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rolandoug.bsky.social
Investigador Hospital Nacional de Niños de Costa Rica, Miembro Academia Nacional de Medicina 🇨🇷. Kawasaki, vaccines, RSV, global health, networks. #IDsky #pedsid PubMed publications👇 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ulloa-gutierrez+r&sort=date&size=200
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Ya podés enviar tu abstract al próximo congreso #SLIPE2025 en Puerto Varas 🇨🇱 del 11-14 de Noviembre 2025 y que será liderado por nuestro colega JP Torres de Chile. Es el congreso más importante de Infectología Pediátrica en Latinoamérica y de nuestra #SLIPE. #idsky Link👇🏾 slipe.org/congreso/202...

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Inadmisible! "The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of #measles in the South Plains region of Texas. At this time, 90 cases have been identified since late January. Sixteen of the patients have been hospitalized." #sarampión #idsky www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

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Iguazú, Brazil 🇧🇷 será la sede del 13th International Respiratory Syncytial Symposium #rsv2025 durante el 12 al 15 de Marzo. Lo último en avances en Virus Respiratorio Sincitial viene a Latinoamérica. #stoprsv #idsky. @peteropenshaw.bsky.social et al. Don’t miss the opportunity. Info👇🏾 www.rsv2025.org

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Todos cordialmente invitados!!! #oropouche Jueves 20 de Febrero, 7pm (Colombia). events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8cc6f6...

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#Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children globally. In 2023, an estimated 107 500 people died from measles, mostly children under age 5. bit.ly/48SAtkf

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#Mycoplasma via @pidjournal.bsky.social: "Our meta-analysis findings indicate that tetracyclines demonstrate > efficacy in achieving a clinical cure compared with macrolides in cases of macrolide-resistant #Mycoplasmapneumoniae." Hot topic en #pedsid #idsky. #PIDJ doi.org/10.1097/inf....

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In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, a study in Nature Communications shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively inactivate the virus, but that it remains infectious in unpasteurised milk. https://go.nature.com/3WRQ8fb 🧪

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Via @nejm.org: "From Jan-1-2022, to Aug-18-2024, a total of 45,652 #mpox cases were clinically diagnosed and laboratory-confirmed in 12 African countries. These cases resulted in 1,492 deaths (case fatality rate, 3.3%).." Un verdadero problema de salud pública! #medsky #idsky doi.org/10.1056/nejm...

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#Dengue: "More than 1/3 of reported cases in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Paraguay and 70% in Guatemala occurred among children < 15 years old. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico accounted for 90% of reported cases and 88% of deaths". Via @jama.com. #medsky #idsky doi.org/10.1001/jama...

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#Dengue autopsies: “Regarding lung findings, we observed that areas of hemorrhage, edema, septal thickening and hyaline membrane formation are characteristics of dengue”. #medsky #idsky #pedsid www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

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Good decision by @idsainfo.bsky.social and its affiliated journals. It is a big responsability to do a good #peerreview! Many good journals should replicate this example. #idsky #pedsidsky academic.oup.com/idsa/pages/i...

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“One day, I looked up the # of people in the world whose first language is not English. It was 95% of the world’s population. That’s a massive number. And I thought, surely we can’t dismiss an issue that is affecting the inclusion of that much of the world.” #medsky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

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#MMRvaccine coverage is particularly low in Gaines County, where nearly 1 in 5 incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year did NOT get the vaccine. The 18% vaccine exemption rate for the county is one of the highest in Texas.” #idsky #pedsidsky #measles #sarampion www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...

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Hoy hace 100 años nació el Dr #TomisakuKawasaki (1925-2020) quien descubrió la #EnfermedadDeKawasaki. Esta es la cardiopatía adquirida más común en niños. Inspirados por él, conformamos en 2013 la red @rekamlatina.bsky.social para estudiar la enfermedad en niños de Latinoamérica. #kawasakidisease

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In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵

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Vía @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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#Mycoplasmapneumoniae officially returned, and the old debates have resumed. Further research with larger unbiased cohorts is needed to better characterize #Mycoplasma infections post-COVID and understand whether and how they have changed.” @jpidsociety.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jpids/articl...

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Y probablemente ese 44% de cobertura contra #influenza va ⬇️ en 🇺🇸 con todo lo que está ocurriendo y más muertes pediátricas injustificadas ocurrirán. Muy lamentable! #idsky #pedsid #pedsidsky

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El #TiPICO ya está calentando motores. 20 y 21 de noviembre de 2025, en Santiago de Compostela …la fórmula de siempre: los mejores ponentes y los temas de máximo interés: Osterhaus, Dagan, Bont…Bloquea tu calendario. Más info pronto en tipicosantiago.com. Reserva tu plaza!

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“The link between the most severe forms of #whoopingcough and the presence of pertactin suggests that vaccination exerts selective pressure on B. #pertussis, causing the bacteria to evolve towards less virulent strains lacking pertactin.” #idsky #tosferina #pedsidsky www.pasteur.fr/en/research-...

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Today is #WorldCancerDay Did you know❓ Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life. Learn more 👉bit.ly/2NeFF8B

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Via @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: “We detected #oropouche IgM in 6/68 newborns with #microcephaly of unknown cause. One infant who died had OROV RNA and antigen in several tissues, including the brain.” We need to monitor these 🇧🇷 findings elsewhere. #idsky #pedsid www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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If you're a pediatrician you should read this nice recent paper by @acasadevall1.bsky.social et al about the discovery of #RSV, the history and scientists behind it, and go back to those years. We've reached recently amazing advances in prevention. #medsky #idsky #pedssky doi.org/10.1128/mbio...

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La cruda realidad también en muchos de nuestros hermanos niños y adultos Latinoamericanos #inmigrantes que sufren o mueren por #zoonosis. Con la participación de nuestro colega experto @drajrodriguezm.bsky.social et al. #idsky #pedsid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

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“Between Jan 1, 2010-Dec 31, 2023, 60 967 suspected cases and 1798 suspected deaths from #mpox were reported in DR Congo (case-fatality ratio 2·9%). The number of reporting provinces ⬆️ from 18/26 provinces in 2010 to 24/26 provinces in 2023”. #medsky #idsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Así es el #sarampión #measles.

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👀 #Mycoplasma: “This study shows that after SARS-CoV-2 infection, the ⬆️ in eosinophils & the ⬆️ in related immune indicators IgE may be closely related to 2dary infection in children with #Mycoplasmapneumoniae”. Interesante. #medsky #idsky #pedsid bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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It’s #CervicalCancer awareness month! The #HPV vaccine is highly effective. It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of cervical cancer.

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0 mortalidad por 🐍 en Eswatini, Africa en el 2024 debido al gran aporte del Instituto #ClodomiroPicado de la #universidaddecostarica. Un trabajo colaborativo donde se demuestra una vez más el gran papel de las universidades públicas como la #ucr de 🇨🇷. #medsky #snakebite www.ucr.ac.cr/noticias/202...

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Another amazing contribution from our Costa Rican 🇨🇷 Instituto #ClodomiroPicado. This time to Africa in terms of 0 mortality in the fight with antivenom against 🐍 . #snakebite #medsky @gavi.org www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

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“We report an ⬆️ of #Mycoplasmapneumoniae respiratory infections during 2023-2024. The positive rate in 2024 is > at 68/1668 (5%) compared with 2023 at 9/1264 (0.7%), highlighting the Mp increased circulation in north-west 🇮🇹”. #Mycoplasma #medsky #idsky #pedsid #pedsidsky doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

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“In this cohort study, MIS-C cases clustered into 3 subgroups with distinct clinical phenotypes, severity, and distribution over time. Use of clusters in future studies (…) may identify groups at highest risk for severe outcomes”. #covid19 #pedsID #pedsicu #idsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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A recent study by the Institut Pasteur highlights the emergence of a cholera strain resistant to 10 antibiotics, including key treatments azithromycin and ciprofloxacin. This study demonstrates the need to strengthen global surveillance of the cholera agent. 🌍🔬 #cholera #AntibioticResistance

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#H5N1: keep you 👀 on it. #birdflu #influenzaaviar #IDsky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Via #JAMApediatrics: What Parents Should Know About Allergic Rhinitis. #pedssky doi.org/10.1001/jama...

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Severe rhabdomyolisis by #Mycoplasmapneumoniae via #PIDJ. Probablemente ya las hemos visto antes pero ahora se investiga más o publica más de #Mycoplasma. El tiempo lo dirá. #idsky #pedsid #pedsidsky journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

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#birdflu Suena lógico como en otras enfermedades. #H5N1 #IDsky www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

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#Nirsevimab para #VRS en 🇨🇱Chile: “This strategy would have significantly ⬇️ the strain on the healthcare system during the seasonal surge, ⬇️ 13,533 ICU & 27,465 hospital bed requirements, alongside 46,886 ER visits”. #IDsky #RSV #stoprsv #vrslatam www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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🎉 The International Precision Vaccines Conference (IPVC) 2025 is 10 months away! Check out our IPVC 2025 website for information regarding confirmed speakers, sponsors, and more. 💉 #IPVC2025 www.precisionvaccinesconference.org

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Join PVP at #WVC2025 in Washington, DC on April 21st - 25th, 2025! 💉For 25% off registration, use code BCH25 🌍 #WVCDC terrapinn.com/WVCDC/BCH2025

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🇬🇧 The english version story of how our #REKAMLATINA network was born to study #kawasakidisease in Latin American children was published in 2014. It was oficial launched on June 28, 2013 during our #SLIPE congress in 🇧🇷. @rolandoug.bsky.social #enfermedaddekawasaki. Link: 👇🏾 doi.org/10.4067/s071...

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🇪🇸 La historia en español de cómo nació nuestra red #REKAMLATINA de #enfermedaddekawasaki fue publicada en 2013. La red nació el 28-Jun-2013 durante el congreso #SLIPE en 🇧🇷 para estudiar esta enfermedad en niños Latinoamericanos. @rolandoug.bsky.social #kawasakidisease 👇🏾 doi.org/10.4067/s071...

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In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research https://go.nature.com/4gc0Bc5

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Que serio esto. Leemos #MMWR. “For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the #CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the Trump administration” www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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