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New study traces impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global movement and evolution of seasonal flu

11 November 2024

Increased genomic surveillance capacity allowed a deeper insight into the global distribution patterns of seasonal flu and other respiratory viruses.

Reconstructing a lifetime of flu infections to understand long-term trends

8 November 2024

Using antibody data and mathematical modelling, a new study estimates annual patterns of influenza infection and protection over the past fifty years.

£5.5m funding boost for health protection research on emerging and zoonotic infections

7 November 2024

University of Oxford collaborators from the Pandemic Sciences Institute and the Department of Statistics will keep contributing actively to the new iteration of the Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections.

Large-scale study on Long Covid highlights urgent, global need for investment

22 October 2024

A new study in BMJ Global Health reveals the key Long Covid characteristics affecting populations worldwide, including fatigue, shortness of breath and having trouble thinking clearly. 6-12 months after hospital discharge, 70% of study participants were affected by Long Covid in high-income countries, and 42% in low and middle-income countries.

Study suggests possible new transmission route for highly pathogenic avian influenza

17 October 2024

Understanding actual “bird flu” rates in humans will help prevent further spillover and a potential new pandemic.

New multidisciplinary programme to develop digital pandemic tools

27 September 2024

The Oxford Martin Programme on Digital Pandemic Preparedness will be co-led by researchers affiliated with the Pandemic Sciences Institute.

PSI seminar series launches with talk on pandemic control measures

25 September 2024

Leading infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Adam Kucharski presented on opportunities to generate key insights into pandemic pathogens while implementing outbreak control measures, using insights from COVID-19, as part of a new series of pandemic sciences seminars.

PSI collaborates with Oxford’s History of Science Museum on new exhibition

12 August 2024

The latest exhibition "A Healthy Future for All?" explores the science driving advancements in healthcare.

COVID-19 phone app shown to provide real-time information on the spread of infectious diseases

12 July 2024

Researchers analysing data from mobile phone apps used during the COVID-19 pandemic found that digital contact tracing can help public health bodies to better monitor and analyse evolving epidemics.

Pandemic computer simulations to guide future vaccine trials

23 May 2024

PSI scientists are launching a new computer simulations project to model vaccine clinical trial designs and strengthen global response to pandemic threats.

Study reveals high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population

21 February 2024

A new study – led by researchers at PSI – has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.

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Study reveals that duration of exposure to COVID-19 plays major role in risk of catching the virus

20 December 2023

Using data from 7 million people notified by the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app, this is the first large-scale study to reveal how duration and proximity of contact with an infected person affects how COVID-19 is spread.

Researchers analyse UK COVID-19 Infection Survey data to tell the story of the virus' genomic evolution and spread

18 October 2023

Research published today brings together for the first time the epidemiology and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the UK during the first three years of the pandemic – including how variants emerged and spread.

PSI's Peter Horby and WHO Hub's Oliver Morgan sign the new partnership agreement.

New partnership to enhance global surveillance of pandemic threats

26 July 2023

PSI and the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence will collaborate to improve the detection and tracking of infectious diseases.

$3m Rockefeller Foundation funding to strengthen pandemic surveillance and response innovation co-developed by Oxford biologists

14 November 2022

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced $3 million in new funding for Global.health (G.h) – a first-of-its-kind, open-source platform for scientific pandemic data. This will enable it to expand its international partnerships and modernize the global effort around coordinated pandemic prevention, surveillance, and response.

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