This study has been popping up all over the AMR radar for me for the past week; so, when I was stuck in traffic today, I decided to sit down and give the article a read. An interesting read, which does provide insights into the rapid global spread of AMR, this article, however, has been … Continue reading AMR Goes Global: Detection of Allochthonous Anthropogenic AMR Genes in High Arctic Regions
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Beatocello: The Story of Dr. Beat Richner, the Swiss Pediatrician in Cambodia
Thoughts on Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner, a Swiss Pediatrician who consecrated his life to serve the children of Cambodia.
Mapping Infectious Diseases Using Crowdsourced Data Collected With Open-Source Tools
Reflections on a PLOS ONE paper by researchers from Medecins Sans Frontieres, who crowdsourced data using open source tools during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa to get more accurate and up-to-date disease maps.
The Abyss Stares Back: Silos in One Health and the Emergent Need to Breach them
Reflections on recent publications criticising the One Health approach for not having enough cross-sectorality.
Ending Cholera by 2030: Case Management Remains a Key Priority
My reflections on the proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the case management work group of the Global Task Force for Cholera Control, which met in Veyrier du Lac, France, in November, 2018. I spoke about the state of community based management of cholera in India.
Scepticemia 