mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06forever virologist but not a working one. past researcher. PCR guy. past lab manager. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. Australian.
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Mamdani floats arresting Netanyahu if he visits NYC for UN General Assembly
Statement from the International Hantavirus Society and members of the international hantavirus research and clinical community regarding Andes virus transmission and the current outbreak investigation
Version 4.
Spanish case added.
Latest version pinned to the top of my timeline.
Version 3.
I've extended the orange-shaded area to cover the full 45 days (WHO number) and indicated each week since the date post-onset of Case 1's symptoms (dpo).
May 10th was a day when 2 people became symptomatic and also tested positive. I've used green
Disease Outbreak News (WHO)
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599
Just a few things about poliomyelitis ('polio') and poliovirus, the enterovirus that causes this disease.
https://virologydownunder.com/a-little-virus-that-still-can-poliovirus-and-poliomyelitis/
Is this the simple reason?
3/3
What happened to Covid?
“While new and sometimes unexpected SARS-CoV-2 lineages will continue to emerge, the global population now has sufficient immunity that a variant causing major public health impact, i.e. severity, is unlikely, though not impossible”
What does a positive PCR result mean...or not mean?
-from back in 2019
https://virologydownunder.com/what-does-a-positive-pcr-result-mean-or-not-mean/
"It is antisemitic to treat criticism of Israel’s foreign influence as antisemitic. But it is not just antisemitic - it also contributes substantially to antisemitism."
-thoughtful article. Applies to media everywhere, including Australia.
