Anouk Gouvras
@scianouk.bsky.social
Working on Neglected Tropical Diseases #BeatNTDs. Volunteering in education. Passionate about science & nature. (She/Her). Please pardon typos!
Latest blog on @bugbittentweets.bsky.social : 58 countries have eliminated at least one #NTDs, and Guinea worm is close to eradication. But climate change, crises & inequity demand bold, multidisciplinary research. #UniteActEliminate #WorldNTDDay
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World NTD Day 2026: From progress to prioritizing multidisciplinary research to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases.
World NTD Day 2026 spotlights major progress, with 58 countries eliminating at least one NTD & diseases like Guinea worm nearing eradication, momentum is strong. But climate change, conflict, & inequi...
communities.springernature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Latest blog on @bugbittentweets.bsky.social : 58 countries have eliminated at least one #NTDs, and Guinea worm is close to eradication. But climate change, crises & inequity demand bold, multidisciplinary research. #UniteActEliminate #WorldNTDDay
communities.springernature.com/posts/world-...
communities.springernature.com/posts/world-...
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This powerful @nytimes.com story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social features @taskforce.bsky.social
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
nyti.ms
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This powerful @nytimes.com story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social features @taskforce.bsky.social
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
"The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cow astonishes scientists with rare tool use
The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Forests, #rivers, #wetlands should be formally recognised as Critical National #Infrastructure -
These ecosystems underpin £1.8 trillion worth of services (72 % of GDP); their degradation could cost 6–12 % of #UK GDP by the 2030s.
www.isepglobal.org/resources/bl...
#naturalcapital
These ecosystems underpin £1.8 trillion worth of services (72 % of GDP); their degradation could cost 6–12 % of #UK GDP by the 2030s.
www.isepglobal.org/resources/bl...
#naturalcapital
ISEP Policy Paper: Natural Capital is Critical Infrastructure
www.isepglobal.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 AM
#Forests, #rivers, #wetlands should be formally recognised as Critical National #Infrastructure -
These ecosystems underpin £1.8 trillion worth of services (72 % of GDP); their degradation could cost 6–12 % of #UK GDP by the 2030s.
www.isepglobal.org/resources/bl...
#naturalcapital
These ecosystems underpin £1.8 trillion worth of services (72 % of GDP); their degradation could cost 6–12 % of #UK GDP by the 2030s.
www.isepglobal.org/resources/bl...
#naturalcapital
Cambridge City Council is asking people for their views on a brand new strategy to care for the city’s #urban #forest, and on the progress of its long-term #Biodiversity Strategy to enhance nature in #Cambridge.
Have your say here:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
Have your say here:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
Council seeking views from the public to help boost and protect trees and nature in Cambridge
www.cambridge.gov.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Cambridge City Council is asking people for their views on a brand new strategy to care for the city’s #urban #forest, and on the progress of its long-term #Biodiversity Strategy to enhance nature in #Cambridge.
Have your say here:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
Have your say here:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
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Our Medals and Awards are a highlight of any year, and 2025 was no expection. The awards recognised lifetimes of acievement, as well as rising stars in the fields of research, conservation, botanical art and advocacy.
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our Medals and Awards are a highlight of any year, and 2025 was no expection. The awards recognised lifetimes of acievement, as well as rising stars in the fields of research, conservation, botanical art and advocacy.
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The latest Schisto Bulletin is out. Full of news, updates, articles, tools, opportunities and grants. Check it out here bit.ly/SchistoBulle...
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The latest Schisto Bulletin is out. Full of news, updates, articles, tools, opportunities and grants. Check it out here bit.ly/SchistoBulle...
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Great to see @wheelerlab.bio paper out, using a custom imaging and computational system for tracking and screening schistosome miracidia, helping to elucidate how the larvae respond to chemical signals from snails: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Quantitative ethology of schistosome miracidia characterizes a conserved snail peptide that inhibits host recognition
Author summary Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects hundreds of millions of people, especially in regions with limited access to clean water. To complete its life cycle, the parasite mu...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Great to see @wheelerlab.bio paper out, using a custom imaging and computational system for tracking and screening schistosome miracidia, helping to elucidate how the larvae respond to chemical signals from snails: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Next Tuesday, 2 December, we launch our 'Treated like a child' campaign. It’s the first step in understanding how to reach the thousands of pre-schoolers in Zanzibar at risk from parasitic disease. Please sign up for a reminder when the campaign begins: mailchi.mp/unlimithealt...
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Next Tuesday, 2 December, we launch our 'Treated like a child' campaign. It’s the first step in understanding how to reach the thousands of pre-schoolers in Zanzibar at risk from parasitic disease. Please sign up for a reminder when the campaign begins: mailchi.mp/unlimithealt...
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Join us for this key webinar: Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children - a pragmatic approach from research to practice
🗓️ 26 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:30 UTC
🌐 English with French interpretation
Register via: www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
#Schistosomiasis #WorldChildrensDay
🗓️ 26 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:30 UTC
🌐 English with French interpretation
Register via: www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
#Schistosomiasis #WorldChildrensDay
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us for this key webinar: Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children - a pragmatic approach from research to practice
🗓️ 26 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:30 UTC
🌐 English with French interpretation
Register via: www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
#Schistosomiasis #WorldChildrensDay
🗓️ 26 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:30 UTC
🌐 English with French interpretation
Register via: www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
#Schistosomiasis #WorldChildrensDay
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I have been raising the implications of lack of funding for the Canal and River Trust since becoming an MP, and more recently the issues facing our local canals due to a lack of infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environm...
www.theguardian.com/environm...
Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn
Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have been raising the implications of lack of funding for the Canal and River Trust since becoming an MP, and more recently the issues facing our local canals due to a lack of infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environm...
www.theguardian.com/environm...
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Chalk streams are a rare and precious habitat💧
Many of which are found in England's National Parks🏞️
Sadly chalk streams are under threat thanks to over abstraction – removal of water from a natural source for uses such as drinking water🚰
More about chalk streams 👉
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/top-fac...
Many of which are found in England's National Parks🏞️
Sadly chalk streams are under threat thanks to over abstraction – removal of water from a natural source for uses such as drinking water🚰
More about chalk streams 👉
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/top-fac...
Top facts about chalk streams
Chalk streams are one of the rarest freshwater habitats, many of which are found in England’s National Parks.
www.cnp.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Chalk streams are a rare and precious habitat💧
Many of which are found in England's National Parks🏞️
Sadly chalk streams are under threat thanks to over abstraction – removal of water from a natural source for uses such as drinking water🚰
More about chalk streams 👉
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/top-fac...
Many of which are found in England's National Parks🏞️
Sadly chalk streams are under threat thanks to over abstraction – removal of water from a natural source for uses such as drinking water🚰
More about chalk streams 👉
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/top-fac...
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Last week Labour MPs rejected an amendment that would protect chalk streams from development. Here’s why are chalks streams are so important and why development puts them at risk ⬇️
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Last week Labour MPs rejected an amendment that would protect chalk streams from development. Here’s why are chalks streams are so important and why development puts them at risk ⬇️
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[2/2] La comparaison révèle de forts contrastes territoriaux. Le Nil n’apparaît pas dans le top 30 avec seulement 3.075 m³/s. L’évaporation dans le Sahara réduit drastiquement son débit. Ces écarts illustrent le rôle décisif du climat dans la puissance fluviale. #geography #hydrology #riverpower
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
[2/2] La comparaison révèle de forts contrastes territoriaux. Le Nil n’apparaît pas dans le top 30 avec seulement 3.075 m³/s. L’évaporation dans le Sahara réduit drastiquement son débit. Ces écarts illustrent le rôle décisif du climat dans la puissance fluviale. #geography #hydrology #riverpower
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Inside #Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate #bilharzia by 2030
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
Inside Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate bilharzia by 2030
It is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases found in Kenya.
www.the-star.co.ke
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Inside #Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate #bilharzia by 2030
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
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🎗️ 17 Nov is #CervicalCancerElimination Day.
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎗️ 17 Nov is #CervicalCancerElimination Day.
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
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We are launching a photo competition!
We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.
Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.
Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We are launching a photo competition!
We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.
Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.
Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
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#Climatechange is redrawing the risk map for infectious diseases like #schistosomiasis. At #COP30, lets action climate-resilient health systems = #climatejustice is #healthjustice.
Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
COP30 Health Pavilion
WHO in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the health community will host the Health Pavilion at the COP30 UN Climate Conference, taking place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. The…
www.who.int
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#Climatechange is redrawing the risk map for infectious diseases like #schistosomiasis. At #COP30, lets action climate-resilient health systems = #climatejustice is #healthjustice.
Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
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🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
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🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
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Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis:
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis:
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
Reposted by Anouk Gouvras
A little terror for your Tuesday!
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A little terror for your Tuesday!
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
Reposted by Anouk Gouvras
From January to 28 September 2025, over 518K cholera cases and 6,508 deaths have been reported across 32 countries. The deaths have already surpassed last year’s toll.
Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT
Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, external situation report #31 -29 October 2025
Edition 31
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
From January to 28 September 2025, over 518K cholera cases and 6,508 deaths have been reported across 32 countries. The deaths have already surpassed last year’s toll.
Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT
Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT