Epidemiologist | Public administrator | One Health advocate. Opinions = mine.
Joined February 2009
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
APCOVE Leader @NDhand launched our training package on field veterinary epidemiology in Berlin yesterday. Sharing a story about the launch that also has a link to the training package:
sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n…
@CentreHealthSec @Sydney_Science @Sydney_ID
@FAO @WHO @WOAH
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
1 Dec 2022
Great to talk to @ABCRural about #Nipahvirus and risk to Australia. A #OneHealth challenge with livestock, wildlife, human health, social and environmental dimensions.
Nipah virus left 100 people and a million pigs dead 20 years ago, and it's on Australia's doorstep abc.net.au/news/2022-11-18/n…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
4 Nov 2022
This is terrifying. We were treating multiple tick paralysis cases each week. I recall one Saturday (in general practice) where I think I had 3 come in. Without tick serum I just can't even... 😥
4 Nov 2022
A national shortage of tick anti-serum has highlighted the importance for pet owners to protect their dogs by using tick prevention collars & regular dosing with tick preventative medication products - chat with your vet for advice specific to your pet. ab.co/3sZ5wag
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30 Aug 2022
After his side won the Jack Steele Shield my son won a signed footy jumper. Happiest kid ever. Big thanks @stkildafc and Jack Steele.
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
26 Aug 2022
Brendan Cowled presented at the national disease modelling workshop in Canberra this week - the first activity in the @DAFFgov #Biosecurity2030 initiative that will strategically enhance Australia’s modelling capability for real-time decision support in #animal #disease outbreaks
ALT Brendan presenting on real-time modelling at the recent workshop held in Canberra outlining how modelling can assist in response to a disease outbreak.
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
Have you heard about the ongoing highly pathogenic #AvianInfluenza outbreak? @CDCgov reported more than 40M poultry have been affected since February.
Visit @USDA_APHIS website for updates: aphis.usda.gov/.../avian-inf…
#IIAD #StayInformed #diseaseoutbreak #HPAIoutbreak #birdflu
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18 Aug 2022
Important evidence of filovirus exposure in Australian bats
17 Aug 2022
Study finds filovirus antibodies in Australian bats microbiologysociety.org/news…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
11 Aug 2022
It was an honour to talk about the work of 54 members of the @apcove family at the conference. Delighted to see interest from other regions in adapting the @apcove model for strengthening animal health workforce in their regions.
#isvee2022 attendees heard from project lead @ndhand about a novel field #vetepi #training model developed by @apcove, involving context-based online modules & case studies followed by mentored projects in #AsiaPacific target countries during session on #Epidemiology capacity dev
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
27 Jul 2022
What is Prequalification of vaccines (#PQVaccines)? It is a procedure to evaluate the level of assurance that exists that an #FMD vaccine complies with at least the minimum internationally accepted standards of the @WOAH_Global Terrestrial Manual.
👉 fao.org/eufmd/global-situati…
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26 Jul 2022
CSIRO megatrends is out today. Trends are: health (incl emerging diseases), sustainability, geopolitical shifts, data economy, autonomous tech/AI, and the human dimension (diversity, equity and community decision making).
A once-in-a-decade report from CSIRO, Our Future World, identifies seven global megatrends that hold the key to the challenges and opportunities ahead. - csiro.au/en/research/technol…
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26 Jul 2022
Good to see a national electronic id system for sheep and goats sheepcentral.com/australia-t…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
21 Jul 2022
Nitric Oxide spray works: #SARSCoV2 accelerated clearance using a novel nitric oxide nasal spray (NONS) treatment: A randomized trial thelancet.com/journals/lanse…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
Vet milestone: New #AfricanSwineFever commercial vaccine developed by Vietnam-US collaboration
#OneHealthNews
8 Jun 2022
#OneHealthNews
Vietnam has developed the world's first commercial vaccine against African Swine Fever, an illness that threatens the global swine industry.
reuters.com/business/healthc…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
17 Jun 2022
Interesting new MERS-related CoV from bats near Moscow w/ Spike sequence similarity to bat- & hedgehog-CoVs. Receptor binding models suggest could bind to both taxa.. Preprint (not yet peer-reviewed). biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
13 Jun 2022
I feel so honoured to be part of @apcove. So many amazing people!
13 Jun 2022
Proud to report that we have now released all 36 eLearning modules on field epidemiology that we started to develop in 2020! Sharing a collage of wonderful people from around the globe who made this possible! It was such a privilege to lead this initiative. Thank you!👏👏
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11 May 2022
RT @sapinker: Update on my Long Bet w Sir Martin Rees: We've agreed upon a way to resolve it. 02017-02020 (4 years): A bioterror or bioerro…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
6 May 2022
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE THREAT
The @cattlecouncilau has told members it has received advice that 1,247 cases of #FootAndMouthDisease have been confirmed in #Indonesia 🐂
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
7 Apr 2022
The first active cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been detected in the Northern Territory, after a small number of feral pigs in the West Daly region have tested positive to the virus. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-07/j…
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Sam Hamilton retweeted
25 Mar 2022
#COVID19 is on the rise in many countries. @DrMikeRyan explains the dangerous ‘double effect’ of opening up too quickly and high Omicron transmissibility.
The good news is vaccination also has a double effect:
1️⃣ saves lives
2️⃣ protects health systems
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