In Sweden, cold weather in late autumn is often associated with increased R. And the low peak R also explains how modes contact reductions can suppress one season (as in 2020), even though that would not be long-term sustainable.

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What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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📢NEW: August issue now online featuring #HepB, #MS, #BreastCancer, #Psoriasis, #COVID, #Psychosis, #MacularOedema, and more, with our editorial on #heatwaves and health system resilience …all available #free, #OpenAccess❗️ Read here: www.thelancet.com/issue/S2589-... Attribution: Getty #MedSky

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Ebola may have been spreading for months in the DRC before anyone recognized it. A new reconstruction suggests the outbreak was already widespread in the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu by January. It wasn’t officially declared until 15 May. Why did no-one raise the alarm? My story for @science.org 🧪

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Post-pandemic #RespiratoryInfections in children born during or before COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study in Sweden Altered early-life microbial exposure due to pandemic-related restrictions may influence subsequent patterns of severe childhood infections www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #MedSky

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