/r/epidemiology/

r/epidemiology

29k members
r/epidemiology is a subreddit with 29k members. The community frequently discusses bird flu, epidemiology, weekly advice & career question megathread, career, and health, and the most common flair used is news story, question, academic question, discussion, and academic discussion.
A community for epidemiologists and enthusiasts alike. Share journal articles, news, and anything else that may be related to epidemiology. | | "Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems." -World Health Organization

Popular Topics in r/epidemiology

#1

Bird Flu

13 posts
#2

Epidemiology

11 posts
#3

Weekly Advice & Career Question Megathread

10 posts
#4

Career

10 posts
#5

Health

7 posts
#6

Cdc Data

7 posts
#7

Outbreak

5 posts
#8

H5n1

4 posts
#9

Weekly Advice

4 posts
#10

Career Question

4 posts

Flair Used in r/epidemiology

#1
News Story
: "US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say"
6 posts
#2
Question
: "R₀ estimate of 2.76 for the MV Hondius ANDV outbreak — how generalizable is this?"
6 posts
#3
Academic Question
: "Maine CDC data from unfinished cancer cluster investigation"
3 posts
#4
Discussion
: "A Nature Medicine Paper Linking Picloram To Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Leaves An Open Question"
2 posts
#5
Academic Discussion
: "Mount Sinai NYC One-day hands-on Geoinformatics workshop for health researchers (June 3) — taught by Itai Kloog, PhD"
2 posts
#6
Off-topic
: "Any MPH Epi people here? 👀"
1 post

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Last updated: August 10, 2026