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Michael Head
@michaelghead
Academic at @CIRUsoton, University of Southampton. Research on #ruralhealthcare #climateandhealth, #COVID19 #ukrainerefugees #beatNTDs, #Ghana #Togo research.
Sep 23, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
New from me, in @ConversationUK
"#Dengue in France: tropical diseases in Europe may not be that rare for much longer" theconversation.com/dengue-in-fran…

A bit like #scabies, we do have Neglected Tropical Diseases in Europe
#ntds #beatntds
(1/n) Few dozen cases of local dengue transmission, more than has been observed before (bit of a theme for #infectiousdiseases in the recent past...)

An infected traveller would have returned to France, been bitten by a local mozzie, with onward transmission from biting new humans.
May 17, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
The UK #monkeypox outbreak is very interesting. A 🧵of some key points
- typically very limited human-to-human transmission, needs very close contact
- therefore, transmission is nothing like #COVID19 - to add to other #publichealth voices, very very low risks to wider general public
- if close contact, then public health teams will follow up
- monkeypox can be very nasty (case fatality rates upwards of 1%, albeit most outbreaks in areas where healthcare is v limited)
Nov 1, 2021 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Quick summation of thoughts around JCVI. Broadly agree with the concerns 👇, but have other comments

I also agree with views that 12-15 years vaccination should have been implemented a lot earlier. So much evidence in favour, never been much against.
(1/n) I think a lot of the concerns could have been resolved by clearer comms.
Though bear in mind the top-level comms comes from Dept of Health & Social Care. Including decisions around publishing minutes, and what to publish/redact.
Oct 23, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
SAGE have now put out a statement, highlighting that segmentation (trying to reach #herdimmunity by letting the virus rip through a population) is not a good idea.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
(1/n) This follows on from many other expert groups saying the same. And there has been suggestions that scientists are divided on this topic.
Individually and collectively, they/we're really not... here's a few more examples...
Aug 29, 2020 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Pleased to announce new #beatNTDs paper published, covering our 2019 study on #scabies and skin infections in #Ghana.
Published in Transactions @RSTMH, with equity in authorship - academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

#globalhealth (/1) We trained healthcare staff on recognising scabies & other skin infections. Over 6-month period, study clinics recorded and reviewed 385 cases of skin infections. There were 45 diagnosed scabies cases (3rd most common skin infection, behind bacterial #dermatitis and #tinea) (/2)