New study estimating that nearly 75% of SARS-CoV-2 infections on the Diamond Princess were asymptomatic, half were never detected and asymptomatic infections may have contributed substantially to transmission. Paper here cmmid.github.io/topics/covid19… (NOT YET PEER REVIEWED).

Early data suggested around 50% of infections in Diamond Princess were asymptomatic, but CMMID modelling analysis (led by Jon Emery Rein Houben) suggests it could have been higher based on how testing protocols and outbreak dynamics evolved over time

#OnThisDay 40 years ago, #smallpox was made history. It's the only human disease to be eradicated so far. A lesson we must take is: when the 🌍 unites behind science and public health measures we can defeat diseases and protect lives and livelihoods.

LSHTM two week intensive short course "Introduction To Infectious Disease Modelling And Its Applications" will now be held online, and is open for applications lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

Nice turnout today for the CMMID ECR meeting, thanks Alexis Robert & Nick Davies for great presentations on #Measles & #COVID19 ! Two diseases at very different "stages" in their circulation in the population, so two very different research questions...

Are you interested in Subclinical TB and what it means for #AdvancingPrevention? Don't know what all the fuss is about? Have your say at menti.com/pe5do8z9mm END TB TRANSMISSION INITIATIVE (ETTi) Rein Houben @TomScriba Hanif Esmail Jon Emery CIDRI-Africa has moved @cidri-africa.bsky.social The Union Conference LSHTM TB Centre UCT IDM FIND

Our paper estimating the infectiousness of subclinical tuberculosis and its contribution to transmission has now been published in elife. elifesciences.org/articles/82469