I'm happy to share that I've been promoted to Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Microbiology @lshtm.bsky.social.
Looking forward to continued work on enterics, cholera, and AMR with partners in Mozambique, DRC, Brazil, and the UK.
@lshtm-ehg.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
Our paper on the incubation periods of mpox clade Ib is out, with Javier-Perez Saez, @andrewazman.bsky.social @justinlessler.bsky.social Elizabeth Lee, @jackieknee.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
The @klebnet.bsky.social team are pleased to share slides from our “Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomic Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance” lecture series!
Topics include Kleb diversity, lineages, AMR, hypervirulence, how to use Kaptive & Kleborate for typing, and more!
klebnet.org/2025/11/18/k...
Funded PhD alert!
Help us understand how bacteriophages shape cholera transmission in eastern DRC.
Based at the new Geneva Disease Dynamics Group w/ @andrewazman.bsky.social & co-supervision/mentoring by me & phage & cholera experts
Learn more: www.diseasedynamics.ch/files/phage_...
"...the only long-term solution is for governments to invest in safe drinking water and sanitation."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Pools are a great way to cool off and get exercise.
While the benefits often outweigh the risks, pools have been linked to outbreaks of GI illness. Crypto is a common culprit given how long it can hang out in chlorinated water. Read more below!
@lshtm-ehg.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
Shaping climate & planetary health: EHG member @laurabraun.bsky.social joins the new CCCPH steering committee! www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza on 9 November 2023 amid Israel's bombardment and siege of the enclave, and intense fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas fighters in the north. Credit: Mohammed Zaanoun/TNH
LSHTM's Director writes to UK Government about #Gaza public health catastrophe
Professor Liam Smeeth's letter to the Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary urges action to prevent a greater #PublicHealth disaster:
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
In this week's EHG seminar, Prof. Cleber Cremonese (UFBA) presented on an ongoing collaboration with EHG.
The project evaluates how condominial sewerage reduces transmission of zoonoses (e.g. leptospirosis) and arboviruses in marginalised communities in Salvador, Northeast Brazil.
New scoping review out now on water, sanitation and hygiene in schools by @sarahbick.bsky.social et al!
Check out a great explainer of key findings in Sarah's thread below.
📣 🎉 Congratulations to Ms Gladys and @msmicrobiocode.bsky.social on winning our 2025 Publication Prize at @lshtm.bsky.social 🏆
Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh
Great to see this Nature Water editorial highlighting the role of water management and nature-based solutions in malaria control, featuring insights from @laurabraun.bsky.social and Jo Lines!
Don't miss @rdreibe.bsky.social's inaugural lecture today! Congrats, Prof!
Good morning from the DCD retreat @lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-ehg.bsky.social @jackieknee.bsky.social @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social @maxeyre.bsky.social @laurabraun.bsky.social @rdreibe.bsky.social @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
Following in the steps of Dr Snow... EHG out and about collecting and testing Thames water samples with this year's brilliant WASH & Health students @lshtm.bsky.social
@lshtm-ehg.bsky.social
Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Tomorrow is #InternationalWomensDay
Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi discusses her work with the WOMAN Trials @LSHTM, campaigning for #MaternalHealth and access to TXA in Nigeria, and why empowering #women in communities to advocate for change is vital.🌍
bit.ly/3Xv1SUU
#AccelerateAction #IWD25
We're celebrating #InternationalWomensDay
Meghna Ranganathan shares her experiences & highlights how support & encouragement for #women in #science careers is vital to fostering self confidence.
lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#AccelerateAction #IWD25
Empower women with better healthcare.
On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.
It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR
On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honour the brilliant women researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social and @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.
Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩🔬💪 #IWD2025
In this second paper, clade Ib mpox outbreak in Uvira primarily affected children under 15 years (63.7%), with limited reported sexual transmission. Occupational healthcare and workplace exposures were rare. The overall case fatality ratio was 0.7%, but high among HIV-positive and infants < 1 yr.
Mpox Clade Ib incubation periods are longer than previous MPXV estimates and vary by exposure route, with shorter periods for sexual transmission. These differences suggest the need to revise post-exposure monitoring guidelines.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Science knows no borders—nor should the dreams of the women shaping it.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @danaait.bsky.social shares her journey as a Lebanese woman in STEM, breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/40QtDIt
Great group and important work - come join @gmknght.bsky.social's group at LSHTM!
In this blog, @jackieknee.bsky.social emphasises the vital role of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Access to improved WASH can significantly reduce reported use of antibiotics 🦠
Read more 👇
t.co/tYqVlgBJaK
Important lessons from the attending physician of an mpox case in Uvira, DRC.
Hooray!! Huge congrats, Gwen!!
Starter pack of researchers from EHG - the Environmental Health Group at LSHTM. There are >30 of us in EHG and our numbers are growing on Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/TjBK8HU
Really useful! Would love an add if possible. Also, @esbwenge.bsky.social who is an ID epi from DRC focused on cholera and mpox.
