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CTMGH, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. Network of research groups based in Oxford and across Africa and Asia. Tackling infectious diseases, from clinical studies to behavioural sciences.
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Look out for WWARN & #MARCSEAfrica Symposium #70 @astmh.bsky.social ‘Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: will we miss the train again? today 10.15am (CET)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Look out for @WWARN #MARCSEAfrica Symposium#70 @astmh.bsky.social ‘#AntimalarialDrugResistance in Africa: will we miss the train again? today 10.15am (CET)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Look out for @wwarnnews.bsky.social #MARCSEAfrica Symposium#70 @astmh.bsky.social ‘Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: will we miss the train again? today 10.15am (CET)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join us @astmh.bsky.social where we will be presenting our latest #malaria #Trachoma #VisceralLeishmaniasis #Noma & #MedicineQuality research at #ASTMH2025
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Join us at #ASTMH2025 on Nov 10 – 13 where we will be sharing our latest #malaria research
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November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Look out for symposium @astmh.bsky.social - Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: will we miss the train again? Mon, Nov 11, 10.15am CET. Talks by Prof Karen Barnes, Prof Arjen Dondorp, Dr Paul Sondo, Dr Anna Maria Van Eijk, Dr Lucinda Harrison
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#ScienceReadForSunday: Evaluating the efficacy of the praziquantel dose pole for #schistosomiasis treatment: A multi-country systematic review
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Evaluating the efficacy of the praziquantel dose pole for schistosomiasis treatment: A multi-country systematic review
Author summary Human schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, which is transmitted through exposure to contaminated water and is endemic in 78 countries.…
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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#ScienceReadForSunday: Taking down malaria’s bodyguards: scientists target parasite’s secret defence system
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Taking down malaria’s bodyguards: scientists target parasite’s secret defence system
Quercetin, a plant-based flavonoid that give plants their bright colours, was found to disrupt malaria parasites.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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We are all ready for #TropMed25! We are at stand #200 Come and visit us to find out more about our #DataReuse platforms to advance #NTD research and improve clinical outcomes
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November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Join symposium @astmh.bsky.social Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: will we miss the train again? Nov 11, 10.15am CET talks by Prof Karen Barnes Prof Arjen Dondorp Dr Paul Sondo Dr Anna Maria Van Eijk Dr Lucinda Harrison
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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We are all ready for #TropMed25! We are at stand #200 Come and visit us to find out more about our #DataReuse platforms to advance #NTD research and improve clinical outcomes
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Today we’re introducing The Solidarity Files: Stories of Solidarity in Action, a new series sharing these lived examples and what they teach us about building stronger, more resilient systems grounded in unity and connection.

Find this story: bit.ly/47TM1Uv

#Solidarity #GlobalHealth #Bioethics
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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EVENT: Sherrington Public Understanding of Science Prize Lecture: Media, Science and Truth (for staff and students)

Hear the BBC's Clive Myrie deliver this lecture, hosted by @OxfordDPAG

📅Thurs 13 Nov, 4pm, the Sherrington Building. Doors at 3.15, University card required
A picture of Chief Correspondent Clive Myrie, announcing the Sherrington Prize Lecture 2025
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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 10, 2025 at 1:01 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 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The WWARN #Vivax library contains data from 301 clinical trials, & case reports from 433 sites published since 1960 across 39 countries. Use it free for your #Malaria research
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#ResearchHighlight from Cristina Ardura-Garcia & @paulturnermicro.bsky.social, @moru-mip.bsky.social

Factors associated with positive blood cultures in children in nine African and Asian countries: the #ACORN2 surveillance network

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November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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OUCRU Hanoi joined the Dong Thap General Hospital Scientific Conference 2025.
Dr Rogier van Doorn spoke on antimicrobial resistance, and Dr Vu Thi Lan Huong presented OUCRU’s research and chaired a session — strengthening connections across Vietnam’s research community.
#OUCRU #AMR #HealthResearch
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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🚨 A new study published in Malaria Journal which assessed the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for #malaria across 12 sites in India found that these tests were sub-optimal for detecting P. #vivax malaria.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Calling all researchers working in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections or #NTDs? You can use our free tools, resources to support your work www.iddo.org/tools-and-re...
#BeatNTDs
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Faulty #malaria rapid test raises global concerns @moru-mip.bsky.social

A widely used test may be delivering false-negative results, risking delayed treatment and fuelling malaria transmission

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Faulty malaria rapid test raises global concerns, say MORU researchers
A new study published in Malaria Journal warns that a widely used malaria rapid diagnostic test by Abbott Diagnostics may be delivering false-negative results, risking delayed treatment and fuelling m...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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#ResearchHighlight from Phaik Yeong Cheah @moru-mip.bsky.social

How should health researchers advance health #equity?

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November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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What is the “continuum of solidarity”?

The absence of support is not all the same.

Drawing on her research, Natalia Varabyeu Kancelova maps a spectrum from solidarity to non-solidarity to unsolidarity until anti-solidarity.

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#Global #Health #Solidarity #Bioethics
The Continuum of Solidarity | Natalia Varabyeu Kancelova (Global Health Solidarity Webinar
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Use the free to download case report form for #vl or #VisceralLeishmaniasis #HIV coinfection to collect data in a standardised format to accelerate research and #BeatNTDs
#kala_azar
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November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM