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Mashup Score: 4This week in outbreaks: April 10 edition - 1 year(s) ago
Flu B comes around and norovirus won’t quit
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Mashup Score: 2This week in outbreaks: April 3 edition - 1 year(s) ago
Happy April! We are starting the new month off on a good note. Influenza like illness (ILI) has been at or below baseline for the fourth week in a row. Activity is currently at its lowest levels since the start of the 2022-2023 season back in October. According to recent data, only 2.3% of visits to the doctor were for ILI, down from a peak of 7.4%. Activity fell slightly in children ages 0-4 and…
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Force of Infection -- This week in outbreaks: April 3 edition https://t.co/jfs3Fx3JW7
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Mashup Score: 1Force of Infection | Caitlin Rivers | Substack - 1 year(s) ago
An epidemiologist on what’s going around. Click to read Force of Infection, by Caitlin Rivers, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of readers.
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If I can visit your inbox even more often, I write a weekly+ newsletter. I update readers on what's going around, plus the occasional essay. https://t.co/B8ivRx8owT
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Mashup Score: 1Flu-like activity finally dips below baseline - 1 year(s) ago
Spring arrives
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My kids are a mess with daylight saving and everyone on my block has norovirus, but at least influenza like illness finally crossed threshold. 🫠 https://t.co/lOJzqCG2Xx
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Mashup Score: 3This week in outbreaks: March 6 edition - 1 year(s) ago
Flu season hangs on by a thread
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The latest in what's going around: influenza like illness is trolling us with six weeks just above baseline. Lots of cold-causing bugs going around. Norovirus high. https://t.co/Mqqza7LnHP
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Mashup Score: 6This week in outbreaks - 1 year(s) ago
Goodbye, February.
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We're rolling into March with influenza like illness hanging on tight, covid stable (which is not the same as low) and some concerning developments in emerging infectious diseases. https://t.co/WZguOBP6kT
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Mashup Score: 34Norovirus (stomach bug) surges, respiratory diseases hold steady - 1 year(s) ago
Outbreaks this week
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Update on what's going around: cold-causing seasonal coronaviruses and norovirus (stomach bug) on the ups. Respiratory viruses are stubbornly sticking around. https://t.co/Cm4sW3j8TP https://t.co/PISBZGQ2b7
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Mashup Score: 0Flu season on the decline - 1 year(s) ago
Positive signs of improvement across age groups and regions
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Good news: Flu season is on the decline, and for now so is covid. Also a reader poll 📨 https://t.co/8KM4IYr6Bp
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Mashup Score: 5Holiday flu season outlook - 1 year(s) ago
Flu season activity has slowed but remains very high
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Holiday flu season outlook: Influenza like illness is down slightly, RSV is down a lot, covid and norovirus (stomach bug) are up. Next up: seasonal coronaviruses? https://t.co/Tifb7sPWMA
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Mashup Score: 7Where are we with the hygiene hypothesis? - 1 year(s) ago
An interview with an immunologist on whether exposure to viruses helps the immune system to develop in children.
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Is it true that kids need to be exposed to germs in order to develop healthy immune systems? I asked @MarshaKarp1, an expert in how the immune system develops, the question on the minds of many parents. From October, still all too relevant. https://t.co/1nrnM0DeVn
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New this morning: This week in outbreaks, flu B activity is up and norovirus won’t quit. News you can use ⬇️ https://t.co/O7AdqHd4Vw