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The Lancet Microbe is an #OpenAccess journal publishing innovative and practice-changing research and opinion in clinical #microbiology

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Our January issue is now online:

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Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #influenza #H5N1 #AMR #Bordetella #pertussis #Yaws #Treponema #MDA #Hpylori #SARS-CoV-2

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Want to stay up to date with the latest clinical research & reviews? 📚

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February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Circulation of clade Ib mpox outside of Africa—are we prepared?

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Circulation of clade Ib mpox outside of Africa—are we prepared?
Mpox is a spectrum of disease caused by monkeypox virus, which is divided into clades I (with subclades Ia and Ib) and II (with subclades IIa and IIb).1 In 2022, simultaneous detection of non-travel-a...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses

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Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses
Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains unacceptably high, and the currently recommended treatment of triazoles is further challenged by rising resistance to these first-line agents. A previous ...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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"...randomly assigning newborns to not receive the vaccine denies a safe and life-saving intervention to infants in Guinea-Bissau."

New World Report by Gilbert Nakweya ⤵️ spkl.io/63325AsFTL
A newborn baby being examined at the Simao Mendez central hospital in Bissau. Copyright: Giacomo Pirozzi/Panos Pictures.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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🎤 A word from our editor in chief, Ali Landman: “The specialty is seeing rapid innovation thanks to new biological, chemical, and physical discoveries, as well as the advent of AI, and I feel excited and privileged to work with researchers and clinicians across disciplines”
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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February Issue of The Lancet Public Health is Live. This month sees an array of PH topics:

♥️ Cardiovascular Disease 🇪🇺
🧬 Diabetes 🇲🇽
🧸 Child protective services 🇨🇦
🩵 Cervical cancer 🇦🇺
🧫 Tuberculosis - 🇨🇦 and 🇦🇺
🍱 School meal programmes 🇪🇺

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The Lancet Public Health, February 2026, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages e69-e136
Read the current issue of The Lancet Public Health, a monthly open access journal contributing to advancing public health practice and policy making worldwide
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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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New research article

Parasite clearance in patients with #Plasmodium #vivax monoinfection treated with #artesunate in Cambodia: an observational secondary analysis of trial data

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February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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New research article

Microbiological analysis and whole-genome sequencing of #Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the microbiological failures in the … #zoliflodacin … trial for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital #gonorrhoea

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February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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New research article

Characterisation of #Trichuris incognita n sp in Côte d’Ivoire: a morphological, genomic, and genome-wide association with drug sensitivity study

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February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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New research article

Parasite clearance in patients with #Plasmodium #vivax monoinfection treated with #artesunate in Cambodia: an observational secondary analysis of trial data

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February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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New research article

Microbiological analysis and whole-genome sequencing of #Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the microbiological failures in the … #zoliflodacin … trial for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital #gonorrhoea

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February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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🚀 Just launched – our new #goldopenaccess journal on medical imaging and theranostics!
Learn more about the journal’s mission and explore related content from The Lancet Group today: hubs.li/Q041CgFF0

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Announcing The Lancet Medical Imaging & Theranostics. A new open access journal dedicated to clinical and technological advances in radiology, neuclear medicine, and theranostics. Artwork: Abstract medical image of a torso with vibrant organic shapes and geometric patterns, suggesting medical imaging. Credit: Shonagh Rae
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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New research article

Characterisation of #Trichuris incognita n sp in Côte d’Ivoire: a morphological, genomic, and genome-wide association with drug sensitivity study

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February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Our first issue of 2026 is now live! 🎉

As a gold #openaccess journal, our content is free to read by everyone, always.
Explore and download the issue on our journal homepage: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#familymedicine #communitycare #primaryhealthcare #primarycare
The cover of The Lancet Primary Care January 2026 issue, featuring the image of an older white man, talking to a female doctor who has her back to the camera, and she has her hand on his shoulder in a comforting motion. the man is smiling.
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Research in context panel for Lancet paper "Low-dose yellow fever vaccination in infants: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial". Copyright: 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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New Editorial

Call for letters

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Call for letters
With the start of 2026, we are looking back at what we achieved last year and ahead to the coming year. One highlight of the coming year includes the 25-year anniversary of our first issue being publi...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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How does research drive real change?

Our new Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award is open for proposals! If your project champions implementation science, health equity and community engagement, apply before Feb 2: spkl.io/63326Aq7Z8
Promotional card for the Lancet-Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award. Images depict two healthcare workers looking at a clipboard and a person facing into the sun with their eyes closed and holding their hand on their chest.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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On #WorldNTDDay, Marta Ribes and colleagues warn of the resurgence of #noma: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Conceptual framework illustrating the convergence of global crises that may lead to the re-emergence of noma
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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... 🆕Rebecca Wigan and colleagues report the results of their prospective cohort study investigating use of multiplex PCR testing for T Palladium and HSV for the detection of primary syphilis in primary care in Victoria, Australia.

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Multiplex PCR testing for Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus in primary care to detect primary syphilis in Victoria, Australia: a prospective cohort study
Multiplex PCR testing for syphilis and herpes among patients for whom HSV PCR alone was ordered improved detection of primary syphilis in primary care. More widespread implementation would reduce misd...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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🆕 “Syphilis has re-emerged as an important public health problem globally... Primary care is important in improving early syphilis detection and control, particularly in settings where access to specialist sexual health services is scarce.”
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January 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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"The USA is estimated to have outstanding financial obligations to WHO of US$261 million."

On the cover, a new World Report by John Zarocostas discusses the USA's withdrawal from WHO.

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Cover of The Lancet's Jan 31, 2026 issue. Quote on cover reads: "the USA has not met its financial obligations for either the year in which its notice [to leave WHO] was communicated (2025) or the year in which withdrawal is intended to take effect (2026), and...it [also] has outstanding arrears from the previous year (2024)."
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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New research article

Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial #meningitis caused by #Streptococcus pneumoniae, #Neisseria meningitidis, or #Haemophilus influenzae (2010–24): a systematic review and meta-analysis

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January 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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New research article

Artesunate–pyronaridine–atovaquone–proguanil and artesunate–fosmidomycin–clindamycin compared with standard artesunate–pyronaridine for the treatment of uncomplicated #malaria (MultiMal)

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January 27, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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New research article

Emerging terbinafine-resistant #Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: a multinational genomic epidemiology study

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January 23, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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New personal view article

Controlled human infection with #Mycobacterium #tuberculosis: practical considerations for clinical trials

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January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM