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