🐀 Rats, mosquitoes, and microbes. March had it all. Plus: what really shapes quality of life for people living with HIV, and why our leishmaniasis vaccine search needs a fresh approach. 💉 Explore this month's research highlights. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

🌍 What happens when pathogens, people and policies are all on the move? That's the question at the heart of the 66th ITM Colloquium in Addis Ababa. Co-organised with the Armauer Hansen Research Institute, we're calling for abstracts. Submit and bring your findings to Addis.🔗 www.colloq2026.be

🌍 Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. And yet, it's curable.  Read the article from De Morgen with infectious disease specialist Bouke De Jong on minimum patient contribution for medicines increasing, including TB treatment. tinyurl.com/y9ue73m9

👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬🔬 Today we celebrate the lab technicians who make our science possible. More than 14 percent of our colleagues work as lab technicians. They are the people who ensure our science is accurate, reliable, and reproducible. So let's clap for the people in the lab.👏

#NTDs are uncommon but may be present in #Europe, as mobility & #climate change expand vectors habitat: poor #access to #medicines may leave vulnerable patients untreated & increase risk of local transmission @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pathogen #genomic research implies risks due to human genetic bycatch. As researchers & #ethics reviewers at @itmantwerp.bsky.social, we propose a four-step #mitigation plan to #protect individuals & #communities, & #trust in research @orentzfadia.bwww.science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧪 Small month, big science. From boosting dengue detection in Peru, to uncovering why chikungunya lingers for some, to rethinking TB care and dog vaccination strategies! 🐕Curious already? Explore the full set of last month's research highlights. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

BCCM/ITM offers semi-automated, high-throughput & standardized broth microdilution testing for TB drug-susceptibility: - Endorsed ref. method by WHO, EUCAST & CLSI - Quantitative results - Validated for multiple drugs - Screening against ≠ MTBc lineages [email protected] @itmantwerp.bsky.social

New preprint out! We made a #Plasmodium knowlesi A1-H.1 #transcriptome time course for asexual blood stages🩸. tinyurl.com/mwd9b8vx 👩‍💻Webtool to compare temporal expression to P. vivax: tinyurl.com/bdz2ndsj @itmantwerp.bsky.social @eknuepfer.bsky.social @cortesmalaria.bsky.social

Tooting our own horn (again)🫁: www.itg.be/en/health-st... #TBsky #TB @itmantwerp.bsky.social @djaganath.bsky.social #EndTB#IDxPost#IDSky

One year on from the dismantling of USAID. Last year, we warned how global health funding cuts would endanger lives and weaken health systems. Today, that warning feels more urgent than ever. @rravinetto.bsky.social @gorikooms.bsky.social 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

✨The 1st Fresh Off the Journal of the year is here, plus a look back at December’s latest papers. Nine new studies covering malaria, emerging viruses, diagnostics, respectful maternity care, antibiotic resistance, and access to essential medicines in crisis settings. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

Today is #WorldNTDDay. The Escape the Neglect mini-doc by @devex.com shows how sleeping sickness went from a death sentence to near elimination in one generation. A story of science, partnership & persistence. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ye...

"While, on average, our study does not reveal any major stigmatization of patients, it does highlight an important problem: communication, especially when women have a low level of education. Essential work remains to be done to improve communication." -Estelle Pasquier, @srhgroup-itm.bsky.social

"Klinische studies moeten beoordelen hoe medicijnen werken in een specifieke populatie en binnen een specifiek gezondheidssysteem”, zegt @rravinetto.bsky.social. "Anders wordt te weinig rekening gehouden met hoe Afrikaanse patiënten reageren op medicijnen.”

🧪 🦠 #Mpox virus “acquired during pregnancy should be regarded as a congenital pathogen” particularly in the first trimester MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo @labgenpath.bsky.social @ispm.unibe.ch @itmantwerp.bsky.social 🧵 1/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our vision of equal chances of a healthy life for all is only possibly when the #right to provide and receive #healthcare is upheld everywhere, even in armed #conflicts. @itmantwerp.bsky.social www.itg.be/en/statement...

Last week, we welcomed Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to ITM. 🌍 We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝

The project #SECRET, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social, aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social www.itg.be/en/health-st...

🌍 Universal health coverage remains out of reach for millions, and the impact is felt daily in communities with the least resources. Francesca reflects on these challenges through her work. Tune in to our podcast Transmission. #UHC2025 #HealthForAll  🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0wut... 

✨ Fresh Off The Journal – November Edition Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration. Explore the full highlights 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...    

“The first thing that I noticed was the old suspects: the white saviour bias and the linkage of dark skin tone with poverty. What really struck me was the logos, because I did not prompt for them and they appear,” said Arsenii Alenichev (ITM), studying the production of global health images.

#Conflicts & #Health: our study shows that #availability of #medicines for #NCDs (esp #epilepsy) is low in Northern #Syria. A well-regulated system must be built on local capacities @salehalitmantwerp.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

🧪 #mpox2025 #Kinshasa #MBOTE Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social

Methods for modelling composite indices of access to healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review led by @halolemoses.bsky.social How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth

Our analysis of publications from commercial clinical #trials in breast lung & colon #cancer involving #LMICs, found significative #authorship imbalances, calling for #equity & #fairness in #oncology research @itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A bacteriophage, also known as a "phage", is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. What can they be used for? According to @bcmhouston.bsky.social's Joshi Bishnu, in the fight against certain bacterial infections and AMR. #Colloq25

Jennifer Furin’s wise words will stay with us long after #colloq25: “Tuberculosis needs a human rights approach, not a public health approach.” We need to make sure we’re innovating the right way: in partnership with impacted communities. @harvardmed.bsky.social

So much fun to learn about Outbreaks & Surveillance yesterday from these All-Stars @itmantwerp.bsky.social #TBSky #MPox #AMR #Arbovirus #airfilterforensics

Day 3 #colloq25! Tapfumanei Mashe @who.int focused on AMR in Zimbabwe, which has been exacerbated by inappropriate use of antimicrobials in healthcare & agriculture. The One Health AMR Nat'l Action Plan combats this: fosters innovation, generates knowledge, establishes risk mitigation strategies.

Aarman Sohaili from @maastrichtu.bsky.social introduced a new Rapid Multiplex System at #colloq25 for point-of-care diagnostics of STIs. During their study in Kenya, they generated epidemiological data for the prevalence of these infections among 400 sexually active PrEP users.

💡 Did you know that only 50% of Essential Medicines are available in LMICs? And 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending? As Makaita Gombe put it at #colloq25: "to be fruitful, and multiply the impact of innovation, access is not just one thing, it’s everything!"

Eline Kattenberg gave an enlightening talk about the work of the global Malaria Molecular Surveillance network, whose aim is to generate high quality surveillance data to inform policy and practice. Evolution of drug resistance is high on their agenda. 💊 #Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social

Prof @dujardinbiomed.bsky.social talked about leishmaniasis and how the cutaneous form of it in Nepal seems to provoke a resurgence of the more dangerous, visceral form. Researching the different genotypes of these diseases is essential for a systematic genomic surveillance system. 🧬 #colloq25

And the 65th ITM Colloquium has officially kicked off! 🎉 Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬 #colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca

Alumnimeeting in de aanloop naar het ITG-colloquium. Fijn veel ex-collega’s en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien. @itmantwerp.bsky.social

Fresh Off The Journal – October From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all. 🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

🎓Alumni Webinar #4 with Suleiman! During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities. 📅 Date: 13/11/2025 ⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00 ✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...

How can AI defeat drug-resistant TB? Meet Prof. Oren Tzfadia, ITM’s computational biologist, using omics and AI for new insights. Join his keynote at the ITM Colloquium 2025 on Wednesday 5 Nov! 👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG

🎓 Celebrating excellence in early-career research! ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏 Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites. 🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

⏱️Last chance to register for the 65th ITM Colloquium! Join leading experts, including Dr. Tokpanou Koudjo, in Antwerp to exchange insights and shape the future of global health. This year’s theme is “Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research.” ➡️https://www.colloq2025.be/

"Generative AI tools have long been found to replicate – and at times exaggerate – broader societal biases. The proliferation of biased images in global health communications may make the problem worse," said ITM researcher Arsenii Alenichev.

Happy to share our work on the multiple, interlinked determinants of poor #prescribing of #medicine in #conflict areas in #Mali: practices easily labeled as ‘irrational’ are in fact shaped by contextual constraints! University of Bamako @itmantwerp.bsky.social journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

We’re ready to welcome global experts to Antwerp for our 65th ITM Colloquium: ‘Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research’! 🧬Jeffrey Siegel (Canada) joins us to share his filter forensics research and explore how creativity and collaboration can push global health forward. 🌍

“In a partnership on equal footing, one side cannot decide to reduce a previously agreed contribution by 25% or 50%. A cooperation should be more reliable than a donor–recipient relationship,” says @gorikooms.bsky.social, health-policy researcher at ITM. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Nu hebben we voor het eerst bewijs dat ook de antibiotica in het voedsel rechtstreeks aanleiding kunnen geven tot een verhoogde kans op antibioticaresistentie", zegt microbioloog Dorien Van den Bossche. ➡️https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18714-3

Join Wahid Fakhri Husein for his alumni webinar next Wednesday! 🎓 An Indonesian veterinarian and Master in Global One Health graduate, he’ll share insights from his research on eliminating rabies in Bali through coordinated dog vaccination and bite case management. 💉 Link in first comment.

🧬Join us 4–6 Nov in Antwerp for the 65th ITM Colloquium: Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research! Through evidence, dialogue & exchange, we seek to co-create a roadmap for infectious disease research and policy that is as inclusive as it is innovative. Link in first comment.

🎧 Don’t miss our webinar tomorrow with Fernando!