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Lookin at a pragmatic path from research to practice in treating PSAC for schistosomiasis, today's @isntd.org Connect unpacks findings from a landmark trial in Uganda comparing PZQ dosing regimens, and discuss the urgent need & practical steps to include this age group in treatment strategies.
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Today's @isntd.org webinar focuses on the off-label treatment” use of standard praziquantel to treat under 5yr olds. New study shows dosage & safety for 40 mg/kg vs. 80 mg/kg.
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Safety and efficacy of praziquantel 40 mg/kg versus 80 mg/kg in preschool-aged children with intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda: a 2 × 2 factorial, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 randomis...
Two 40 mg/kg doses given 3 hours apart are safe, well tolerated, and more effective in achieving parasitic cure than the current proposed single 40 mg/kg dose. Until a paediatric formulation of praziq...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
gsa.bsky.social
Today's @isntd.org webinar focuses on the off-label treatment” use of standard praziquantel to treat under 5yr olds. New study shows dosage & safety for 40 mg/kg vs. 80 mg/kg.
📄 thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Safety and efficacy of praziquantel 40 mg/kg versus 80 mg/kg in preschool-aged children with intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda: a 2 × 2 factorial, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 randomis...
Two 40 mg/kg doses given 3 hours apart are safe, well tolerated, and more effective in achieving parasitic cure than the current proposed single 40 mg/kg dose. Until a paediatric formulation of praziq...
thelancet.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Don't miss the upcoming @gsa.bsky.social & @isntd.org webinar on tackling schistosomiasis in preschool children: 'Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children: A pragmatic approach from research to practice'
​​​👉Nov 26 | 13.00 UTC
👉https://tinyurl.com/preschoolschisto
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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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
Blue background, right side has image of child, face obscured by a drinking cup. Left side writing and photos of speakers. Title: Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children. A pragmatic approach from research to practice. Speakers Prof Amaya Bustinduy (LSHTM, UK) Dr Andrew Edielu (LSHTM UK & MRC–UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit) Dr Narcis B Kabatereine (Ministry of Health, Uganda) With remarks from Dr Amadou Garba (WHO) Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 13.00-14.30 UTC www.isntd.org/isntd-connect Underneath are two logos International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Global Schistosomiasis Alliance. #ISNTDConnect
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We’ll always need the toilet #WorldToiletDay
Whatever the future holds, we’ll always rely on sanitation to protect us from diseases like #schistosomiasis.
But today, 3.4 billion people still don’t have a safe toilet.
See how we can change that: www.worldtoiletday.org

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World Toilet Day 2025 - We’ll always need the toilet
World Toilet Day 2025 (19 November) is about sanitation in a changing world. Here are three things to know: We’ll always need the toilet. No matter what lies ahead, we will always rely on…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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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
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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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...
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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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
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…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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:
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Dark background fading to lighter grey from left to right. Top right stylized graphic of a schistosome worm pair in light blug and light green. Bottom right scannable QR code, bottom left cartoon image of woman in blue jumper at a table with a laptop. Text says: Schistosomiasis research at ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto. Want to stay on top of the latest schistosomiasis research and innovation? Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters and symposiums? We've got you covered. https://bit.ly/47xCp1v
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🌎 For the first time, health adaptation to climate change is on the #COP30 agenda, and our team is heading to Belém, in Brazil, to follow this historic debate up close.

👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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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...
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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
Dark green background, outline maps of Zanzibar and Malawi with two arrows pointed in opposite directions in between them. Text reads: "Zanzibar x Malawi: South-south Learning in Action. A cross-country exchange on schistosomiasis control, snail surveillance, and sustainable solutions. Read the full story." Arrow pointing right. Dark blue background. Top right-hand side has a yellow light bulb icon with a leafy plant in the middle. The text below reads: "Lessons and Next Steps" With the following bullet points: "Snail control must be context-specific. Regulatory and financing pathways matter. South-South collaboration accelerates innovation. Continued exchange and co-creation ahead. Read the full blog: http://bit.ly/4qMAejB "
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Thanks to donations to our Christmas Big Give campaign last year, local teams travelled across Malawi over the summer to map where schistosomiasis infections persist and change over time, helping guide the next steps to eliminate the disease. Learn more ⬇️ sway.cloud.microsoft/iEbBDKm1u9dq...
Finding the hotspots: mapping schistosomiasis in Malawi
A look at how your support helped teams reach communities, collect data, and guide the next steps in eliminating disease.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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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...
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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At #CPHIA2025, we hosted the only side event dedicated to NTDs. Eliminating diseases like leishmaniasis, mycetoma & dengue requires more than commitment.

➡️ It demands innovation in diagnostic tools, treatment options & understanding disease burden to better inform interventions.
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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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
Dark green background, outline maps of Zanzibar and Malawi with two arrows pointed in opposite directions in between them. Text reads: "Zanzibar x Malawi: South-south Learning in Action. A cross-country exchange on schistosomiasis control, snail surveillance, and sustainable solutions. Read the full story." Arrow pointing right. Dark blue background. Top right-hand side has a yellow light bulb icon with a leafy plant in the middle. The text below reads: "Lessons and Next Steps" With the following bullet points: "Snail control must be context-specific. Regulatory and financing pathways matter. South-South collaboration accelerates innovation. Continued exchange and co-creation ahead. Read the full blog: http://bit.ly/4qMAejB "
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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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...
Orange background with geometric shapes in light orange and white. GSA logo in the top right hand corner. Writing: Check out our Schisto Research Update. Newsletter with research grants, funding and articles. #StopSchisto
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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1,2,3… and we’re live!

Excited to share that our much anticipated project #WickedSchisto has officially kicked off in Uganda!

This is an interdisciplinary project, aimed at developing a framework to identify cost-effective interventions for #WASH-associated diseases.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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At the Stakeholders Meeting, Dr Alfred Mubangizi (Ag. Asst Commissioner, Vector-borne and NTDs at the Uganda MoH) in his welcome remarks, underscored the timely nature of #WickedSchisto and shared that the MoH was proud to be collaborating with @lamberton-lab.bsky.social on this very important work.
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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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...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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A new paper details the first pilot of the #Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) approach in Guinea. The SPPA provides an evidence-based framework to measure programme impact and guide treatment decisions at sub-district level. journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Piloting the Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment approach in five health districts of the N’zérékoré region, Republic of Guinea
Author summary The manuscript presents a pilot study of the Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) approach in five health districts of the N’zérékoré region, Republic of Guinea. Th...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Starting tomorrow!
"200 Years Theodor Bilharz - #Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and beyond"

A conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Theodor Bilharz, the scientist who identified Schistosoma haematobium.

Scientific program here:
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At the top the logos of the University of Tubingen, University of Geissen, CERMAL and Technical University of Munich. In the midde the conference venuw address: Insitut fur Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin und Humanparasitologie. Wilhemstase 27, 72074 Tubingen, Germany. And Conference Date 8-10 October 2025. In between a sepia-colour print from a stamp showing a man with a beard, next to the image of a small old style microscope. Underneath the title of the conference "200 year Theodor Bilharz Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and Beyond".
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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This #WorldTeachersDay we celebrate & thank all teachers!
Public health gains are under-pinned by the work you do to educate, support & inspire pupils of all ages!
Check out these SCH teacher tools:
Schisto: buff.ly/rVffeVA
FGS: buff.ly/1ULbEkN
NTD literacy for adults: buff.ly/Fg1NTrd
October 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM