. New CDC #SARSCoV2 genomics data covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…

Our recent study clearly shows thelancet.com/journals/lanin… there is also a potential risk of #co-transmission of #mpox with with #HPV and higher co-occurrence in global south. I wish this #vaccine initiative will available in #low-income, #countries, especially #LGBTQ communities

Important study that I missed while on holiday. First reassuring real-world evidence from 2 New York hospitals that maternal RSV vaccination does not affect pregnancy outcomes.

【銅メダル🥉獲得🌟】 BC1/BC2チーム ３位決定戦 勝利🏅日本🇯🇵（杉村・廣瀬・遠藤）VS韓国🇰🇷8-3 団体戦におけるメダル獲得は、リオ、東京大会に続き【３大会連続での獲得🎖️】となります‼️ たくさんのご声援ありがとうございました‼️ #杉村英孝 #廣瀬隆喜 #遠藤裕美 #火ノ玉JAPAN #Paralympic #BOCCIA