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Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control @LSHTM 🦟 Addressing insecticide resistance and emerging mosquito-borne disease threats
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Joined October 2022
Fantastic to see all our colleagues at Annual Scientific Meeting in 🇹đź‡hosted by @MahidolU Great discussions today about urbanisation, #dengue, #malaria, data, #resistance & much more! Such a valuable opportunity to share all this with @FCDOHealthRes
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Climate-driven models reveal temporal trends in Aedes breeding: implications for outbreak preparedness and control interventions: @BioMedCentral.
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Background Aedes-borne arboviral diseases, especially dengue, are on the rise. The global expansion of Aedes mosquitoes, driven by changing climatic conditions, has led to the emergence of these...
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Read @FightingMalaria Prof Leo Braack's blog on RAFT's relevance through its arbovirus preparedness work in Africa & emerging VBD threats to #PublicHealth eg. #dengue/chikungunya: Recent outbreaks of #arboviruses reinforce importance of RAFT approaches
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RT @GlobalFund: In Malawi, @GlobalFund investments are helping train health volunteers and equip them with digital tools to spot & report o….
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RT @mercytuweij: Excited to share our team’s latest publication on the use of MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Afro-tropical secondary ma….
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Background Characterizing malaria epidemiology at the local level requires understanding the diverse malaria vector species driving transmission, including both primary and secondary vectors....
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RT @bloodSparasites: Molecular Identification and Genotyping of Dengue Virus and Its Vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected Fr….
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This study demonstrates active dengue virus circulation in Red Sea governorate with distinct spatial-temporal patterns. The identification of three co-circulating serotypes with geographic variation...
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RT @mrcunitgambia: Kicking off the Genomic Surveillance of Malaria project in #WestAfrica, building the science & capacity needed to track….
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RT @MalariaJournal: Between-and within-socioeconomic groups temporal inequality in the uptake of #malaria prevention strategies among pregn….
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Report from Un-PAC #malaria qualitative study on ITN distribution at national, district & ward levels in Tanzania: Across themes of finance, ITN type/use, supply chain, data study gives insights on how to strengthen delivery of ITN distribution in 🇹🇿
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RT @PWB_Global: Each year, Parasites Without Borders hosts a fundraiser for @ASTMH - American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. The f….
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RT @MESAmalaria: 🦟 Today is #WorldMosquitoDay. ➡️ 'Anopheles' mosquitoes, which transmit malaria, have a relatively short lifespan (3-4 wee….
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RT @AfricaCDC: The countdown to the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) has begun. 📅 8–10 September 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Climate….
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RT @DrTedros: #OnThisDay four years ago, former Chancellor Merkel and I launched the @WHO Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Hub in Berlin.….
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RT @WHO_BD: Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by mosquito bites. Be aware of the symptoms:.⚠️High fever (up to 7 days).⚠️Severe joint p….
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RT @APMEN: Outdoor #malaria transmission remains a persistent challenge in #AsiaPacific. To effectively tackle this challenge, we must unde….
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RT @MalariaJournal: Effects of temperature and nutrition stress on Anopheles stephensi, an Indian urban #malaria vector. Read more: https:/….
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Important validation meeting in Cote d'Ivoire next week to finalise national strategic plan for #arboviruses Outcome from national preparedness self-assessment led by @FightingMalaria including recommendations for guidelines & central co-ordinating body:
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RT @MESAmalaria: 📢 WHO Call for Experts!. The @WHO is seeking new members for the MPAG to provide strategic guidance on malaria control & e….
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RT @LSHTM: What's driving major outbreaks of #chikungunya in new regions?. In this episode of LSHTM Viral Doris Kemunto discusses symptoms….
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RT @bactiman63: #France .As of August 26, 2025, 228 indigenous #chikungunya cases have been reported. In addition, 15 Local #Dengue fever….
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RT @invectorcontrol: New research from @ifakarahealth supported by IVCC, shows spatial emanators cut human–mosquito contact by an average o….
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