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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 14h

#ScienceReadForSunday: Population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis of benznidazole monotherapy and combination therapy with fosravuconazole in chronic #Chagas disease (BENDITA) journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

Population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis of benznidazole monotherapy and combination therapy with fosravuconazole in chronic Chagas disease (BENDITA)

Author summary Chagas Disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a major public health challenge, particularly in Latin America. Benznidazole and nifurtimox have been the standard…

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

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

#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 · 9d

🚨 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 · 10d

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 · 11d

🎥 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
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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 · 12d

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 · 13d

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 · 14d

#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…

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

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 · 19d

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 · 20d

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 · 21d

#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 · 24d

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 · 26d

🚨🚨🚨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 · 26d

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 · 27d

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 · 27d

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 · 28d

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 · 28d

#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
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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 · Sep 12

👏👏Looking forward to joining you #OTN

KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · Sep 12

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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