Mary-Louise McLaws @MarylouiseMcla1

Professor of Epidemiology @UNSW with an eye on infection at all times. Advisor to @WHO Health Emergencies IPC Preparedness, Readiness and Response to COVID-19

 Sydney, New South Wales
Joined December 2015
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Mary-Louise McLaws retweeted
Prof Peter Collignon
 @CollignonPeter
2 Feb 2020
Important to note “It's not clear if 2019-nCoV is the cause of the man's death, because Philippines health officials said the man was coinfected with Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza B.” With 1918 flu pandemic, over 80% of deaths were from secondary bacterial infections
CIDRAP @CIDRAP
2 Feb 2020
Philippines has first #nCoV death outside of China as cases top 14,000 ow.ly/JUXf30qeos5 #2019nCoV #Wuhan #CoronavirusOutbreak
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“Go hard, go early- isolate 14 days” It saves lives and our Australian government is doing it. Here’s more details on what we learned from SARS. #CoronaOutbreak #coronavirus
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“Go hard, go early with isolation” – it saves lives. That’s what we’ve learned. #auspol #coronavirus #CoronaOutbreak
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Hugh Possingham @HugePossum
27 Jan 2020
Gretchen Daily shares the Tyler prize for her remarkable leadership in quantifying and popularising ecosystem services. Advocates of green policy awarded 'Nobel Prize for Environment' eurekalert.org/pub_releases/…

'Listen to Scientists': Advocates of green policy awarded 'Nobel Prize for Environment'

Natural services -- like water filtration and plant pollination -- as often considered 'free'. After all, Mother Nature charges no rent and sends no invoices. But as our natural environment breaks...

eurekalert.org
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Chinese authorities have confirmed that the novel coronavirus can be passed from person-to-person, as a more individuals are reported to have died from this infection: bit.ly/2QOB6E7
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Take a look at the #clinical pipeline for long-acting #HIV formulations in our latest infographic – from Phase I to approval: bit.ly/2OLSFDL
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World Health Organization (WHO)
 @WHO
16 Jan 2020
Replying to @WHO @WHOThailand @WHOKobe @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO
How to handwash? Use 🧼 and water for at least 40-60 seconds How to handrub? Use alcohol-based handrub 🧴 for 20-30 seconds #coronavirus
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World Health Organization (WHO)
 @WHO
16 Jan 2020
Replying to @WHO @WHOThailand @WHOKobe @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO
Protect yourself & others from getting sick: 1⃣ Wash your hands 🧼 after coughing or sneezing 🧼 when caring for the sick 🧼 before, during & after you prepare food 🧼 before eating 🧼 after toilet use 🧼 when hands are dirty 🧼 after handling animals or animal waste #coronavirus
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World Health Organization (WHO)
 @WHO
16 Jan 2020
Not enough is known about the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to draw definitive conclusions about how it is transmitted, clinical features of disease, or the extent to which it has spread. The source also remains unknown bit.ly/36YREzW
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World Health Organization (WHO)
 @WHO
16 Jan 2020
This is the second confirmed case of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has been detected outside of #China🇨🇳, following confirmation of a case in #Thailand 🇹🇭. Considering global travel patterns, additional cases in other countries are likely bit.ly/36YREzW
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WASH FOR HEALTH @WASH_FOR_HEALTH
14 Jan 2020
.@WHO has announced the most urgent #health challenges for the next decade. Guess what? One of them is ‘keeping health care clean’ citing the lack of basic #WASHinHCF leading to poor quality care & ⬆️ risk of #infection for #patients & #healthworkforce who.int/news-room/photo-stor…
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Following 59 cases of mysterious #pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, it has been reported that Chinese scientists believe a new #coronavirus may be the cause: bit.ly/2QOB6E7
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UNSW Global Water Institute @UnswWater
9 Jan 2020
From fish kills to bad drinking water: What might the bushfires do to our waterways? abc.net.au/news/science/2020…

Bushfires could kickstart a new crisis for Australia's rivers

When it rains after bushfires, the consequences are complex — and experts are worried about our rivers, freshwater fish and drinking water catchments.

abc.net.au
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NSW Ambulance
 @NSWAmbulance
5 Jan 2020
Our NSW Ambulance SOT teams assisting members of the community at Eden Wharf. #NSWBushfires
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The 2020 Australian of the Year honour should be awarded to all fire fighters, listing all their names. https://nitter.vloup.ch/t.co/8eVhWh67te.
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Dr Susan Jain @susanjain72
19 Nov 2019
#ACIPC19 a risk management approach has been reiterated rather than universal isolation and contact precautions for patients with MRO.
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Dr Susan Jain @susanjain72
29 Dec 2019
#Publication Some practical tips before you go for a blood test: Blood collection guidelines for inpatients and outpatients, home-based care and long-term care facilities, Journal of Hospital Infection (article in press).
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The latest findings on Pressure Ulcers: 2 hourly turns could be considered unintentionally abusive - there’s a better way #PatientSafety #Elderly #ClinicalPractice #PressureUlcerPrevention #MedicalCare tinyurl.com/yxyandr3
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As we draw towards the end of the year, take a look at the research highlights of 2019 as we count down the top #infectiousdisease stories from A to Z! bit.ly/34H9OW1

The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research

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Hugh Possingham @HugePossum
21 Dec 2019
The simplest, cheapest and fastest first step for Australia to minimise its contribution to #ClimateChange is to stop land clearing ASAP and compensate those affected
Andrew King 🌈 @AndrewKingClim
20 Dec 2019
The three hottest days on record in Australia are now Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. #ClimateChange
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