🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases. Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi. 💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...

🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto? 📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia? We’ve got you covered. 🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025: 👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM

Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding. 👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis: 🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations 🔹 Cross-sector collaboration 🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context 🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions 📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx

A little terror for your Tuesday! Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.

From January to 28 September 2025, over 518K cholera cases and 6,508 deaths have been reported across 32 countries. The deaths have already surpassed last year’s toll. Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT

Check out the latest research & training funding opportunities, news, articles and upcoming events is the October 2025 issue of the #Schistosomiasis Research Update newsletter. Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...

Very cool! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270033/...

BugBitten's latest blog from @scianouk.bsky.social looking at the recent findings on insect sentience - what implications will this have on vector control? go.nature.com/47jeJ1S

Inspired by @rsb.org.uk article on insect sentience, I wrote this piece for @springernature.com #ResearchCommunities with a vector-borne #disease angle "What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?" communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...

Watching #DavidAttenborough 's Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the #Coelocanth - its AWE-some!!! The coelocanth is truly mesmerising. If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil

Sentient insects & welfare in #research @rsb.org.uk @tomireland.bsky.social Mind-blown! "As the most diverse animal order on Earth, insects should be expected to have exceptionally diverse cognitive powers, perhaps a greater range than we see in vertebrates." thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...

Going to 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health #ECTMIH? Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for? Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/... #BetterHealthForAll

What does integration mean for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)? Watch our quick guide.

In early October we will be hosting an open evening on Academic Clinical Fellowships & Lectureships in Infectious Diseases across all the London programmes. These are integrated clinical academic training programmes for doctors training in the UK. You can sign up here: forms.gle/T867P8qQ2SMvvHhZ9

#Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️ www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

📢 New podcast: A holistic view of health 🎧 Our latest Infectious Conversations episode explores One Health, a holistic approach that connects people, animals and the planet. Listen now: soundcloud.com/unlimithealt...

Increased risk of infectious diseases in a time of war and conflict "War and conflict throughout history have resulted in the suffering and deaths of countless people who did not participate as combatants" communities.springernature.com/posts/increa...

I am pleased to present a project we've been working on for the least year to try to answer a fundamental question - does a parasite's developmental niche as an egg have effects on larval stages? We show that the answer is very much yes - which has a few implications. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍 Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

#beatNTDs The Mectizan Expert Committee provides oversight for the Mectizan Donation Program. Meets regularly to review applications, hear from partners, and discuss emerging issues. #StampOutOncho #EliminateLF Learn more about the MEC's activities in 2024 >> https://bit.ly/45stVZG

We are looking for an expert in the private sector to join our Board of Directors! 📆 Deadline: 22 September 2025 👉 Details and how to apply: bit.ly/4lA1TAh 📣 Help us spread the word! #GlobalHealth #NTDs #NeglectedDiseases #BoardOfDirectors

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

🌍 Tomorrow: Escape the Neglect – Eliminating NTDs in a Changing World 🗓 13 Aug | 4–5:30 PM EAT / 9–10:30 AM ET 🎙 Hosted by @amref.bsky.social with the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social Sign up and join the conversation: newsroom.amref.org/africa-dialo...

Female Genital Schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa & beyond is often underreported & misdiagnosed due to insufficient awareness & resources. This workshop by LifeArc, GSA & BILGENSA focused on practical solutions, aiming to inspire research & funding. buff.ly/EqY9qOt

Why Do Octopuses Change Color? How It Works and Why They Do It My latest “ask a marine biologist” quotes @sarahmackattack.bsky.social www.scubadiving.com/why-octopuse... 🧪🦑🌎

Fascinating! "..Canadian crops always had the lowest emissions because their soils currently sequester carbon due to low- or no-till practices, reduced summer fallow and carbon inputs from manure and crop residues, despite SOC losses from conversion of forest and grassland to cropland."

Wow! 🤩🤩🤯 "We demonstrate that a single #tree hosts approximately one trillion bacteria in its woody tissues, with microbial communities distinctly partitioned between heartwood and sapwood, each maintaining unique #microbiomes with minimal similarity to other plant tissues or ecosystem components."

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We're often looking up for the aliens, but maybe they're just here in places we think are extremely unlikely for life to exist. New study reports these underwater communities - away from sunlight & under enormous pressure. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... HT @danversflett.bsky.social 🧪

Struggling to find methods, data, or results in the literature? Join our free webinar to see how the redesigned Europe PMC Advanced search helps you find exactly what you need fast! 🗓️ Aug 15 | 🕒 15:00 BST 🔗 bit.ly/HackingLiter... #AcademicChatter #PhDsky #AcademicSky #AcademicWriting 🧪

📰Published📰What soil animals eat: It’s more who you are than where you feed🍽️ buff.ly/rolKwK9 🧪🌍

🚨 Call for Applications! #FogartyNIH Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) is open! 🌍 U.S. Institutions - LMIC partnerships 🎯 Focus: infectious disease research (non-HIV), training & capacity building 📅 Deadline: Aug 6 🔗 shorturl.at/k3NYc

We hope the genes we've found can lead to new strategies for blocking parasite transmission at the snail stage, thereby reducing the >200 million cases of schistosomiasis that happen each year.

In a genome-wide association study of the African snail B. sudanica, we find completely different genes to be important for resisting infection. Although these African snails can be harder to work with, it's important to study them since species aren't all the same. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Schistosomiasis is a human disease from worms spread by snails. I and others have long studied Latin American snails B. glabrata to find genomic regions affecting schisto resistance. But most schisto occurs in Africa, transmitted by other snails. Now with @schistosoma.bsky.social we address this…

Calling #STIHIV2025 delegates! Find out about a critical, yet frequently misdiagnosed #SRH condition affecting 56 mill.women & girls in #Africa Join us: ✨ Wednesday 30 July ☕ 7:15-815am EDT 🥐 With Breakfast ➡️ Room: 511D @STIHIV2025 www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...

New research w/ @jacobphd.bsky.social et al. published today in Nature Communications: Genes linked to schistosome resistance identified in a genome-wide association study of African snail vectors doi.org/10.1038/s414... 🐌🪱🧬

#DYK there is a water-borne infection that can lead to #infertility ,📈 risk to HIV & is often misdiagnosed as an #STI? Our cross-sector coalition tackles the neglected issue of #FGSchisto across #SRHR, #HIV, #HPV, #NTDs & #WASH. 🎥 Watch our explainer video: youtu.be/TJD9_3DQwsY #EndTheNeglect

Oh after the badger excitement of this morning I didn’t think today could get more ecologically exciting I. Was. Wrong I have a Lampyris noctiluca in my garden. A glow worm. A GLOW WORM

📰 July’s GSA Schisto Bulletin is live! 🚀 Updates, resources, trainings & community highlights 🌱 Driving equity & innovation in#Schistosomiasis elimination Read here 👉 buff.ly/yVxIhBk #NTDs #GlobalHealth #HealthSystems #BeatNTDs

🎉 Our annual report is out! In 2024, we advanced work on 🔬 32 projects, including 16 clinical trials in 7 disease areas, conducted across 🌍 60 sites in 23 countries. Browse our report to learn how solidarity in science is benefiting the most neglected 👉 bit.ly/4eRbJfq

🎉 More great news from Africa! Senegal has officially eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, validated by @who.int . This makes Senegal the 9th country in the WHO African Region to achieve this milestone. #UniteActEliminate #NTDs #BeatNTDs

This beetling beauty is the Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn. Spotted recently at Castle Water, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, it has stripy black & grey antennae, longer than its body, & a mottled gold and black wing case. 📷 David Bentley

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

📢#Measles update: NW England Call for parents & carers to ensure children get 2 doses of #MMR vaccine following death of child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool & low of vaccine uptake in region. More from our experts #LSHTMunpacked👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

📢Rapport Annuel de Progrès du GSA 2024–2025 ! Une année d’impact, une vision ambitieuse #BeatNTDs 🌍 Merci à nos partenaires, groupes, Ambassadeurs et à toute la communauté MTN — ensemble pour l’élimination de la #schistosomiase. 📘 Disponible en 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🔗 bit.ly/GSAProgress2...