Looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues at #ASTMH this week

If you work with or rely on academic journals - don't miss this strange, funny, horrifying story about what happened when @carloschaccour.bsky.social published a paper on a malaria breakthrough in a prestigious journal – and AI came for the letters page. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

Our work on Robot Pen Pals has been covered by Gina Kolata at the NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Ivermectin shows promise in cutting malaria transmission in Africa Via Nature Africa www.nature.com/articles/d44...

This week in virology discussing our NEJM paper: youtu.be/2vYeTsYqw8w?... For clarity, ivermectin does NOT have an affect on the malaria parasite.

In Kwale, in Kenya, where bed nets alone can’t stop #malaria, researchers are testing #ivermectin, a ‘wonder drug’ commonly used to treat parasitic infections that can also kill mosquitoes 🦟🎙️ publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...

Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador tell their story to BBC Mundo. www.bbc.com/news/resourc...

The antiparasitic drug ivermectin was found to reduce the incidence of malaria by 26 percent in a trial conducted in Kenya, a finding that demonstrates its potential use for mass drug administration alongside other #malaria control interventions. www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/researc...

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per month for 3 months led to a 26% lower incidence of malaria than albendazole. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4lIyNzB  #MedSky #IDSky

Die prophylaktische Einnahme des Antiparasitikums #Ivermectin kann bei Kindern in Endemiegebieten Ansteckungen mit dem Erreger der #Malaria tropica um 26 Prozent senken. Das zeigt eine klinische Studie. @tdingermann.bsky.social schreibt. #Gesundheit

Ivermectin reduced malaria transmission in a clinical trial. Mass administration of the broad-spectrum antiparasitic reduced incidence by 26% in Kenyan children. Ivermectin, derived from a microorganism found in Japan, was developed as a veterinary drug to combat a range of parasites in livestock👇

Ivermectin is back in the news! This time, because a new trial supports the use of ivermectin as a complementary strategy for malaria control and prevention And, no, it DOES NOT work for Covid-19! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Acabar con la malaria matando a los mosquitos que pican a seres humanos: una prometedora herramienta para combatir esta enfermedad. Un estudio en Kenia ha visto una reducción de un 26% en la transmisión de paludismo administrando ivermectina a la población

Our trial published in the NEJM is in the national TV in Kenya

The #BOHEMIA clinical trial supports the use of ivermectin to control #malaria. In Kenya, it led to a 26% drop in new infections among children aged 5–15. 🟠 www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-ensa...

#IDsky Fascinating study using ivermectin once a month during rainy season in children in Kenya 5-15 yrs of age as a mosquitocidal agent to reduce malaria by 27% Management of malaria will end up being a multi pronged approach. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMdo008089

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per month for 3 months led to a 26% lower incidence of malaria than albendazole. Full trial results: nej.md/4lIyNzB #MedSky #IDSky

I've always been fascinated by the idea of using ivermectin to fight malaria by essentially weaponizing our own blood to kill mosquitoes. Now, a new trial done in Kenya and published in @nejm.org today is reporting a 26% decrease in malaria in children with this approach. #IDsky 🧪

"Oh my, how far today we’ve come. Through war, through gore, through all that’s glum. Through the crippling chorus and the doubters’ drums that banged on loud that it can’t be done." —Waleed Gubara

Addressing antifungal resistance via @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Running in Navarra be like

Countries must cooperate to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become the top destination for scientists, says Maria M. Mota https://go.nature.com/43KTTGV

Beautiful sunrise in Castelldefels this morning. Enjoying the Gordon Reseach Conference on malaria.