Izak Heys

Infectious diseases physician. Love to surf. 🌍

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

@EDBRIGlobal @codingbrown @chrishook1980 @RCEMGlobal Ha, thanks for listening and job done! Here’s a bit more from @WHO https://t.co/Owz2VN1EWb

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@adamalih @RoshinaG @MedicineNbt @NorthBristolNHS Ha! And how it started…eventually

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@SouthAfricanASP @TelGlobalHealth Thoughts are with you all!

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@infection_doc @grahamscooke Fantastic! Well done Chris👏👏👏

[NICH🙏KAIE. Bienvenue🫶 Entrée libre 🤡 @nichkaie]

Le plus beau des métiers 🖍️
#jesuisprof

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[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

Thanks for interesting meeting @RSTMH
Benefits of virtual meetings - ☀️and ☕️ (bottomless) but prefer the in-person version. There goes my screen time.
Well done to all the team #RSTMH2020

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

Fascinating. You’d hope for friendly 🐕

[Ahmed @alugelo]

Rabies coordinator using Facial Recognition App to capture dog’s image. The app is being used in the Mara region to collect dog information and determine the vaccination status of dogs against rabies @RabiesFreeTZA @rabidbites @AO_ASPIRE @felixjlankester @hampson_katie

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

Importance of retrospective tracing adding more effective prospective infection control - highlighted by two different speakers
#RSTMH2020

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

Review of SARS outbreak 2003 by Prof Heymann of @LSHTM as well as progression of possible previous pandemic from 1880’s with CoV-OC43. Will COVID-19 follow a similar path?
#RSTMH2020

[Nanyingi Mark 🏀⛹️‍♂️🚴 @Nanyingih]

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS IN 21ST CENTURY

Prof. David Heymann @LSHTM outlining the epidemiological transmission, #OneHealth zoonotic pathways, virus co-evolution, human behaviour, global travel and economic meltdown due to outbreaks of #MERSCov #SARS
#RSTMH2020 #EmergingDiseases

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

Great overview of diphtheria outbreak 2017 🇧🇩 by @katewhitemsf at
#RSTMH2020 meeting. Complexities of clinical diagnosis.
A: left bottom

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Taking pandemic sequelae seriously: from the Russian influenza to #COVID19 long-haulers—this week's the Art of Medicine essay by Mark Honigsbaum (@honigsbaum) & Lakshmi Krishna (@TheLakshmiK) https://t.co/fYFdAKd4Bw

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

“COVID-19 reinfection not surprising”, “immunity and vaccination still an open question”
Fascinating panel and discussion on “Insights on COVID-19” - more questions than answers.
Interesting models regarding networks of school aged children as potential for spread.
#RSTMH2020

[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene @RSTMH]

Dr Benido Impouma @WHOAFRO covers #COVID19 in #Africa. With a strong leadership from @MoetiTshidi, to country ownership & local response, they're now seeing a decline in cases & an R<1. Still, ~80% cases are asymptomatic so case tracking & resilience building is key. #RSTMH2020

[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene @RSTMH]

📢 The #RSTMH Annual Meeting 2020 on #EmergingDiseases and #Outbreaks is about to kick off at 11am BST. We can't wait to welcome our colleagues in #GlobalHealth 🌍⚕️ to this fantastic event. 🐍 🐛 🦟 🦠 🔬 🧫 🧪 💉 ⚗️ 😷 🏥 💊 🌡️

#RSTMH2020

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

@dave_hettle @DrNeilStone @Microbedoc2 @RunningMadProf Does look like larvae of a botfly. Not aware of urinary infestation?

[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene @RSTMH]

Geographical differences of global infections that cause non-malarial fever. #GlobalHealth

[Izak Heys @IzakHeys]

A wonderful project with lots of engagement and enthusiasm. Good to see joined up teaching across all ward staff and wider MDT. Plenty of potential @LuisaBti @Marianne_Ev @Sharonasmith5 @NBT_QSIT

[Graeme Meintjes @graemein]

The gravity of this day in SA history should never be forgotten

[Marc Lipsitch @mlipsitch]

And more good news from studies by Korea CDC : the “repositives” are shedding only dead virus