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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 23h

Are you researching #malaria? 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/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 3d

#ScienceReadForSunday: The resurgence of malaria in Africa is an avoidable crisis—here’s what we must do
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 7d

Researching #malaria in pregnancy? Check out the malaria in pregnancy library, an online resource to search published and unpublished literature www.iddo.org/wwarn/malari...

Malaria in Pregnancy Library | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

The WWARN Malaria in Pregnancy (MiP) Library is a regularly updated, comprehensive bibliographic database of published and unpublished literature relating to malaria in pregnancy, including a trial…

www.iddo.org

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

#ScienceReadForSunday: Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 12d

Use the #MARCSEAfrica dashboard 💻 which contains the latest
#AntimalarialResistance data, empowering malaria control programs in SE-Africa
to respond proactively.
Explore now➡️
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@EDCTP3 @HorizonEU

Antimalarial resistance dashboard — MARC SE-Africa

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 14d

Are you researching #malaria? 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/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 16d

Use the freely available #malaria clinical trials toolkit to design and run your clinical trial. Access resources for each stage in a step-by-step guide www.iddo.org/wwarn/tools-...

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 17d

#ScienceReadForSunday: Diabetes and metabolic syndrome in adults with malaria and associations with severe disease: results from two tertiary hospitals in Cameroon
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Diabetes and metabolic syndrome in adults with malaria and associations with severe disease: results from two tertiary hospitals in Cameroon - BMC Infectious Diseases

Background The prevalence of lifestyle-associated diseases is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the prevalence of metabolic co-morbidities in adults with malaria and whether…

bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 20d

🧬 New protocol to tackle #malaria drug resistance 🦟 published in @BMJ_Open
Read the paper 🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
#GlobalHealth #DrugResistance #MARCSEAFRICA

Investigating the relationship between Pfkelch13 mutations and response to artemisinin-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

Introduction Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) remain the WHO-recommended treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, the emergence and spread of artemisinin…

bmjopen.bmj.com

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up wasting time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time…
Introducing IDDO’s mapping tool worlddatr
#visualisations #ToolsForResearchers

WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 23d

There’s still time… Join us as Head of Data Engineering & Informatics and help shape the future of infectious disease research.
Apply today 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
Deadline Sep 17 at noon

@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 24d

Looking forward to catching up with friends & colleagues at #OxfordTropicalNetwork this week in #Mombassa.
Join 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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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 24d

#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

WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 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

Jobs | Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

Most of our job vacancies are advertised on the University of Oxford website. Current vacancies are listed below.

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 28d

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 · 29d

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

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 29d

Are you researching #malaria? 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/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Sep 7

#ScienceReadForSunday: Unraveling global #malaria incidence and mortality using machine learning and artificial intelligence–driven spatial analysis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Unraveling global malaria incidence and mortality using machine learning and artificial intelligence–driven spatial analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Unraveling global malaria incidence and mortality using machine learning and artificial intelligence–driven spatial analysis

www.nature.com

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’re hiring a new Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to lead our data strategy & drive innovation
Based 📍 Oxford, UK | Apply now: www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
#DataEngineering #GlobalHealth
BS @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

Are you a malaria researcher? Use the freely available WWARN Clinical Trials library developed to support global #malaria research efforts. The library is a comprehensive living systematic review of clinical efficacy studies from 1946 to the present day.
www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Nafda Public Alert No. 027/2025 – Alert on Confirmed #Falsified #Postinor2 (#Levonorgestrel 0.75mg) in #Nigeria
nafdac.gov.ng/public-alert...

Public Alert No. 027/2025 – Alert on Confirmed Counterfeit Postinor2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg) in Nigeria - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hereby notifies the public of falsified Type 1 and 2 batches of POSTINOR 2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg) product in circulation. A r...

nafdac.gov.ng

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧬 New protocol to tackle malaria drug resistance 🦟 published in @BMJ_Open outlines a powerful approach to tracking #PlasmodiumFalciparum mutations in the #K13 gene. #malaria
Read the paper 🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
#GlobalHealth #DrugResistance #MARCSEAFRICA
#EDCTP3 @ec.europa.eu

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Sep 1

Are you researching #malaria? 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/wwarn/workin...
#DataReuse #DataForGood

WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · Aug 31

Join us as Head of Data Engineering & Informatics and help shape the future of infectious disease research.
Apply today 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
Deadline Sep 17 at noon
#recruitment @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

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