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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 9h

Have you seen the new open-access the @WHO Training Toolkit on #Substandard and #Falsified #MedicalProducts designed to support design and implementation of #SFMP training
View here: www.who.int/tools/substa...
Find out about out work on #MedicineQuality www.iddo.org/research-the...

Substandard and falsified medical products training toolkit

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 2d

View our #VisceralLeishmaniasis surveyor, an online interactive map that summarises #VL and #PKDL clinical trials across the world. Currently displaying 196 trials from 1980-2022, representing 35,000+ patients.
#ZeroLeish
www.iddo.org/tool/vl-surv...

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 3d

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 #ZeroLeish
www.iddo.org/vl/crf

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 4d

Great to catch-up with partners from 10 countries for the FORESFA project’s annual meeting. We discussed the global challenge of #falsified & #substandard #antimicrobials & how to help advance tools to track, model & fight #SF medicines
🌍💊 #GlobalHealth
www.cghr.ox.ac.uk/research/med...

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 5d

#ScienceReadForSunday: Accurate Measurement of Viral Clearance in Early-Phase Antiviral Studies in Coronavirus Disease 2019
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Accurate Measurement of Viral Clearance in Early-Phase Antiviral Studies in Coronavirus Disease 2019

To the Editor—Mateja et al [1] report a rigorous individual patient data meta-analysis from 9 large (n = 268 to n = 1939) randomized controlled trials cond

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 New research on #ChagasDisease 🚨
A paper in the Lancet Microbe finds the treatment for Chagas Disease is excessive & could be given over a substantially shorter time period & still be as effective
🔗 Read more: www.iddo.org/news/new-stu...
#GlobalHealth #NTDs
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social @dndi.org

New study find treatment for Chagas disease is excessive | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

A new study has found the current recommended treatment for Chagas disease could be given over a substantially shorter time period and still be as effective.

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more about our work to strengthen research through equitable data use and accelerate better treatment and control of #NTDs
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#BeatNTDs #COVID19 #malaria #ScrubTyphus #ChagasDisease

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 9d

🎥 Our Director Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the devastating impact of #NTD #noma and highlights urgent research gaps revealed in a new global study.
🔗 youtu.be/vXchBDksSrQ
#GlobalHealth #NeglectedDiseases #WHO #HealthEquity
BS @bmj.com @who.int @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk

Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the global action needed to tackle noma disease

Noma is a devastating disease — yet far too little is known about it. A new study reveals just how serious the gaps in knowledge are; with limited information on the cause, how it develops, the…

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 10d

Have you viewed our library which has been developed to support global #malaria research efforts. The library is a compilation of 1,457 published clinical efficacy studies from 1946 to 2022
www.wwarn.org/tools-resour...

WWARN Clinical Trials Publication Library | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

A comprehensive, regularly updated compilation of all antimalarial clinical efficacy trials conducted and published since 1946.

www.wwarn.org

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 11d

Looking forward to #ECTMIH #Hamburg this week! Watch out for WHO/TDR Fellow Dawit Getachew Assefa presenting his poster on #VisceralLeishmaniasis on Oct 1. Find out more @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk booth 4
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European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health

Robert Böhm

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 12d

#ScienceReadForSunday: Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

In areas with seasonal malaria transmission, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children a three-day course of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine once a month during the…

journals.plos.org

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 15d

Track news reports of #SubstandardMedicines & #FalsifiedMedicine in your country. View our Medicine Quality Monitoring Globe, which filters by key words, time-periods, locations & language #medswecantrust
@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social MORU Bangkok
www.iddo.org/medicine-qua...

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 17d

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

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 18d

Medicine Quality Research Group’s FORESFA team will meet Jesus College, #Oxford to continue their work investigating the global public health impact of #substandard & #falsified #antimicrobials @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 19d

#ScienceReadForSunday: Remapping parasite landscapes: Nationwide prevalence, intensity and risk factors of #schistosomiasis and #Soil-transmittedHelminthiasis in Rwanda
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Remapping parasite landscapes: Nationwide prevalence, intensity and risk factors of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Rwanda

Author summary Worm infections, like soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis (SCH), continue to affect people of all ages in Rwanda. Despite efforts to control these infections…

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 22d

Watch our #DataSharing animation below to see how we accelerate better treatments for people with neglected poverty-related diseases by generating research evidence through data re-use #NTDs www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o0z...

IDDO Data Sharing animation

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 24d

🚨🚨🚨Closing tomorrow...

We’re hiring a new Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to lead our data strategy & drive innovation
@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
Based 📍 Oxford, UK | Deadline Sep 17, noon www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOH725/h...

Jobs | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 24d

Do you work in infectious diseases such as #malaria #FebrileIllness #VL #ChagasDisease #COVID19 or interested in #MedicineQuality ? View IDDO’s free tools to support your research www.iddo.org/tools-resear...

Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 25d

We are taking a few moments this week to celebrate our postdocs this #PostdocAppreciationWeek to mark their huge contribution to #BeatNTDs and further research in #NTDs #malaria #EmergingInfections

Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 25d

Looking forward to catching up with friends & colleagues at #OxfordTropicalNetwork this week in #Mombassa.
Jon our talks and poster sessions on #malaria #AMR #AntimalarialResistance
@moru-mip.bsky.social @oucru.bsky.social @kemriwellcome.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 26d

There’s still time to apply!
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
We are looking for a Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to play a leading role in our ongoing development & lead our data strategy.
📍 Oxford, UK 📅 Apply by Sep 17 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
#NTDs #EmergingInfections #Malaria #GlobalHealth

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 26d

#ScienceReadForSunday: Patterns of patent and sub-patent #Plasmodium #falciparum infections in household members of children under seasonal malaria chemoprevention coverage in the health district of Nanoro, Burkina Faso #malaria
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Patterns of patent and sub-patent Plasmodium falciparum infections in household members of children under seasonal malaria chemoprevention coverage in the health district of Nanoro, Burkina Faso - Malaria Journal

Background Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) has been adopted since 2014 in Burkina Faso to reduce malaria burden in children under 5 years. However, the intervention’s expected potential has…

malariajournal.biomedcentral.com

Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 28d

👏👏Looking forward to joining you #OTN

KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 28d

We are excited for the Oxford Tropical Network Meeting #OTN2025! A space for collaboration, innovation, and advancing global health.
📌 Theme : Networking for science discovery and impact
🗓️ Dates : Sept 16th – 18th, 2025
@ox.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk

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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 28d

The #OTN Meeting brings together colleagues from Oxford’s Overseas Programmes and related departments to share insights, showcase innovative research, and strengthen collaborations in Tropical Medicine and Global Health. The theme highlights OTN strengths fostering collaboration.
#OTN2025

KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 28d

We are excited for the Oxford Tropical Network Meeting #OTN2025! A space for collaboration, innovation, and advancing global health.
📌 Theme : Networking for science discovery and impact
🗓️ Dates : Sept 16th – 18th, 2025
@ox.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk

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