Raina MacIntyre

Physician. Field Epidemiologist🔎 Expert in prevention, detection and response 2 epidemics and pandemics. Founder of @Epiwatch_BSP 🇦🇺

[Conor Browne @brownecfm]

Not a headline I ever thought I would see in Belfast. Very much hoping this is a false alarm.

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

UNSW awarded $9 million for three new Centres of Research Excellence https://t.co/cpWc45bsuu

[James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath @JamesThrot]

@jburnmurdoch The neurologist in the room is telling you that the scientific literature is extremely clear on the neurological impacts of SARS-CoV-2

COVID is neurotropic and continues to infect. Loss of grey matter & damage to the cerebral cortex are well documented.

This IS the COVID effect

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Congrats @pushmeet and team!

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Bird flu's spread to foxes prompts calls for 'major rethink' on how city dwellers deal with pest #H5N1 https://t.co/AgZIG26OLp

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

A study of 154 singers found COVID-19 had lasting effects on vocal health. After recovering from COVID, 53% reported persistent vocal changes and 44% new throat clearing. Researchers found COVID more than doubled the risk of voice impairment, showing the need for post-COVID care.

[VaccinesToday @VaccinesToday]

Messages highlighting the cardiovascular benefits of flu vaccination proved more effective than warnings about influenza https://t.co/79LYgbwdFJ via @vaccinestoday #nudge #health #hearthealth #stroke #heartattack #flu

[tern @1goodtern]

As I have been saying repeatedly:
@Sunny_Rae1 Rae Duncan is an amazing person.

[Reuters Health @Reuters_Health]

A new Ebola case has been recorded in an area controlled by AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Congo, the group said, more than two months after it declared the outbreak over in the territory it holds. https://t.co/xx8XQgscA2 https://t.co/xx8XQgscA2

[WIRED Science @WIREDScience]

ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all suffered outages at nearly the exact same time for reasons that remain murky. https://t.co/ACKRTfL2Vn

[EPIWATCH @EPIWATCH_bsp]

(26 Aug - 01 Sept) The EPIWATCH team reviews global outbreaks daily and provides a weekly summary. This week, #Illinois reported 1 #West_Nile_virus case, the 1st confirmed human case of 2026 in the state; & #Japan reported a #botulism case in a 50-year-old female who ate contaminated food.

[EPIWATCH @EPIWATCH_bsp]

Two young men who returned to #India from the #Congo have tested positive for #Ebola.

https://t.co/ao4vVvP8Ib

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

COVID-19 may trigger the same immune pathway as lupus

A new study sheds light on the immune cells responsible for producing autoantibodies in people with COVID.

Read more: https://t.co/aPomhDbFw4

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

An invasive species of mosquito that can transmit viral diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya has been discovered breeding in the UK for the first time
https://t.co/esGU0nHWLf

[Nancy Malek MBBS FANZCA @N95Anaesthetist]

Should doctors reject new knowledge, or embrace it?

Most doctors still believe the myths around COVID.

My presentation gives you the evidence you need to embrace new knowledge and improve patient outcomes.

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Pleased to announce our new @nhmrc
Centre for Research Excellence in preventing epidemics in residential aged care. https://t.co/1vDvxWNAlu

[Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense @Biodefensecomm]

"We have better medical countermeasures, we have better diagnostics, we have better detectors...in some cases things have improved, but in some cases not." On the newest episode of the @Emergent Countermeasures podcast, @DrAshaMGeorge shares her thoughts on preparedness for biological events 25 years after the anthrax attacks. Listen more here: https://t.co/o15bdyO9kH

[The Age @theage]

A three-year-old girl has died after visiting a Victorian petting farm and contracting a serious infection that caused kidney failure and permanent brain damage.

The toddler spent six weeks in Monash Children’s Hospital’s intensive care unit after developing a rare condition called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), which is caused by a type of bacteria that lives in the guts of many farm animals.
https://t.co/sgJOL6gAwi

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

🇳🇿New Zealand Health urges avoiding EDs for non-urgent care. Epidemiologist Michael Baker warns "we are seeing the highest level of influenza activity since 2022," noting tracking is tough since programs were cut for "cost-saving reasons"

https://t.co/QnwDlsnUFt

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Dr. Natalia Hilal performed 'The Possible Truth' at the The BMJ Medics' Revue 2026.

In her words, it is 'a song exploring the stories of marginalised patient groups and the role doctors in a broken NHS and fractured society.'