Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM

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#UKPHRST is joining partners from @CARPHA1, @WHOGOARN & @pahowho in 🇹🇹, for the GOARN Outbreak Response Scenario Programme – bringing together emergency responders from the Caribbean. We’re proud to help the workforce to be ready for the next outbreak👉bit.ly/474CLgF

🌍 Stories from the field | GOARN supported Chad’s cholera response through expert deployment. Impact: Rapid community assessments, insights on awareness & stigma, recommendations for authorities, real-time integration of community feedback. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4bxeVLV

🐀#UKPHRST & @fiocruz are studying rodents in Brazil's Atlantic Forest to uncover any viruses they carry that could pose a health risk to local communities. 🔬Our #UKPHRST microbiologists delivered training on virus detection using genomic sequencing. 👉bit.ly/RodentStudy

Apply for #PhD studentships with the MRC-funded London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership, which has projects in: 💻 Health data science 🌍 Global health 🧑‍⚕️ Translational & implementation research 🦠 Infectious disease Apply by 14 Jan 2026 🔽 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk

#NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising #flu cases Shereen Hussein tells @guardian 'safe connection should be priority' & urges people to check on welfare of older relatives & neighbours, & take them to be vaccinated. theguardian.com/society/2025/d…

#Flu in the UK - what you need to know Listen to LSHTM Viral podcast on flu: pod.link/1497329104/epi… Read more from our experts: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

👋Our MRC-LID studentships are now open for applications with @CityStGeorges @The_MRC-LID provides research opportunities focused on improving #GlobalHealth with skills, training & the expertise of 2 specialist institutions. Apply by 14 Jan 2026👉 mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk

Looking to further your knowledge & skills specific to #pandemics? Our online short course is designed for those working on disease outbreaks to develop skills critical to effective pandemic preparedness & response. Runs 19 Jan - 20 Feb 2026 👉 bit.ly/3iyCwS4

✍️Applications are open❗️ 👉Check out the NIHR PhD studentship. Your opportunity to contribute to a collaborative, high-impact research programme focussed on optimising #vaccine effectiveness. 💉 🗓️Apply by 12 Jan 🔗 bit.ly/4iLeXTH

<cough> <cough> Why is #flu such a tricky virus? Find out how flu interacts with other winter viruses & why we need a new #vaccine each year from expert Punam Mangtani in the latest LSHTM Viral podcast Listen 🎧 pod.link/1497329104/epi…

What's fuelling global surge in #measles? Ben Kasstan-Dabush tells @Independent cuts have hampered response to vaccine #misinformation & clear evidence #austerity measures are “correlated with declining vaccine uptake”. 👇 independent.co.uk/news/world/mea…

👋Want to take your #PublicHealth career to the next level in the new year? Applications are now open to study @LSHTM in 2026/27! From 1-year intensive taught programmes in London or online, distance learning programmes & research degrees. Apply now👉lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses

#Ethiopia declares its 1st #Marburg outbreak Jimmy Whitworth tells @Telegraph encroachment into wild areas increases human contact & exposure to infected wildlife. He notes detection of outbreaks has improved & praises response. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

🎉LSHTM #1 in the UK for #PublicHealth for 9th year running in the 2025 @ShanghaiRanking We have also been ranked #3 in the world for public health in recognition of our prestigious research & study programmes in public and #GlobalHealth🌍 lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region. Nine cases have been reported. National authorities are scaling up response efforts, with support from @WHO and partners, to halt the spread of the virus and bring the outbreak under control. Read more: afro.who.int/countries/ethi…

To contribute to #Ethiopia’s 🇪🇹 #Marburg outbreak response, @WHO's Emergency Preparedness & Response Hub in #Nairobi today delivered personal protective equipment for safe care provision and protection of health workers.

#Ethiopia Confirms #Marburg Virus Outbreak — Here’s What We Know So Far As of 14 November 2025, nine cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) have been confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory. @AfricaCDC is working closely with @FMoHealth and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (@EPHIEthiopia) to support rapid containment through enhanced surveillance, genomic sequencing, and coordinated outbreak response. 🧬 Find out more: ow.ly/onMW50Xs3tv #OutbreakResponse

🌡️🦟A hotter, more disease-prone world: Why #COP30 must put children’s health first 👩‍🍼Dr Enny Da Paixao Cruz, Associate Professor @LSHTM, discusses the links between #ClimateChange, infectious diseases like Zika and dengue, and child health Read more👉bit.ly/43vOQJZ

Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever were reported in the country’s South Ethiopia Region. Laboratory testing is ongoing to determine the exact cause. In support, @WHO is deploying an initial team of responders and delivering medical supplies to assist in ongoing efforts to determine the cause of infection and halt further transmission. Read more: afro.who.int/news/ethiopia-…

.@WHO is working closely with #Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth, the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and regional health authorities as part of the rapid response to a suspected outbreak of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in the Southern Ethiopian Region. 8 people, including health workers, have reportedly been infected. WHO has deployed experts to the affected towns, along with medicines and other materials to support care for people in need, and personal protective equipment for health workers. WHO will also be supporting contact tracing in affected communities. Samples have been sent for testing. Further details are expected soon. I have released US$300,000 from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to provide immediate support. WHO’s offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan are collaborating closely to prevent potential cross-border transmission. WHO is ready to scale up support, as and when needed. I commend Ethiopian health authorities for their timely sharing of information and quick response and offer WHO’s full support. afro.who.int/news/ethiopia-…