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Plasmodium falciparum infections and number needed to screen among refugees arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa - PubMed Modelled estimates of P. falciparum rates in newly arrived refugees correspond to previously reported screening parasite prevalence in SSA migrant populations. A low number of migrants need to be screened to detect one case in populations arriving from high-moderate transmission areas. These estimat …

Plasmodium falciparum infections and number needed to screen among refugees arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍 🦟 🩸

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41732795/

27.02.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ESCMID ESGITM executive committee elections are ongoing!

Cast your vote through: my.escmid.org

18.02.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGCP and ESGITM Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Parasite morphology masterclass Talk 1 Puzzling protozoa 25 + 5 minutes Bobbi Pritt. Rochester, Minnesota Talk 2 Worms I have known: weird/esoteric cases involving histology 25 + 5 minutes Blaine Ma...

Join ESGCP's and ESGITM's Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar: "Parasite morphology masterclass" πŸ”¬

30. Oct., 14:00 CEST

Talk 1: Puzzling protozoa
Talk 2: Weird/esoteric cases involving histology
Talk 3: Taking apart a trematode
Talk 4: Decoding Parasite Clues

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

20.10.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGITM & ESGMYC: Tuberculosis among migrants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET Description Organised by: ESGITM and ESGMYC Chairs Dr Daria Podlekareva, Cph, DK and Christian Wejse, Aarhus, DK Topics and speakers 1. Tuberculosis outcome for migrant...

Don't forget to register for our updoming webinar organized by ESGITM & ESGMYC: "Tuberculosis among migrants" Date & Time πŸ“… πŸ“·: Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET

Looking forward to meeting you there!

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

20.10.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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30.09.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget to register!

30.09.2025 08:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGCP and ESGITM Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Parasite morphology masterclass Talk 1 Puzzling protozoa 25 + 5 minutes Bobbi Pritt. Rochester, Minnesota Talk 2 Worms I have known: weird/esoteric cases involving histology 25 + 5 minutes Blaine Ma...

Join ESGCP's and ESGITM's Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar: "Parasite morphology masterclass" πŸ”¬

30. Oct., 14:00 CEST

Talk 1: Puzzling protozoa
Talk 2: Weird/esoteric cases involving histology
Talk 3: Taking apart a trematode
Talk 4: Decoding Parasite Clues

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

11.09.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGITM & ESGMYC: Tuberculosis among migrants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET Description Organised by: ESGITM and ESGMYC Chairs Dr Daria Podlekareva, Cph, DK and Christian Wejse, Aarhus, DK Topics and speakers 1. Tuberculosis outcome for migrant...

Don't forget to register for our updoming webinar organized by ESGITM & ESGMYC: "Tuberculosis among migrants" Date & Time πŸ“… πŸ“·: Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET

Looking forward to meeting you there!

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

11.09.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Clinical Findings in Migrants With Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections are prevalent in malaria endemic areas and may persist in migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, with potentially negative he

Check out this new artivle by one our EC member Caroline RΓΆnnberg: Clinical Findings in Migrants With Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections

academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

12.09.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGCP and ESGITM Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Parasite morphology masterclass Talk 1 Puzzling protozoa 25 + 5 minutes Bobbi Pritt. Rochester, Minnesota Talk 2 Worms I have known: weird/esoteric cases involving histology 25 + 5 minutes Blaine Ma...

Join ESGCP's and ESGITM's Parasite Morphology Hub Webinar: "Parasite morphology masterclass" πŸ”¬

30. Oct., 14:00 CEST

Talk 1: Puzzling protozoa
Talk 2: Weird/esoteric cases involving histology
Talk 3: Taking apart a trematode
Talk 4: Decoding Parasite Clues

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

11.09.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESGITM & ESGMYC: Tuberculosis among migrants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET Description Organised by: ESGITM and ESGMYC Chairs Dr Daria Podlekareva, Cph, DK and Christian Wejse, Aarhus, DK Topics and speakers 1. Tuberculosis outcome for migrant...

Don't forget to register for our updoming webinar organized by ESGITM & ESGMYC: "Tuberculosis among migrants" Date & Time πŸ“… πŸ“·: Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET

Looking forward to meeting you there!

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

11.09.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Don't forgt to register for our updoming webinar organized by ESGITM & ESGMYC: "Tuberculosis among migrants"
Date & Time πŸ“… ⏰:
Oct 21, 2025 12:30 PM CET
Link πŸ”— :
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

21.08.2025 05:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEJM Editorial: Ivermectin against #Malaria β€” Good News in Bad Times 🦟 πŸͺ±

nej.md/4lKsNq4

24.07.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Archive App | CDC Archived web material for CDC.gov is preserved on the CDC Archive Site

Watch out for geckos!! 🦎

archive.cdc.gov#/details?q=h...

23.07.2025 05:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Diphtheria is reemerging. Let's understand together why πŸ‘‡πŸ§ 

18.07.2025 05:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations #Senegal ! #trachoma #elimination πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³πŸ₯³πŸ‘οΈ

16.07.2025 05:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget the #plague! (Now in Arizona, with low risk of transmission to the general public) πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸ§‘β€βš•οΈπŸ€ 🫁

www.coconino.az.gov/DocumentCent...

15.07.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cross-border spread of a mosaic resistance (OXA-48) and virulence (aerobactin) plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae: a European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network investigation, Europe, F... An investigation of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Surveillance Network (EURGen-Net) detected the same mosaic IncHI1B(pNDM-MAR) resistance (OXA-48) and virulence (aerobactin) plasmid in 4...

As #travel docs, we can't forget about #AMR either! 🦠 🧬 🧳

www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

14.07.2025 05:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mpox cases rise in handful of Africa's outbreak countries

"Though #mpox cases are falling in two of the region's high-burden countries, officials from the #AfricaCDC are tracking rises in several other nations, including #Burundi, #Uganda, #Ghana, #Kenya, #Liberia, and #Guinea, a top official said today" 🌍 😷

11.07.2025 05:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First malaria treatment approved for newborns, young infants

First #malaria treatment approved for newborns and young infants 🌱 πŸ₯ πŸ’Š

www.cidrap.umn.edu/malaria/firs...

09.07.2025 05:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Congratulations on efforts to make #Suriname #malaria free! 🦟 πŸ₯‚

www.who.int/news/item/30...

08.07.2025 05:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epidemiological and clinical features of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) diarrhea in an urban slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes significant diarrheal illness, especially in young children and older adults. A study in Dhaka, Bangladesh,

ETEC is one of the leading cause of morbidity in travellers, but there is still more to discover about it. 🦠 Check out this article:

academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

07.07.2025 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Public health guidance for assessing and mitigating the risk of locally-acquired Aedes-borne viral diseases in the EU/EEA This guidance provides key information on Aedes-borne viruses, the principles of the laboratory diagnosis of these viruses and the epidemiology of Aedes-borne viral disease in Europe.

Check our this new public health guidance for assessing and mitigating the risk of locally-acquired Aedes-borne viral diseases in the EU/EEA 🦟 🦟 🦟

www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicati...

03.07.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great collaboration on #yellowfever by our and other study groups! 🦟 🟑 πŸ€’

02.07.2025 05:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Expression and immunogenicity evaluation of a novel Lentiviral multi- epitope vaccine against Leishmania major in BALB/c mice - PubMed Our results revealed that immunization with the novel rLV-multi-epitope vaccine could stimulate the immune system toward Th1 by increasing the production of IFN-Ξ³ and IgG2a opsonin antibody.

Another step via an effective #leishmania vaccine. πŸ’‰Read more below πŸ‘‡ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40588734/?ut...

02.07.2025 05:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick takes: New polio cases in 3 countries, chikungunya in France, cholera vaccine campaign in Sudan The cholera outbreak in Sudan's Khartoum State has resulted in 16,000 cases and 239 deaths since May.

New polio cases in 3 countries: Angola, Niger, Benin. Along France's first mainland chikungunya case of the year. Read more on the link: www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/...

16.06.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ESCMID Media: Login

You can access our latest webinar about leishmaniasis in Syria through the ESCMID website: media.escmid.org/login?return...

10.06.2025 07:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for all the speakers, panelists and participants for making this webinar so instructive! The recording eill soon be available on the ESCMID website.

05.06.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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29.05.2025 05:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Health Risk Assessment associated with the yellow fever situation in the Americas Region - 23 May 2025 This rapid risk assessment (RRA) aims to assess the current public health risk associated with the increase in yellow fever cases in 2025 in endemic countries of the Americas Region.

Health Risk Assessment associated with the yellow fever situation in the Americas Region - 23 May 2025 🟑 πŸ€’
Read more on the link below:

www.paho.org/en/documents...

28.05.2025 05:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0