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Richard Lessells

@rjlessells

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Infectious Diseases doctor and TB/HIV researcher

Durban, South Africa

Joined January 2012

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Jason Kindrachuk, PhD

@KindrachukJason

1 year

A new preprint is now up where we identify clade Ia and clade Ib co-circulation in Kinshasa province, DRC #mpox https://t.co/lnajtPWkAZ

medrxiv.org

Mpox cases have been reported in nearly all provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of August 2024. Monkeypox virus positive samples from Kinshasa, collected between July and mid-August...

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

We are very lucky to have the brilliant @cresswell_fiona and @lindsey_tb visiting Durban next week so we convinced them to tell us everything they know about TB meningitis. Please come if you can! @CAPRISAOfficial @krisp_news @UKZNCHS

CAPRISA

@CAPRISAOfficial

2 years

Attend @CAPRISAOfficial seminar on Clinical and Pharmacological Considerations in TB Meningitis, 24 April - 8:30 to 10:00, Susser and Stein Seminar room, @UKZNCHS medical school campus @MRCza @NRF_News

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

Brilliant talk by Prof Olufunmilayo Lesi @WHO Global Hepatitis Programme on transforming hepatitis B care and prevention in Africa - new guidelines coming soon #CROI2024

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Florian Krammer

@florian_krammer

2 years

1) Our preprint describing 3 years of our PARIS study is live. There are a few interesting observations I wanted to highlight. This was the work of a large team but the lead is really @VivianaSimonLab

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

Thanks to all the excellent science and surveillance from amazing people and teams @Mittenavoig @LUIZALC55150079 @estercsabino @nunorfaria @GrafTiago and many others

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/o6ivBMNNmZ

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/7YYSh6eLQp

nature.com

Nature Microbiology - The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil is assessed using phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis.

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/OOJHsijCgn

nature.com

Nature Medicine - Analysis of circulating SARS-CoV-2 viruses during the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Amazonas, Brazil, shows successive lineage replacements led to predominance of the...

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/sBlV7Rbm3j

science.org

A variant lineage of SARS-CoV-2 associated with rapid transmission in Manaus, Brazil, evolved in November 2020 with immune escape characteristics.

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/BUBSUngSyf.

science.org

Large, highly connected urban centers drove virus spread across Brazil after introduction from Europe.

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

Learnt a lot from this group about the role of genomic surveillance and the challenges faced in the public health response to Covid-19 in Brazil. Again helped by a rapid review of the literature as well as expertise from team members from Brazil and PAHO #veme2023 #genomics

Ana Bento

@AnisabelBento

2 years

Group 2 from the “from trees to public health” module doing an outstanding job presenting their case study on Brazil #veme2023 #stellenbosch

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

Thanks to all these great papers and more from stellar scientific team in NZ @Jemma_Geoghegan @phydyn @Joepdl @TheAtavism @sciolato @nigel_epilab_NZ @hamesjadfield @BunceDNA

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/XgSKhM2hbK

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com

Background Genomic technologies have become routine in the surveillance and monitoring of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as evidenced by the millions of SARS-CoV-2 sequences...

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/2hlc5zotYi

nature.com

Nature Immunology - New Zealand has avoided the major health impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic due to a strict country-wide lockdown, the end-goal of which was elimination rather than mitigation...

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

https://t.co/3k6zewkrAN

nature.com

Nature Communications - New Zealand implemented stringent COVID-19 control measures early after identification of its first case. Here, the authors perform whole genome sequencing of samples taken...

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

This group did a fantastic job explaining the role of genomics in informing the public health response to Covid-19 in New Zealand. Summarised very nicely thanks to a rapid review of key literature #veme2023 #genomics

Ana Bento

@AnisabelBento

2 years

Group 3 from our “trees to public health” module doing an astonishing presentation on the New Zealand case study #veme2023 #stellenbosch

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Nelesh Govender (also @neleshg.bsky.social)

@neleshg

2 years

🥳Flucytosine (5FC) procured from Oct '23 for ALL w/ crypto meningitis 🇿🇦 $0.85 per 500mg 💊 in national anti-infective medicines tender: https://t.co/y6W0BlpfSX Major milestone for universal access to life-saving💊for people living w/ advanced HIV! How did we get here? A🧵

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Richard Lessells

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2 years

This is just great to see - many congratulations @Vinie_Kouamou!!

African Academy of Sciences

@AASciences

2 years

Congratulations to Dr Vinie Kouamou, one of 10 selected to join the #postdoctoral training #fellowship programme, the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative #APTI Learn more 👉 https://t.co/uA9z3qTp0Q #AASciences #GlobalHealth #WomenInScience @Fogarty_NIH @gatesfoundation

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