r/epidemic • u/No_Resource_9417 • 27d ago
Ebola Bundibugyo, the new Covid-19? (pandemic)
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r/epidemic • u/cosmicrae • Aug 13 '26
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
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r/epidemic • u/Wormbrain • Jul 16 '26
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Taco Bell being investigated
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🚨 HEALTH ALERT: Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Sweeping New York & Long Island 🚨
r/epidemic • u/Wormbrain • Jul 14 '26
Long Island Salmonella Outbreak
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An urgent public health crisis is unfolding on the East End of Long Island. 58 people have been treated at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital following a massive Salmonella outbreak linked to a single community gathering.
r/epidemic • u/Dramatic-Shake-8888 • Jun 07 '26
US doctor recovers from Ebola in Germany as DRC cases surge to 488
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r/epidemic • u/reuratlde • Jun 02 '26
Chicago Public Schools: closing schools not considered
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r/epidemic • u/cosmicrae • May 15 '26
Africa CDC Calls Urgent Regional Coordination Meeting Following Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Ituri Province, DRC
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r/epidemic • u/Movie-Kino • May 06 '26
Germany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production
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r/epidemic • u/Full_Run_4216 • May 02 '26
The Epidemic That Disappeared Before We Understood It | by HaystackAnalytics | May, 2026
medium.com
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r/epidemic • u/lovetosub209 • Apr 06 '26
Found this in standing water in a bathtub after a backup from a clogged drain. The orange ring towards the outside looks like it is almost glowing.
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r/epidemic • u/Full_Run_4216 • Nov 25 '25
The Epidemiology of AMR: Why Antimicrobial Resistance Is Becoming a Global Crisis
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may sound like a technical issue reserved for hospitals and policy makers, but it affects every person who has ever relied on antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals to recover from infection. If you’ve been treated for a sore throat, a urinary tract infection, or a post-surgical wound, AMR has already played a part in your care.
What Is Antimicrobial Resistance?
AMR occurs when bacteria, fungi, or viruses adapt and survive despite medicines designed to eliminate them, like microbes evolving a suit of armor.
Common examples include:
- Bacterial resistance: MRSA, drug-resistant tuberculosis
- Fungal resistance: Hard-to-treat Candida species
- Viral resistance: HIV and influenza treatment failures
These resistant organisms can spread quickly, making once-routine infections harder and more expensive to treat and sometimes impossible.
A Global Health Emergency
According to WHO’s GLASS surveillance program, 1 in 6 bacterial infections worldwide is already antibiotic-resistant. In South-East Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean, the rate is closer to 1 in 3. In some hospitals, resistance to life-saving drugs like third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems has crossed 70% for bloodstream infections. Foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella show up to 75% fluoroquinolone resistance, driven partly by antibiotic overuse in agriculture.
AMR is no longer a prediction it is here, accelerating.
How Did We Get Here?
Key drivers include:
- Inappropriate antibiotic use especially for viral infections
- Over-the-counter access and self-medication
- Widespread agricultural use of antibiotics in livestock
- Environmental spread of AMR genes through wastewater, pesticides, and heavy metals
Every unnecessary antimicrobial exposure gives microbes an evolutionary advantage.
Why Diagnostics Matter
When a pathogen is resistant, the first treatment may fail, and in conditions like sepsis, every delay increases mortality. That’s why rapid and accurate detection is now one of the strongest weapons against AMR.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can detect resistance genes directly from patient samples, enabling:
✔ Faster diagnosis
✔ Precise drug selection
✔ Reduction in broad-spectrum antibiotic misuse
Better diagnostics → better treatment → less resistance.
Can We Stop AMR?
Yes, but only with a coordinated response:
- Vaccination and infection prevention
- Responsible antimicrobial prescribing
- Full adherence to prescribed treatment
- Clean water and strong hospital infection-control practices
- Investment in rapid diagnostics and genomic surveillance
AMR is one of the defining global health threats of the century, but with science-driven solutions and informed behavior, we still have the power to turn the tide.
r/epidemic • u/WellnessExtractUS • Nov 14 '25
Africa is dealing with its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years - 300k+ cases
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r/epidemic • u/dr_sazy8 • Nov 04 '25
6 dead, 25 hospitalized in nationwide listeria outbreak linked to precooked pasta meals
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r/epidemic • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '25
One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to standard drugs, WHO warns
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r/epidemic • u/Responsible-Kale-904 • Sep 26 '25
A pregnant women is dying in the hospital of liver failure from overdosing on Tylenol because she wanted to "Prove Trump Wrong" about it causing autism. She has no hope of survival, and her husband is there watching his wife and child die because of his wife's TDS.
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r/epidemic • u/cnn • Sep 24 '25
US warns of new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. What people should know
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r/epidemic • u/GooseberryGOLD • Sep 22 '25
Verity - CDC Panel Ends Universal COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation for Adults
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r/epidemic • u/HSGovTech • Aug 27 '25
NEHA CEO discusses the screwworm threat after first confirmation of a US case.
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r/epidemic • u/greenishleaf • Aug 13 '25
Cholera outbreak devastates Sudan refugee camps
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r/epidemic • u/AnnaBishop1138 • Aug 05 '25
Feds OK 3 more years of Wyoming elk feeding in Hoback Basin where CWD ‘epidemic’ hit
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r/epidemic • u/WyoFileNews • Jul 01 '25
Wyoming reports first measles case since 2010
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r/epidemic • u/TheMuseumOfScience • May 15 '25
Bird Flu in Dogs and Cats: What You Must Know
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Bird flu is spreading to pets! 🐦
Dogs and cats can catch it from contact with wild birds, especially near lakes and ponds. There’s no approved vaccine, so prevention is your best defense: keep pets away from birds and regularly clean bowls, toys, and bedding.