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New in @sciencemagazine #SciencePerspective “Managing sources of error during pandemics”. We discuss the emerging challenges we and others have faced in monitoring #COVID19 epidemiology now that the most acute phase of the pandemic is over (1/14)
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We discuss challenges in monitoring incidence of infections, the changing severity of infections, and the burden of infections including the number of hospitalisations and deaths. All of this information is valuable for risk assessment and consequent decision-making (2/14)
Now that laboratory testing has scaled back, and case reporting practices have changed, surveillance will perhaps move towards an approach similar to that for seasonal influenza. The tools used to track #COVID19 will have to be adapted accordingly (3/14)
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The human body is home to a variety of microbiomes.

A new special issue of Science looks at our current understanding of these microbial communities, their effects on human health, and what remains to be discovered. fcld.ly/ny68b06 (THREAD) 🧵 #TheSystemicMicrobiome
Oral microbiota form distinct biofilms in different regions of the mouth that protect host tissues. When these biofilms become unbalanced, they may contribute to various diseases, including cancer and #Alzheimers.

Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: fcld.ly/5p2qrue
A new #SciencePerspective discusses research that has identified brain systems that may be regulated by microbiota-derived molecules. fcld.ly/3kkigj8
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