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Application deadline extended to July 4th - don't miss the opportunity, well worth it

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When the Soviet Union collapsed, their health system infrastructure also fell. Combine that with changing vaccine requirements to try and cut costs, and sowing distrust in vaccines, and you got one of the biggest outbreaks of diphtheria in the vaccine era.

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@EURLdiphtheriaPertussis, the European reference laboratory for #diphtheria and #pertussis, supported by @ecdc.europa.eu, has opened its website. European Union and EEA reference laboratories can learn about opportunities of getting involved in EQAs, training and other capacity building activities

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@danielleingle.bsky.social giving a great overview of genomics of emerging #antimicrobial resistance in #Australia @pasteur.fr

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Excited to share the lab's 1rst preprint! Rapid high-res immunofluorescence is now possible in cultured & environmental diatoms thanks to 4-fold expansion microscopy. A step-change for comparative cell biology in one of the most important phytoplankton groups on the planet 🥳 tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2

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🇪🇺 The Institut Pasteur is pleased to announce that two research units, "Lyssavirus, Epidemiology and Neuropathology" and "Biodiversity and Epidemiology of Bacterial Pathogens," have been designated as European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs).

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#microsky community: don't hesitate to follow @esgem.bsky.social , the @escmid.bsky.social study Group on Epidemiological markers

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The BIGSdb-Pasteur project, running under my supervision since 20 years, is looking for a project manager - great opportunity to contribute to this high-profile international resource in the field of reference strain taxonomies, genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance surveillance

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We’re pleased to share two new preprints with results from a structured survey of carbapenem- and/or colistin-resistant Enterobacterales (CCRE), conducted in 37 European countries in 2019. E. coli: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... K. pneumoniae: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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In 2022, Western Europe experienced the largest rise in reported #diphtheria cases in 70 years - with 320 C. diphtheriae cases compared with an annual average of 27 from 2016-2022. How can genetic data of outbreak strains inform targeted interventions? Find out @nejm.org👇🏽👇🏽 #IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

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La désinformation en santé, ça tue ! Et ce fut notamment le cas pendant la pandémie de Covid 19.

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qPCR diagnosis of #diphtheria: you may be interested by our procedure, which is now widely used across European reference laboratories: www.protocols.io/view/identif... @EURLdiphtheriaPertussis thanks @chcrestani.bsky.social for releasing on protocols.io

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Only 2 weeks to apply - Highly recommended high-level, networking-friendly course on antimicrobials and resistance, in the cosy atmosphere of Merieux Fondation premises near the lake in Annecy, France - go for it if you can!

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New postdoc positions with a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in our Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 26th June. research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...

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A new report describes the genetic epidemiology and antimicrobial-resistance patterns of a surge of cases of 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘦 infection that was identified in migrant populations in Europe. Read the full report: nej.md/3HEF3ZS #MedSky #IDSky

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Lots of colorful and revealing language in here about the new NIH Director from NIH staff speaking to @walkerbragman.bsky.social www.importantcontext.news/p/out-of-his...

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Quote Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. Louis Pasteur

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Sexually transmissible shigellosis has gone from an obscure cause of sporadic outbreaks to a sustained endemic AMR priority in only two decades! 🧫💊 Check out our latest preprint to understand how this happened 1/11 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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📢Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of 2 new viral pathogens: RSV (A & B) and HMPV. These respiratory viruses cause a serious health burden, particularly in infants & the vulnerable, & Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve understanding & response. 1/4

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#IMMEM XIV late-breaker abstract submission closes this Friday! Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of the scientific programme on microbial typing & #genomics. Learn more and submit your late-breaker by Friday, 23 May 2025: ow.ly/gBxl50VSlwr #IDSky #clinmicro

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We are pleased to launch the KlebNET Genomic Epidemiology Consortium! We aim to build a public metadata repository; systematic risk framework for global genomic surveillance; and genomic epi reviews for high-impact #Klebsiella clones. Join us here: klebnet.org/klebnet-gsp-... #ABPHM25

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Late breaker abstracts for IMMEM conference, to be held in beautiful Portugal this September, close Friday May 23! Something for the #ABPHM25 crowd to ponder 🤔 www.escmid.org/congress-eve...

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Submit your abstract for the 6th ESCMID Conference on Vaccines by June 1st. Submissions that highlight innovative approaches, emerging technologies, and challenges in vaccine deployment, particularly in low-resource settings are encouraged. ow.ly/2Yr450VQYMK #Vaccines #IDsky #clinmicro

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🇪🇺 Happy Europe Day! We’re proud to be part of a united Europe — working together to protect people’s health and respond to infectious disease threats across borders. From data to action, from prevention to response — ECDC is here for a safer, healthier Europe. #EuropeDay #StrongerTogether

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Our paper on how integrons are biobanks of novel minimal defense systems is now out www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Two main conclusions on this excellent work led by @eloilittner.bsky.social @baptistedarracq.bsky.social 1/n

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'Europe outdoes the US on the three key metrics of a good 21st‑century life: four years more longevity, higher self-reported happiness and less than half the carbon emissions per person' www.ft.com/content/fcf9...

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The 2025 edition of the renown international ICARe course on antimicrobial agents and #AMR (October 11 -19 in #Annecy, France) is open for registration (March 20 to June 21). Organised by Patrice Courvalin, Michael Gilmore & Gerry Wright gdwantibiotics.bsky.social

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#diphtheria session continues with Andreas Hoefer from @ecdc.europa.eu on epidemiological history and resurgence

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#diphtheria session at #escmidglobal 2025 kicked-off by Regina Oladokun on clinical aspects

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Our review on recent advances in #PhageTherapy against Klebsiella pneumoniae is out! We analyze KP-phage interactions from an eco-evo perspective, summarize many lab and clinical trials, and discuss novel approaches like genetic engineering & machine learning. #microsky doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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great experience at #microbio25 in Liverpool, thanks @microbiologysociety.org for hospitality!

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We are back and excited for a great line up of speakers! Klebsiella Seminar Series 2025 starts next week 🙌 Join us on Thursday, April 3rd for Session 1 with talks focused on Pathogenesis. Registration is free at sites.google.com/view/klebclu.... Contact the organizers with any questions! #KlebClub

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📢 permanent research engineer position as leader of the Hub Algorithmics & AI pole at the Institut Pasteur. Come and join us! More details on research.pasteur.fr/en/job/perma...

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Registration for #IMMEM14 is now open! Don't forget it is limited to 350 participants so secure your spot. @escmid.bsky.social @esgem.bsky.social escmid.org/congress-eve...

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Out in medRxiv - importation of high fitness genotypes drive #pertussis macrolide-resistance in France - thanks to @noemielefrancq.bsky.social and my lab colleagues involved www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Great work by Dr. Jason Harris and colleagues at Harvard. First true in-depth evaluation of immune response to Klebsiella bacteremia in humans! Antibody responses in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a prospective cohort study - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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This will be a really exciting webinar, don't miss it if you are working in the AMR genomics field

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Two more weeks to apply to join us in Paris ! research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...

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