EpidemicWatch

EpidemicWatch is a citizen science initiative to track and trace outbreaks of infectious diseases.

🔴 Infectiradar

[Soumya Swaminathan @doctorsoumya]

Deeply saddened to hear of Dr KM Cherians passing. His memoir was just released & we had long conversations recently - about the future of innovation & health technology development in India. Certainly a source of inspiration to many, apart from the countless lives he saved! RIP.

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🔴hMPV outbreak in China.
Should we be worried?
A short 🧵 explaining

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

▶️ Human infections from the #AvianFlu #H5N1 outbreak in cattle were first noted as early as April 2024. Since then, 34 cases have been reported.
Is this a #pandemic in the making ? What can we do to understand better ?
@bani_jolly and I write in @the_hindu today

[EpidemicWatch @EpidemicWatch]

@ArindamPhysics @ramgopal_rao Do we even fund science in India beyond lip service ?
Do we have freedom to do science ?
Do we fund felowships for researchers and postdoctoral fellows ?
Do we release grants in time ?

And worse, we have science bureaucrats and science ministers who don't care anymore.

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🚨 Suspected case of #Mpox in India with travel history to an African country
Clade is not yet known
Patient under isolation as per news reports
https://t.co/AS4RQt5sXP

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🔴 #MysteryFever in Kutch, India . 14 people dead in 6 days https://t.co/4p0NRMgNBi

[The Hindu Science @TheHinduScience]

Dengue control: the unrealised promise of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes https://t.co/m5Yo4GrFLH

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

The Phylogenetic map of Clade Ib #mpox genomes from DRC reveals a number of sub-lineages potentially suggesting continued and persistent transmission of the virus from the estimated Sept 2023 introduction.
Data: @GISAID / @EpidemicWatch

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

To all clinicians in India seeing a spurt of viral infections with fever, body pain and rash- keep #Zika in your differential diagnosis.

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

⌛ I would be keeping track of when the #genome sequences from this #Nipah outbreak comes out in public.

The past does not give me lot of hope though. @ICMRDELHI @icmr_niv .
The dates of collection and availability is as below.

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🔴 Breaking
#Nipah virus confirmed for the 5th time in #Kerala
14-year-old boy from the Malappuram and admitted at Kozhikkode https://t.co/p98JA8HBK2

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

▶️ #Preparedness is key to timely identification of outbreaks and instituting control measures.

The present suspected #Nipah case in Calicut would possibly be a testament to the proactive policies and resource deployment in anticipation.

Hope other states will learn & follow.

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

@bani_jolly and I summarise and write in @the_hindu https://t.co/wR540Bm0v4

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

💬 4th case of #Zika in Pune.
Is it just the tip of the iceberg ?

Zika is possibly not alone. #Nipah, A/#H5N1 - the list is quite long.

The non availability of approved Diagnostics is undermining our ability to detect and contain emerging infectious diseases.

A short 🧵

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

The UK Government is ordering tens of thousands of doses of a vaccine to protect people in the event of an outbreak of #birdflu in the human population, according to inews. https://t.co/yfSuyQGZ8Y

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🚨 DRC approves two #mpox vaccines , following the unprecedented outbreak of Clade I Mpox affecting close to 8000 this year alone. https://t.co/ejTBAbdtZ2

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'Oropouche virus is rapidly spreading in South America. It can cause large outbreaks'

@bani_jolly, senior scientist at Karkinos Healthcare & @vinodscaria, senior consultant at Vishwanath Cancer Care Foundation, write

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/vSWjKHSkos

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

@CDCgov has updated the summary of A/H5N1 Ferret studies
1️⃣ the virus isolated from the human infection was lethal to Ferrets
2️⃣ Spread through close contact, rather than efficient spread through respiratory droplets

🔖 No change in pandemic assessment
https://t.co/ZKpktdGq4J

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

#BirdFlu #H5N1
Experts are concerned, not just because a new mammal is infected, but because
1️⃣ We don't yet know how they are transmitted
2️⃣ Virus is inching closer to humans infecting mammals with close human contact https://t.co/c1UL87blWv

[Vinod Scaria @vinodscaria]

🚨 A little-known pathogen named the #Oropouchevirus is on the move in South America, alarming scientists and public health experts

https://t.co/x2suY1J74Q