William E. Oswald
@williameoswald.bsky.social
Epidemiologist researching neglected tropical diseases and water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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New paper in Scientific Reports using @gbif.org mediated data:
Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07653-8
Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07653-8
Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi
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September 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
New paper in Scientific Reports using @gbif.org mediated data:
Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07653-8
Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07653-8
Reposted by William E. Oswald
Read this full paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications on the molecular epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides following multiple rounds of community-wide treatment here 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Molecular epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides following multiple rounds of community-wide treatment - Nature Communications
Mass drug administration is used for control of the soil-transmitted helminth Ascaris lumbricoides in endemic areas. Here, the authors investigate the population genetic structure of the parasite foll...
doi.org
August 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Read this full paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications on the molecular epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides following multiple rounds of community-wide treatment here 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Congratulations! #Burundi 🇧🇮 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, the first neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in the country.
This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs
This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs
July 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Congratulations! #Burundi 🇧🇮 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, the first neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in the country.
This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs
This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs
Reposted by William E. Oswald
First analysis to estimate number of #heatwave deaths linked to #ClimateChange
Analysis by LSHTM's Pierre Masselot & Malcolm Mistry with
@granthamicl.bsky.social warns #ExtremeHeat can be 'silent killer' if not prepared for.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Analysis by LSHTM's Pierre Masselot & Malcolm Mistry with
@granthamicl.bsky.social warns #ExtremeHeat can be 'silent killer' if not prepared for.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
July 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
First analysis to estimate number of #heatwave deaths linked to #ClimateChange
Analysis by LSHTM's Pierre Masselot & Malcolm Mistry with
@granthamicl.bsky.social warns #ExtremeHeat can be 'silent killer' if not prepared for.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Analysis by LSHTM's Pierre Masselot & Malcolm Mistry with
@granthamicl.bsky.social warns #ExtremeHeat can be 'silent killer' if not prepared for.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Reposted by William E. Oswald
me: there’s nothing worse than opening a blank document
microsoft word: hold my beer
microsoft word: hold my beer
June 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
me: there’s nothing worse than opening a blank document
microsoft word: hold my beer
microsoft word: hold my beer
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Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
June 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today, my NIH colleagues and I did something scary but really important. We spoke up about egregious harms we are seeing happen to research participants and public health through thoughtless and politicized policies at NIH. 🧵1/3
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
Reposted by William E. Oswald
The Trump cuts to USAID undercut hard-won progress against 5 neglected tropical diseases that don't kill large numbers of people but that can be debilitating and stigmatizing--and that trap people in poverty. My story at www.science.org/content/arti...
Crippling tropical diseases threaten to surge after U.S. funding cuts
Closing of programs that fought neglected diseases imperils drug donation and distribution efforts in 26 countries
www.science.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Trump cuts to USAID undercut hard-won progress against 5 neglected tropical diseases that don't kill large numbers of people but that can be debilitating and stigmatizing--and that trap people in poverty. My story at www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by William E. Oswald
Substantial progress on #schistosomiasis in Zanzibar!
Together with the Ministry of Health we supported community sampling and geostatistical analysis to map prevalence at sub district level for detailed insight. Read more now: unlimithealth.org/news/zanziba...
Together with the Ministry of Health we supported community sampling and geostatistical analysis to map prevalence at sub district level for detailed insight. Read more now: unlimithealth.org/news/zanziba...
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Substantial progress on #schistosomiasis in Zanzibar!
Together with the Ministry of Health we supported community sampling and geostatistical analysis to map prevalence at sub district level for detailed insight. Read more now: unlimithealth.org/news/zanziba...
Together with the Ministry of Health we supported community sampling and geostatistical analysis to map prevalence at sub district level for detailed insight. Read more now: unlimithealth.org/news/zanziba...