Working hypotheses on hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children. Meera Chand ECCMID 2022

Amazing article on the role of epidemiologists in giving advice I previously said, “Science can inform decisions, but it does not make them. Value judgements are needed…that is the job of policy makers. Not scientists” I prefer how David Spiegelhalter puts it gregmantell.substack.com/p/leading-acad…

Verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden zijn de basis, het hart en de ziel van de zorg. Heb professioneel, maar ook door persoonlijke ervaringen diep respect voor jullie allemaal. Deze dag is onvoldoende. Het moet een jaar zijn. En volgend jaar weer.

For children there is a 8-10 years lag in the availability of new antibiotics for children compared to adults. For neonates even a 10-12 year lag. Accelerated programs for children and neonates are needed! Mike Sharland ESPIDSociety #ESPID2022

About hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children. Spoiler alert: still unknown.

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"Human monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic viral disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV). The clinical presentation is similar to smallpox. Human monkeypox causes outbreaks in the tropical rainforest regions of Central and West Africa" ecdc.europa.eu/en/all-topics-…

Join ID experts TOMORROW, May 24, at 6am ET for a breaking webinar on #monkeypox. Hosted in partnership with ESCMID. Watch here: bit.ly/3MAQ4cs *A recording will be available.

In dit geval is voorkomen echt beter dan genezen. Maar mocht het je de komende dagen toch te heet onder de voeten worden, dan komt deze infographic wellicht van pas. Hitte-uitputting versus hitteboerte 🥵

A brief thread on Influenza H5N1 avian influenza. H5N1 is one of several Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) lineages circulating in birds. It emerged in 1996, and caused major 'panzoonotics' in wild birds and poultry in 2005-2007 and 2021-2022. 1/ ecdc.europa.eu/en/zoonotic-in…

Interessante site: pubcasefinder, een online database waar je o.b.v steekwoorden tot (differentiaal) diagnose kan komen van oa infectieziekten.

My team at Radboudumc has a PhD student position available! Do you want to help improve treatment outcome for people with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease? Join us for this cool collaborative project! radboudumc.nl/en/vacancies/1… #ntm #tuberculosis #microbiology #Immunology

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