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🧪 🦠 #Mpox virus “acquired during pregnancy should be regarded as a congenital pathogen” particularly in the first trimester
MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo
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MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been linked to vertical transmission, but systematic data are scarce. We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, …
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December 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🧪 🦠 #Mpox virus “acquired during pregnancy should be regarded as a congenital pathogen” particularly in the first trimester
MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo
@labgenpath.bsky.social @ispm.unibe.ch @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo
@labgenpath.bsky.social @ispm.unibe.ch @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Our vision of equal chances of a healthy life for all is only possibly when the #right to provide and receive #healthcare is upheld everywhere, even in armed #conflicts. @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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ITM statement on healthcare in conflicts
Read & support our call to respect medical neutrality & protect healthcare in every conflict
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December 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our vision of equal chances of a healthy life for all is only possibly when the #right to provide and receive #healthcare is upheld everywhere, even in armed #conflicts. @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Last week, we welcomed Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to ITM. 🌍
We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝
We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Last week, we welcomed Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to ITM. 🌍
We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝
We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝
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The project #SECRET, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social,
aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Ethical review training at Busitema University
Read more about the training workshop on the ethical review of clinical trials at Busitema University (SECRET project)
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December 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The project #SECRET, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social,
aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social
www.itg.be/en/health-st...
aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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🌍 Universal health coverage remains out of reach for millions, and the impact is felt daily in communities with the least resources. Francesca reflects on these challenges through her work. Tune in to our podcast Transmission. #UHC2025 #HealthForAll
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December 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🌍 Universal health coverage remains out of reach for millions, and the impact is felt daily in communities with the least resources. Francesca reflects on these challenges through her work. Tune in to our podcast Transmission. #UHC2025 #HealthForAll
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✨ Fresh Off The Journal – November Edition
Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration.
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Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration.
Explore the full highlights 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
Fresh Off The Journal: Nov 2025
Discover research publication highlights from the Institute of Tropical Medicine - November 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
✨ Fresh Off The Journal – November Edition
Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration.
Explore the full highlights 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration.
Explore the full highlights 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
“The first thing that I noticed was the old suspects: the white saviour bias and the linkage of dark skin tone with poverty. What really struck me was the logos, because I did not prompt for them and they appear,” said Arsenii Alenichev (ITM), studying the production of global health images.
Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals
Google’s AI Nano Banana Pro accused of generating racialised ‘white saviour’ visuals
Research finds tool depicts white women surrounded by black children when prompted about humanitarian aid in Africa
Nano Banana Pro, Google’s new AI-powered image generator, has been accused of creating racialised and “white saviour” visuals in response to prompts about humanitarian aid in Africa – and sometimes appends the logos of large charities.
Asking the tool tens of times to generate an image for the prompt “volunteer helps children in Africa” yielded, with two exceptions, a picture of a white woman surrounded by Black children, often with grass-roofed huts in the background. Continue reading...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“The first thing that I noticed was the old suspects: the white saviour bias and the linkage of dark skin tone with poverty. What really struck me was the logos, because I did not prompt for them and they appear,” said Arsenii Alenichev (ITM), studying the production of global health images.
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#Conflicts & #Health: our study shows that #availability of #medicines for #NCDs (esp #epilepsy) is low in Northern #Syria. A well-regulated system must be built on local capacities
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December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#Conflicts & #Health: our study shows that #availability of #medicines for #NCDs (esp #epilepsy) is low in Northern #Syria. A well-regulated system must be built on local capacities
@salehalitmantwerp.bsky.social
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🧪 #mpox2025 #Kinshasa
#MBOTE
Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social
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#MBOTE
Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social
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December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🧪 #mpox2025 #Kinshasa
#MBOTE
Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
#MBOTE
Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Methods for modelling composite indices of access to healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review led by @halolemoses.bsky.social
How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it.
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth
How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it.
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth
Methods for modelling composite indices of access to healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review - Population Health Metrics
Background Access to quality healthcare services is key to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The multidimensional nature of access (availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability a...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Methods for modelling composite indices of access to healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review led by @halolemoses.bsky.social
How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it.
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth
How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it.
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth
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Our analysis of publications from commercial clinical #trials in breast lung & colon #cancer involving #LMICs, found significative #authorship imbalances, calling for #equity & #fairness in #oncology research
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Assessing patterns of authorship of low- and middle-income countries in global commercial clinical trials in oncology - Globalization and Health
Poor authorship practices in global health research may be a sign of unequal partnerships. Previous studies have shown that authors from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently underre...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our analysis of publications from commercial clinical #trials in breast lung & colon #cancer involving #LMICs, found significative #authorship imbalances, calling for #equity & #fairness in #oncology research
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A bacteriophage, also known as a "phage", is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. What can they be used for? According to @bcmhouston.bsky.social's Joshi Bishnu, in the fight against certain bacterial infections and AMR.
#Colloq25
#Colloq25
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A bacteriophage, also known as a "phage", is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. What can they be used for? According to @bcmhouston.bsky.social's Joshi Bishnu, in the fight against certain bacterial infections and AMR.
#Colloq25
#Colloq25
Jennifer Furin’s wise words will stay with us long after #colloq25: “Tuberculosis needs a human rights approach, not a public health approach.” We need to make sure we’re innovating the right way: in partnership with impacted communities. @harvardmed.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Jennifer Furin’s wise words will stay with us long after #colloq25: “Tuberculosis needs a human rights approach, not a public health approach.” We need to make sure we’re innovating the right way: in partnership with impacted communities. @harvardmed.bsky.social
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So much fun to learn about Outbreaks & Surveillance yesterday from these All-Stars @itmantwerp.bsky.social #TBSky #MPox #AMR #Arbovirus #airfilterforensics
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
So much fun to learn about Outbreaks & Surveillance yesterday from these All-Stars @itmantwerp.bsky.social #TBSky #MPox #AMR #Arbovirus #airfilterforensics
Day 3 #colloq25! Tapfumanei Mashe @who.int focused on AMR in Zimbabwe, which has been exacerbated by inappropriate use of antimicrobials in healthcare & agriculture. The One Health AMR Nat'l Action Plan combats this: fosters innovation, generates knowledge, establishes risk mitigation strategies.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Aarman Sohaili from @maastrichtu.bsky.social introduced a new Rapid Multiplex System at #colloq25 for point-of-care diagnostics of STIs. During their study in Kenya, they generated epidemiological data for the prevalence of these infections among 400 sexually active PrEP users.
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Aarman Sohaili from @maastrichtu.bsky.social introduced a new Rapid Multiplex System at #colloq25 for point-of-care diagnostics of STIs. During their study in Kenya, they generated epidemiological data for the prevalence of these infections among 400 sexually active PrEP users.
💡 Did you know that only 50% of Essential Medicines are available in LMICs? And 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending? As Makaita Gombe put it at #colloq25: "to be fruitful, and multiply the impact of innovation, access is not just one thing, it’s everything!"
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
💡 Did you know that only 50% of Essential Medicines are available in LMICs? And 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending? As Makaita Gombe put it at #colloq25: "to be fruitful, and multiply the impact of innovation, access is not just one thing, it’s everything!"
Eline Kattenberg gave an enlightening talk about the work of the global Malaria Molecular Surveillance network, whose aim is to generate high quality surveillance data to inform policy and practice. Evolution of drug resistance is high on their agenda. 💊
#Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social
#Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Eline Kattenberg gave an enlightening talk about the work of the global Malaria Molecular Surveillance network, whose aim is to generate high quality surveillance data to inform policy and practice. Evolution of drug resistance is high on their agenda. 💊
#Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social
#Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social
Prof @dujardinbiomed.bsky.social talked about leishmaniasis and how the cutaneous form of it in Nepal seems to provoke a resurgence of the more dangerous, visceral form. Researching the different genotypes of these diseases is essential for a systematic genomic surveillance system. 🧬
#colloq25
#colloq25
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Prof @dujardinbiomed.bsky.social talked about leishmaniasis and how the cutaneous form of it in Nepal seems to provoke a resurgence of the more dangerous, visceral form. Researching the different genotypes of these diseases is essential for a systematic genomic surveillance system. 🧬
#colloq25
#colloq25
And the 65th ITM Colloquium has officially kicked off! 🎉
Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬
#colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬
#colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
And the 65th ITM Colloquium has officially kicked off! 🎉
Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬
#colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬
#colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
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Alumnimeeting in de aanloop naar het ITG-colloquium.
Fijn veel ex-collega’s en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien.
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Fijn veel ex-collega’s en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Alumnimeeting in de aanloop naar het ITG-colloquium.
Fijn veel ex-collega’s en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien.
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
Fijn veel ex-collega’s en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien.
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
Fresh Off The Journal – October
From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all.
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From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all.
🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
Fresh Off The Journal: Oct 2025
Discover research publication highlights from the Institute of Tropical Medicine - October 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Fresh Off The Journal – October
From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all.
🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all.
🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
🎓Alumni Webinar #4 with Suleiman!
During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities.
📅 Date: 13/11/2025
⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00
✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities.
📅 Date: 13/11/2025
⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00
✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎓Alumni Webinar #4 with Suleiman!
During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities.
📅 Date: 13/11/2025
⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00
✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities.
📅 Date: 13/11/2025
⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00
✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
How can AI defeat drug-resistant TB? Meet Prof. Oren Tzfadia, ITM’s computational biologist, using omics and AI for new insights. Join his keynote at the ITM Colloquium 2025 on Wednesday 5 Nov!
👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
How can AI defeat drug-resistant TB? Meet Prof. Oren Tzfadia, ITM’s computational biologist, using omics and AI for new insights. Join his keynote at the ITM Colloquium 2025 on Wednesday 5 Nov!
👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
🎓 Celebrating excellence in early-career research!
ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏
Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites.
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ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏
Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites.
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Two ITM junior researchers obtain FWO scholarship
Introducing Janne Wouters and Niki Danel
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October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎓 Celebrating excellence in early-career research!
ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏
Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites.
🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏
Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites.
🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...