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Decoding Infection and Transmission
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Gold open access, peer-reviewed journal on infection and transmission research. Indexed in Scopus.

Learn more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/decoding-infection-and-transmission
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Decoding Infection and Transmission is a gold open-access, peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases and indexed in Scopus.
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This review discusses the feasibility of #mRNAVaccines in the prevention & control of #InfectiousDiseases and the factors that enhance their #Immunogenicity, highlighting the critical role of antigenic design, challenges and future perspectives.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Listen to the latest #ECDConAir podcast on the topic with ECDC's Andreas Hoefer and #DGSante Rita Figueira:

🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/ECDConAir68
📺 YouTube: youtu.be/ucQ0AuO9uTs
🎵 SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/ecdc_eu/ecdc...

#PublicHealthPodcast #PublicHealth #ECDC #Podcast #EURLs
ECDC on Air - Episode 68 - Rita Figueira & Andreas Hoefer - A Network of Laboratory Excellence
YouTube video by ECDC
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January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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📢 Call for applications #LaCaixaFoundation #FundlaCaixa

💶 Funding up to €115,000 for innovative, socially oriented research
🔬 Project leaders of any nationality with research at a university/ organization based in Spain or Portugal

🕒 Deadline: 21 Jan, 14:00 CET
🔗 shorturl.at/SpcYo
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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🚀 New Launch: #VBD Hub Forum on Vector-Borne Diseases - a new space for researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, policymakers, and practitioners to connect and collaborate on #vector-borne diseases in the UK. 🦟🪰🕷️

👉 Join the conversation and introduce yourself: forum.vbdhub.org
Sign up or log in - Vector-Borne Diseases Hub
Manage your account and authentication settings on the Vector-Borne Diseases Hub.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This review highlights barriers to #rabies elimination in #Africa—limited #vaccine access, weak infrastructure, low awareness—while emphasizing #OneHealth strategies and community education to advance the 2030 global goal.
#IDSky #EpiSky
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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📢 Deadline tomorrow!

Join the #SingMalNet Meeting 2026 (12–14 Feb, Singapore) bringing together malaria researchers in pathogenesis, genomics, vaccines, epidemiology & more

🎯 Early bird & abstracts due 15 Jan 2026
🔗 Click to register 👉 shorturl.at/yNNQ3
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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📢 Calls are now open!

€147 million to advance global health research and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa across six call topics.

📅 Submissions by 4 March or 31 August, depending on the call.

🔗 Read more: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

#InfoDay26
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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@w-i-d.de, #COALESCE hub, is inviting researchers and practitioners in #scicomm to submit proposals to the Wisskomm Connected, a space for both communities to exchange experiences.
Proposals can be submitted in German via the online form until February 16, 2026 🔗 bsky.app/profile/w-i-...
Wissenschaft im Dialog (@w-i-d.de)
Call for Proposals: Wisskomm Connected 2026! Am 21. & 22.10.2026 öffnen wir wieder den Raum für den Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen Forschung und Praxis. Wir diskutieren, wie wir #Wisskomm in einer Zeit…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
An overview of the #Epidemiology of #Tuberculosis resurgence—driven by #COVID19, #MultidrugResistance, and socioeconomic shifts—highlighting the need for revamped control strategies, sustainable research funding, and digital surveillance. #MedSky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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A new child-friendly combination treatment is changing how we tackle parasitic worm infections.

💊 A single pill combining albendazole and ivermectin can now treat five types of parasitic worms.

Funded by #EDCTP.

🔗 More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/results-and-...
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Postdoc (London, United Kingdom)
Research Assistant/Associate in Viral Genomics and Immunology.
with @nfaria.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2450
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Postdoc (Glasgow, UK)
Identifying drivers of schistosomiasis treatment failure and recommendations for treatment strategies
with @https://bsky.app/profile/lamberton-lab.bsky.social
at University of Glasgow
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2452
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This case report details a rare #Trichosporon inkin #bloodstream infection in an #immunocompetent patient, showing misidentification and antigen #crossreactivity and underscoring diagnostic challenges with #fungal #antigentests.
#IDSky #EpiSky
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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🥳It's back! Calling all UK young artists from 5-16 to participate in the #LightThePath poster competition to end neglected tropical diseases - submit your posters by Jan 12! tinyurl.com/32sxauaf
#BeatNTDs #WorldNTDDay #Art @unlimithealth.bsky.social
Unlimit Health World NTD Day poster competition
Unlimit Health and The Leprosy Mission invite you to join our Light the Path poster competition for World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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🎉 Nominations for the ESOVE 2026 ECP‑EDC Chair are now open! 🎉

If you’re part of the ECP community, you can nominate yourself or a colleague via the form: lnkd.in/dbTWwqxC

📧 Stay involved and join the ECP listserv: lnkd.in/dxgzrbpP

Thank you for supporting the ECP community!
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December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Tuberculosis (TB) household visits are a powerful opportunity to detect #HIV early.

🔹 Almost 3 out of 4 people accepted an HIV test during a visit
🔹 6% tested positive for HIV

🔗 Full study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#GlobalHealthEDCTP3Knowledge
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This review explores the mechanisms of #Hpylori #Pathogenesis, the host and environmental factors influencing its #Virulence, and its primary transmission routes to provide insights into its #Diagnosis and prevention. #MedSky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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CLOSING SOON: PhD position (London, UK)
Health analytics & modelling of respiratory pandemics
with Katharina Hauck
at Imperial College London

More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/nihr-hpru-fully-funded-studentship-in-health-analytics-modelling-of-respiratory-pandemics
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Weekly respiratory viruses update (9 January):

Respiratory viruses are on the rise across the EU/EEA: circulation of influenza viruses and RSV is increasing in several countries, while SARS-CoV-2 circulation continues to decrease.

More info: erviss.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Explore Europe’s zoonotic disease trends through data.

Interactive storymaps & dashboards from the EU One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report make it easier to visualise foodborne outbreaks and 14 zoonotic pathogens across Europe.

Dive into the data: 🔗 link.europa.eu/PNhVpV

#OneHealth @ecdc.europa.eu
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
This review highlights how integrating #NextGenSequencing, #multiomics, and #AI transforms #PathogenSurveillance, enabling #outbreak prediction and #biomarker discovery while addressing challenges of bias, ethics, and global collaboration. #MedSky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Want to take your #PublicHealth career to the next level in 2026?

Develop the theoretical & practical aspects of drug safety through our online short course, covering meta-analysis, and risk management.💊

Running online, 23-27 March 2026.

Apply now✍️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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🖥️ Join this month's @ammnetwork.bsky.social Hackathon!

🧑‍💻 Learn Git & GitHub in RStudio, collaborative workflows, version control, and publishing with Quarto
📅 Jan 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM CET
🖥️ Online | No prior GitHub experience required

🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/hgdwK
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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📢 #CODESRIA Call for Proposals – 2026 AFRIAK Call

Applications are open for the 2nd cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous & Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK), supported by the Mastercard Foundation 🔬

⏰ Deadline: 15 Feb, 23:59 GMT
🔗 shorturl.at/nb7iQ
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This study reports the identification & global epidemiology of the novel chromosomally encoded #Colistin resistance protein, NMCR-6 in #Vibrio species, revealing its dissemination and environmental determinants of critical #AntibioticResistance.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM