Anouk Gouvras
@scianouk.bsky.social
Working on Neglected Tropical Diseases #BeatNTDs. Volunteering in education. Passionate about science & nature. (She/Her). Please pardon typos!
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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
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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.
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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
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Check out the latest research & training funding opportunities, news, articles and upcoming events is the October 2025 issue of the #Schistosomiasis Research Update newsletter.
Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Check out the latest research & training funding opportunities, news, articles and upcoming events is the October 2025 issue of the #Schistosomiasis Research Update newsletter.
Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
Very cool! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270033/...
Long-standing photosynthesis mystery solved as missing chlorophylls found | Imperial News | Imperial College London
A new discovery reveals the key pigment behind far-red photosynthesis, a new, low-energy form of oxygenic photosynthesis.
www.imperial.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Very cool! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270033/...
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BugBitten's latest blog from @scianouk.bsky.social looking at the recent findings on insect sentience - what implications will this have on vector control? go.nature.com/47jeJ1S
What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?
In the field of public health, we conduct a variety of experiments and studies on insects, such as mosquitoes, to advance vector-borne disease research. However entomologists’ variable knowledge and a...
go.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
BugBitten's latest blog from @scianouk.bsky.social looking at the recent findings on insect sentience - what implications will this have on vector control? go.nature.com/47jeJ1S
Inspired by @rsb.org.uk article on insect sentience, I wrote this piece for @springernature.com #ResearchCommunities with a vector-borne #disease angle
"What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?"
communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...
"What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?"
communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...
What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?
In the field of public health, we conduct a variety of experiments and studies on insects, such as mosquitoes, to advance vector-borne disease research. However entomologists’ variable knowledge and a...
communities.springernature.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Inspired by @rsb.org.uk article on insect sentience, I wrote this piece for @springernature.com #ResearchCommunities with a vector-borne #disease angle
"What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?"
communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...
"What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?"
communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...
Watching #DavidAttenborough 's Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the #Coelocanth - its AWE-some!!!
The coelocanth is truly mesmerising.
If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil
The coelocanth is truly mesmerising.
If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil
BBC Two - Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
David Attenborough discusses the coelacanth, a living fossil hidden for 400 million years.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Watching #DavidAttenborough 's Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the #Coelocanth - its AWE-some!!!
The coelocanth is truly mesmerising.
If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil
The coelocanth is truly mesmerising.
If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil
Sentient insects & welfare in #research @rsb.org.uk @tomireland.bsky.social Mind-blown! "As the most diverse animal order on Earth, insects should be expected to have exceptionally diverse cognitive powers, perhaps a greater range than we see in vertebrates."
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...
Six-legged suffering
Are insects sentient?
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sentient insects & welfare in #research @rsb.org.uk @tomireland.bsky.social Mind-blown! "As the most diverse animal order on Earth, insects should be expected to have exceptionally diverse cognitive powers, perhaps a greater range than we see in vertebrates."
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...
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Going to 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health #ECTMIH?
Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?
Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?
Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Going to 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health #ECTMIH?
Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?
Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?
Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
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What does integration mean for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? Watch our quick guide.
September 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What does integration mean for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? Watch our quick guide.
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In early October we will be hosting an open evening on Academic Clinical Fellowships & Lectureships in Infectious Diseases across all the London programmes.
These are integrated clinical academic training programmes for doctors training in the UK.
You can sign up here: forms.gle/T867P8qQ2SMvvHhZ9
These are integrated clinical academic training programmes for doctors training in the UK.
You can sign up here: forms.gle/T867P8qQ2SMvvHhZ9
forms.gle
September 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In early October we will be hosting an open evening on Academic Clinical Fellowships & Lectureships in Infectious Diseases across all the London programmes.
These are integrated clinical academic training programmes for doctors training in the UK.
You can sign up here: forms.gle/T867P8qQ2SMvvHhZ9
These are integrated clinical academic training programmes for doctors training in the UK.
You can sign up here: forms.gle/T867P8qQ2SMvvHhZ9
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#Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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📢 New podcast: A holistic view of health 🎧
Our latest Infectious Conversations episode explores One Health, a holistic approach that connects people, animals and the planet. Listen now: soundcloud.com/unlimithealt...
Our latest Infectious Conversations episode explores One Health, a holistic approach that connects people, animals and the planet. Listen now: soundcloud.com/unlimithealt...
September 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📢 New podcast: A holistic view of health 🎧
Our latest Infectious Conversations episode explores One Health, a holistic approach that connects people, animals and the planet. Listen now: soundcloud.com/unlimithealt...
Our latest Infectious Conversations episode explores One Health, a holistic approach that connects people, animals and the planet. Listen now: soundcloud.com/unlimithealt...
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Increased risk of infectious diseases in a time of war and conflict
"War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants"
communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...
"War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants"
communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...
Increased risk of infectious diseases in a time of war and conflict
Krisztian Magori reviews the horrid history of the impact of war and conflict on infectious diseases, the protection provided to civilians by international humanitarian law, and the track-record of co...
communities.springernature.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Increased risk of infectious diseases in a time of war and conflict
"War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants"
communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...
"War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants"
communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...
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I am pleased to present a project we've been working on for the least year to try to answer a fundamental question - does a parasite's developmental niche as an egg have effects on larval stages? We show that the answer is very much yes - which has a few implications. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Tissue-specific distribution of eggs in the definitive host drives transcriptomic and behavioral differences in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by human-infective schistosomes (Trematoda: Schistosoma). Intestinal schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and the Neotropics is caused primarily...
www.biorxiv.org
August 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I am pleased to present a project we've been working on for the least year to try to answer a fundamental question - does a parasite's developmental niche as an egg have effects on larval stages? We show that the answer is very much yes - which has a few implications. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍
Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍
Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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#beatNTDs The Mectizan Expert Committee provides oversight for the Mectizan Donation Program. Meets regularly to review applications, hear from partners, and discuss emerging issues. #StampOutOncho #EliminateLF
Learn more about the MEC's activities in 2024 >> https://bit.ly/45stVZG
Learn more about the MEC's activities in 2024 >> https://bit.ly/45stVZG
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#beatNTDs The Mectizan Expert Committee provides oversight for the Mectizan Donation Program. Meets regularly to review applications, hear from partners, and discuss emerging issues. #StampOutOncho #EliminateLF
Learn more about the MEC's activities in 2024 >> https://bit.ly/45stVZG
Learn more about the MEC's activities in 2024 >> https://bit.ly/45stVZG
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We are looking for an expert in the private sector to join our Board of Directors!
📆 Deadline: 22 September 2025
👉 Details and how to apply: bit.ly/4lA1TAh
📣 Help us spread the word!
#GlobalHealth #NTDs #NeglectedDiseases #BoardOfDirectors
📆 Deadline: 22 September 2025
👉 Details and how to apply: bit.ly/4lA1TAh
📣 Help us spread the word!
#GlobalHealth #NTDs #NeglectedDiseases #BoardOfDirectors
August 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We are looking for an expert in the private sector to join our Board of Directors!
📆 Deadline: 22 September 2025
👉 Details and how to apply: bit.ly/4lA1TAh
📣 Help us spread the word!
#GlobalHealth #NTDs #NeglectedDiseases #BoardOfDirectors
📆 Deadline: 22 September 2025
👉 Details and how to apply: bit.ly/4lA1TAh
📣 Help us spread the word!
#GlobalHealth #NTDs #NeglectedDiseases #BoardOfDirectors