High consequence infectious disease cases in the UK between 1962 and 2023 - the definitive list, described in our latest paper: #HCID @HPRUezi @PSIOxford @RoyalFreeNHS.

Good news! The deadline for applications have been extended by one week. Closing date is now 17:00h on Friday 11th July.

A new PhD studentship opportunity in the NIHR HPRU in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, based at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine:

RT @RCObsGyn: Dr Alison Wright has been elected as the next RCOG President and will take up office in December 2025. Congratulations @AliWr….

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Spot on.

HPRU Clinical Fellow at University of Liverpool @HPRUezi

The upsurge in mpox cases, ongoing since 2024, continues to represent a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Revised temporary recommendations have been issued by WHO. More info is available here:

Come study with us! A new DPhil (PhD) studentship from the @HPRUezi , based at @PSIOxford. This great project will investigate exposure risks & proportionate biocontainment measures for emerging & high consequence infectious diseases. Apply by 5pm 4th July

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Our latest collaborative study, describing air and surface sampling around patients with clade 1b #mpox admitted to hospital isolation rooms in England. @HPRUezi @PSIOxford @RoyalFreeNHS @UKHSA.

This comes across to me like a contemporary snake oil company. As @mgtmccartney suggests, they need to demonstrate benefit AND an absence of harms from screening offered; CEO's reply doesn't do this. The use of NHS logo is deliberate. It falsely suggests endorsement by the NHS.

RT @mgtmccartney: appalled by this company on linkedin, dismayed that qualified GPs are associated with this private non evidence based scr….

Extent of antibiotic prescribing in primary care based on risks of infection-related hospital admissions Deciding who needs abx in primary & urgent care is often difficult, for multiple reasons. I think reliable, discriminatory POCTs could help; need R&D.

RT @LoftusSteve: The decline the UK is in is of our own doing. We vote for comforting lies, so that's what manifestos give us. We need to….

Kudos to my friend and colleague Barry Atkinson, from Diagnostics and Pathogen Characterisation at UKHSA, who led this paper and also produced the impressive and very useful timeline figure.

Case series of the first five human infections with monkeypox virus clade Ib and report on the public health response, United Kingdom, October to November 2024

I'm not surprised. I guess the people who preached about the benefits of using HEPA filters everywhere, without good supporting evidence, will not be sharing this. Real life data is so important, and so frequently disappointing & bubble-bursting. Kudos to the study investigators.