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The Lancet Infectious Diseases is the leading clinical infectious diseases journal for peer-reviewed research and review, comment, and news.
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Read our February issue! Featuring Oropouche virus in Brazil, mosquito-disseminated pyriproxyfen to control dengue, and TB diagnostics in children https://t.co/tYWGmdv8QI
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Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In a new Seminar, Esmael Habtamu & colleagues provide an overview of the key clinical and public health features of trachoma. Explore now ➡️ https://t.co/BzPY2FDWa2
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☀️ On the cover of @TheLancetInfDis June issue in time for European arbovirus season, the @PREPARE_EUROPE MERMAIDS-Arbo doublebill of papers with commentary now in print - thank you! 🦟 Full issue: https://t.co/5WSJyjiRVP 🤒 Clinical outcomes: https://t.co/5OIX2g6NEX 🦠
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In @TheLancetInfDis, MSF highlighted the urgent need for a ring vaccination strategy to curb the cholera outbreak in DRC and neighbouring countries, worsened by ongoing conflict. #Cholera #GlobalHealth #DRC 💉 https://t.co/NFQHPLxtuw
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A study in @TheLancetInfDis confirmed the safety & efficacy of single low-dose primaquine in reducing malaria transmission in young children & could support global #malaria elimination efforts & limit the spread of drug resistant #malaria
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While little is known about the mysterious #Oropouche virus in Latin America, a number of deaths have been reported along with impacts on unborn babies. A #CharitéBerlin study has discovered that the pathogen is more widespread than previously thought. https://t.co/aGI7DFF03v
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Now, there is a 2024 WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 🆕 An article in @TheLancetInfDis details the processes involved in this important revision ⤵️
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The 2024 WHO BPPL is a key tool for prioritising research and development investments and informing global public health policies to combat AMR. Gram-negative bacteria and rifampicin-resistant M...
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1/5 🔥 Hot off the press — PAXLC trial results now in @TheLancetInfDis (🇯🇵日本語解説付き) After 3 years of dedicated work, we’re proud to share results from PAX LC: a fully decentralized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, FDA-authorized Phase 2 trial of Paxlovid
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We were so happy to partner with participants on this decentralized, technology-enabled trial. Innovative way to do trials. I just wish the result had been better for patients. @VirusesImmunity @YaleMed @yalediscovers @TheLancetInfDis
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A novel decentralized clinical trial found that Paxlovid was ineffective in alleviating Long COVID symptoms but underscored the importance of a patient-centered
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We are hiring a Deputy Editor for The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia Find out more about the role here https://t.co/xqjzcdxZvw
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Out now in @TheLancetInfDis our #SEMVAc study demonstrates that the MVA-BN vaccine (Imvanex/Jynneos) is safe & effective against #mpox, but a single dose does not sufficiently protect people living with #HIV. Thank you @EMA_News for support. https://t.co/nKoSKnqLFz
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RESISTANCE IN TB AND HIV: Article we just wrote for the @TheLancetInfDis on a consequence of HIV global funding cuts that has not been discussed much -the development of drug resistance in HIV and TB https://t.co/jNnsu7A2Us
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Well done to my sister @AnjaSaso on her excellent RCT just published in @TheLancetInfDis looking at effect of #pertussis vaccine in pregnancy Huge amount of work at @mrcunitgambia 🇬🇲 Proud brother! https://t.co/8y9p7OYU9V
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Vaccinating women with Tdap-IPV in pregnancy was safe and well tolerated in a sub-Saharan African setting and boosted the quantity and quality of pertussis-specific antibodies in infants in early...
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Delighted to share my latest clinical case report published in @TheLancetInfDis from Fudan University, highlighting a case of mistaken identity—sinusitis mimicking meningioma! Thanks to @FadenLab from @MassEyeAndEar @Harvard, the co-first author, for his invaluable guidance
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🆕The absence of essential diagnostic & therapeutic tools is a crucial barrier to Zika virus preparedness & response. A @TheLancetInfDis & Lancet Microbe Series outlines a comprehensive strategy to advance research, policy, & investment to address this: https://t.co/CuukovYuMB
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Very pleased to share our latest paper in @TheLancetInfDis. This paper considers the complex issues of antimicrobials at the end-of-life, including nonclinical factors that must be navigated in the dying process. Thanks to @BillyRosaPhD for leading this! https://t.co/5BjqIHHmG0
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With cholera resurging in recent years, this letter by @SecGTFCC @TheLancetInfDis highlights the crucial principle of adaptive surveillance. It stresses that surveillance must be tailored to different epidemiological contexts, as outlined in their guidance https://t.co/ThOPUzJXNX
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Despite considerable efforts to end cholera as a global public health threat, the past few years have seen an upsurge in cholera outbreaks worldwide.1 Cholera surveillance has limited specificity by...
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Cholera has skyrocketed globally in recent years, linked to factors such as conflict, displacement, and climate change. A lack of political commitment & investment in controlling cases has also contributed to its resurgence. Read more in the latest news piece from
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In this editorial in @TheLancetInfDis with @ACasadevall1 , we show how SARS-CoV-2 evolution once again defeated an anti-Spike mAb (#sipavibart / #AZD3152) before it reached the marked. https://t.co/eiEHAfELMG
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In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Ghady Haidar and colleagues1 report the outcomes of the AstraZeneca-sponsored SUPERNOVA randomised controlled trial, which tested the efficacy of the anti-spike...
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💊Very happy to share our paper in @TheLancetInfDis on doxypep: hopes and fears for implementation . 😍This is a joint effort with @GilmoreJNurse ; Manik Kohli; @EdFTMxxx ; @benvyle; and Laia Ventura 👉Access here: https://t.co/WTQSMW8eWp
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Europe needs a sustainably funded influenza research and response network - especially in the light of H5N1 and current developments in the US. Read our commentary in The Lancet ID: https://t.co/pMcpsAQ6Le With @wendybarclay11, @MarionKoopmans and many other colleagues.
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Influenza viruses have caused four pandemics during the last century.1 The 1918 H1N1 pandemic claimed 20–50 million lives, the 1957 H2N2 pandemic and the 1968 H3N2 pandemic claimed 1–4 million lives...
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