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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)
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Pioneers in generating new research evidence from existing data since 2009 - putting equity for global researchers at the forefront.
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Watch our #DataSharing animation below to see how we accelerate better treatments for people with neglected poverty-related diseases by generating research evidence through data re-use #NTDs www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o0z...
IDDO Data Sharing animation
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November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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#ScienceReadForSunday: Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in individuals with chronic Chagas disease in the Northern Minas Gerais and Vale do Jequitinhonha regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in individuals with chronic Chagas disease in the Northern Minas Gerais and Vale do Jequitinhonha regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Author summary Even 115 years after its discovery, Chagas disease remains an endemic and neglected disease. Understanding the genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi is essential to improve diagnosis…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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📢 📢ATTENTION RESEARCHERS 📢 📢
In this #AMRAwarenessWeek find out more about how you can reuse data in the #AMR repository to help combat one of the biggest threats to global health and development #WAAW
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Watch IDDO’s Dr Makoto Saito and Dr Yanina Borzykh to learn more about #AMR and how reusing data can support valuable research to combat #AntimicrobialResistance
#WAAW
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Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/vjZmaWvUqIY
AMR Awareness Week
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November 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Are you researching #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/data-sharing #BeatNTDs
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the biggest global threats to health and development! Use data in the #AMR repository, which includes data from 69 countries & 250k patients, to help further research & build knowledge.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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✨#WorldAMRWeek highlight✨
🦟#MARCSEAfrica assembles and analyses regional data on resistance to support fast, evidence-based policy to address the rising #AntimalarialResistance.
Explore recent updates presented at #TropMed25: tinyurl.com/4tjv8nuc
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November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up having to waste time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time…
Introducing IDDO’s mapping tool worlddatr
#ToolsForResearchers
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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#ScienceReadForSunday: Antiviral efficacy of oral ensitrelvir versus oral ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in COVID-19 (PLATCOV): an open-label, phase 2, randomised, controlled, adaptive trial
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Antiviral efficacy of oral ensitrelvir versus oral ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in COVID-19 (PLATCOV): an open-label, phase 2, randomised, controlled, adaptive trial
Both ensitrelvir and nirmatrelvir accelerate oropharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance. Ensitrelvir is an effective alternative to currently available antivirals in treating COVID-19. Although…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Thanks for a great week at #TropMed25, if you missed our poster sessions or presentations or want to find out more about our work, please get in touch with us info@iddo.org
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November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Learn more about our work to strengthen research through equitable data use and accelerate better treatment and control of #NTDs
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#BeatNTDs #COVID19 #malaria #VL #ChagasDisease #AMR
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Dr Abel Kakuru, of IDRC Uganda & Co-Lead of @WWARN Malaria in Pregnancy Theme, will co-chair session #194 The Paradox of IPTp: Balancing Malaria Control and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Nov 13, 11.30am CET Room 715 @astmh.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Track news reports of #SubstandardMedicines & #FalsifiedMedicine in your country. View our Medicine Quality Monitoring Globe, which filters by key words, time-periods, locations & language #medswecantrust
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Look out for @123prabindahal poster #7648 in session C, 11am CET @astmh.bsky.social ‘Factors Associated with Recrudescent and Persistent Trachoma in Ethiopia and Niger: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis’
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Go and see Kerlijn Van Assche’s poster #7351 ‘Using online news to identify patterns of poor-quality medical product events during the pandemic’ today, 11am, session C, Hall E (Level 800) @astmh.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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🎥 Our Director Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the devastating impact of #NTD #noma and highlights urgent research gaps revealed in a global study.
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#GlobalHealth #NeglectedDiseases #WHO #HealthEquity
Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the global action needed to tackle noma disease
Noma is a devastating disease — yet far too little is known about it. A new study reveals just how serious the gaps in knowledge are; with limited information on the cause, how it develops, the…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join IDDO’s Dawit Getachew Assefa @astmh.bsky.social for his talk about clinical and demographic risk factors associated with mortality in #VisceralLeishmaniasis in Brazil; today 9.35am CET, @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk Room 801A (Level 800)
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November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Stop by stand #200 today at #TropMed25 to find out more about our #DataReuse platforms to advance research in #NTDs #malaria #EmergingInfections #GlobalHealth @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @astmh.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Join symposium ‘Innovation in countering substandard and falsified medicines’ on Nov 12, 12.45pm CET, @ASTMH Hall F/G (Level 800) with talks by Prof Paul Newton, Prof Marya Liberman, Dr Carla Perez Mon, Professor Heather Hamill, Sean Cavany, Stella Nanyonga
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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You can view Stella Nanyonga’s poster ‘Exploring stakeholder views on the role of substandard & falsified antimicrobials as potential drivers of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa’ session B, Hall E 12pm astmh.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Look out for Symposium#86 @astmh.bsky.social organised by @msf.ca Elysium Noma Survivors’ Association ‘Noma: current knowledge and future directions’ today, 1:45pm CET, Room 714
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#TropMed25 #NeglectedNoMore #BeatNTDs
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Stop by stand #200 today at #TropMed25 to find out more about our #DataReuse platforms to advance research in #NTDs #malaria #EmergingInfections #GlobalHealth @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @astmh.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Join Dr Bernard Omondi, @LSTMnews for talk about the challenges and opportunities for setting up active pregnancy pharmacovigilance in sub-Saharan Africa. Session #6689 @astmh.bsky.social tomorrow at 10.25am CET, Room 713 (Level 700)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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In poster session B tomorrow @astmh.bsky.social you can see Stella Nanyonga’s work ‘Exploring stakeholder views on the role of substandard & falsified antimicrobials as potential drivers of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa’ Hall E 12pm
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November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Our Director Prof Philippe Guerin will talk about our work on #noma at a symposium organised by @msf.ca & Elysium Noma Survivors’ Association titled: ‘Noma: current knowledge and future directions on Tues, Nov 11, 1:45pm CET, @MTCC_Events Room 714
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM