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Buruli ulcer in Africa: 20 years of progress @WHO @WHOAFRO 👉https://www.afro.who.int/publications/buruli-ulcer-africa-20-years-progress
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Great news as @rstmh.bsky.social launches new journal on #AI and global #health in early 2026, to support the wider community with the long-term adoption of these technologies in LMICs. Register your interest www.rstmh.org/civicrm/mail...
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Indigenous stewardship of the #Amazon emerges as a vital defense against disease, as highlighted in landmark study warning of the intertwined health and #climate stakes as the world looks to #COP30 in Brazil
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October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new @WHO report finds #beatNTDs
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Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new WHO report finds
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released the Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2025, the third in a series monitoring progress towards the 2030 targets set in the Road map for neg...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Tropical disease Leishmaniasis affects the world’s poorest regions. Scientists led by Thornton Fokkens & Sonja Lorenz @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social have shown that leishmania parasites require the protein TKUL to maintain infections of host cells. 👇 (1/3)
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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☕️Starting soon at 13.00 UTC! Come take part in the open discussion at #ISNTDDialogues & share your suggestion of #OneSmallThing to make a big difference to #beatNTDs 🔗https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
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This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hot off the press! Kikundi and Speak Up Africa launch the “Neglected Tropical Disease #Advocacy Framework,” a fantastic strategic resource designed to strengthen advocacy efforts and mobilize resources and #financing to #beatNTDs more effectively.
www.speakupafrica.org/kikundis-neg...
Kikundi’s Neglected Tropical Disease Advocacy Framework ⋆ Speak Up Africa
October 2025 marks the launch of “Kikundi’s Neglected Tropical Disease Advocacy Framework” developed by Kikundi and Speak Up Africa, developed to support NTD Program Managers in Africa to implement ef...
www.speakupafrica.org
October 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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📢Tomorrow at 12:00 UTC ahead of #WorldRabiesDay! Please join us at #ISNTDConnect this week, for this call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-connect #rabies
September 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Starting the countdown to #WorldRabiesDay at #ISNTDConnect this week! Join this important call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day | Sep 26 | 12.00 UTC
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September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in #US, scientists say #Chagas disease
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‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in US, scientists say
People in at least eight states have been infected with Chagas, new report says, amid low awareness of disease
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Could #chikungunya be the next #DiseaseX? A recent publication identifies the unique characteristics of CHIKV—such as rapid mutation and global spread—that justify its inclusion among high-risk emerging diseases
doi.org/10.1177/2049...
Chikungunya virus: from genetic adaptation to pandemic risk and prevention - Shoubeho Sadique Shandhi, Suprety Malaker, Mohammad Shahriar, Ramisa Anjum, 2025
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has emerged as a serious candidate for “Disease X”—the name for an unknown agent that could cause a global pandemic. This paper search...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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First autochthonous case of cutaneous #leishmaniasis from Gujarat—a non-endemic area in #India
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September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#Chromoblastomycosis in #Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases, Sanchez-Diaz, M., de Mayolo, N.A., Ramos, C. et al.
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Chromoblastomycosis in Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases - BMC Infectious Diseases
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by dematiaceous fungi that mainly affects rural workers in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease poses a treatment challenge ...
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September 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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📢Not long left to apply for the second Open Grant Call by the African Snakebite Alliance: Strengthening Community Response to #Snakebite! Closes Sept 7th, find out more and apply here:
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Grant Opportunities
Open Grant Call 2 - Strengthening Community Response to Snakebite
www.africansnakebitealliance.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Awareness, access and logistics hinder #rabies vaccination @Nature : Evaluation of adherence to anti-rabies vaccination schedule and its predictive factors at Addis Alem hospital, Bahir Dar, #Ethiopia

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Evaluation of adherence to anti-rabies vaccination schedule and its predictive factors at Addis Alem hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Evaluation of adherence to anti-rabies vaccination schedule and its predictive factors at Addis Alem hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
www.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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"Kiss goodbye to deadly disease – new research finds antibodies for killer parasite" #ChagasDisease

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News - Kiss goodbye to deadly disease – new research finds antibodies for killer parasite - University of Nottingham
Researchers have successfully produced antibodies that kill the parasite carried by the ‘kissing bug’ that causes the potentially deadly Chagas disease. The research is a vital step towards the develo...
www.nottingham.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Some excellent news as African Health Ministers adopt framework to tackle oral diseases, a highly neglected dimension of #publichealth @WHOAFRO

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#oralhealth
African health ministers endorse framework to accelerate progress on oral health
African ministers of health gathering for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa today adopted a pivotal framework to accelerate efforts to address oral health diseases that...
www.afro.who.int
August 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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👏Congratulations Senegal! Senegal has been validated by @WHO as having eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem. It is the 9th country in the WHO African Region and the 25th country globally to achieve this milestone.

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Senegal eliminates trachoma as a public health problem | International Coalition for Trachoma Control
Senegal has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. It is the 25th country globally and 9th country in the WHO African Region to...
www.trachomacoalition.org
July 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Five things to know about neglected diseases in Mozambique @msf.ca
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Five things to know about neglected diseases in Mozambique
Takeaways from MSF’s three years of work in Nampula province, where we worked to strengthen local response capacity and improve access to care.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Mosquito-borne virus plagues holiday hotspots in the South of France #chikungunya
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Mosquito-borne virus plagues holiday hotspots in the South of France
Most of the locally-acquired cases of chikungunya appear to be clustered around two towns near Marseille, Toulon and Saint-Tropez
www.telegraph.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Risk assessment and perspectives of local transmission of #chikungunya and #dengue in #Italy, a European forerunner @nature.com
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Risk assessment and perspectives of local transmission of chikungunya and dengue in Italy, a European forerunner - Nature Communications
Dengue and chikungunya are an increasing public health concern in Europe, and Italy is particularly affected. Here, the authors analyse travel-related cases and outbreaks in Italy from 2006 to 2023 an...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The Trypanosoma cruzi parasite is most often transmitted by “kissing bug” insect vectors, leading to Chagas disease in some infected individuals. Kephera is the only CLIA lab in the United States offering a 3-test algorithm, ensuring patients receive definitive results within 14 days. ​
#KepheraDx
June 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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🗓️Tomorrow! Join the upcoming #ISNTDConnect to explore cutting-edge #OneHealth strategies in #Uganda combatting the major public health threat of taeniasis. Let’s spotlight solutions this #WorldZoonosesDay!
👉Jul 3 | 9.00-10.30 UTC
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July 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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How do we design healthier, more equitable, climate-ready cities? That’s the question at the heart of the Intl Society for Urban Health's #ICUH25 in Wellington this November. Be part of the conversation! www.icuh2025.org #UrbanDevelopment #GlobalHealth #UrbanHealth
June 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM