/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 academic question, news story, academic discussion, question, and peer-reviewed article.
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
Academic Question
: "Maine CDC data from unfinished cancer cluster investigation"
3 posts
#2
News Story
: "A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams"
3 posts
#3
Academic Discussion
: "What the Models Know – Baba Brinkman"
2 posts
#4
Question
: "Risk of STD/STI transmission"
2 posts
#5
Peer-Reviewed Article
: "[Article] Global, regional, and national burden of asthma and atopic dermatitis, 1990–2021, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021"
1 post
#6
Off-topic
: "I built a free sample size calculator for biomedical research"
1 post

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Last updated: September 30, 2026