Decoding Infection and Transmission

Mosquitoes as pesticide disseminators: Advancing pyriproxyfen-based technologies for next-generation vector control

This review highlights #pyriproxyfen as a key IGR for #MosquitoControl, with novel dissemination strategies & integration into #IntegratedVectorManagement, stressing innovation, resistance monitoring & community engagement for sustainable impact.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

Watch the recorded APMEN malaria #webinar "Vector Control in Compromised Settings". A primary strategy to combat #malaria but difficult to implement in situations of humanitarian emergencies
www.malariaworld.org/events/video...

Postdoc (Atlanta, USA)
Post Doctoral Fellow in Infectious Disease Modeling
with Max Lau
at Emory University
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2481

🦟 Online Training: Malaria Vector Surveillance

Join the training co-hosted by the Vector Control Working Group and Malaria Consortium to strengthen skills in vector surveillance

🗓️ 11–13 March
⏰ 2:00–5:00 PM (Singapore Time)
🌐 Online

🔗 shorturl.at/4iQBU

Recurring diphtheria outbreaks in Nigeria: A holistic review of challenges, knowledge and strategic recommendations for control

This commentary highlights systemic, social & environmental challenges fueling #diphtheria outbreaks in #Nigeria, calling for holistic strategies to strengthen #vaccination, surveillance & community engagement for eradication. #Covid19 #IDSky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

International Women's Day 2026

This #InternationalWomensDay, #DIT celebrates the prolific contributions of women in life & medical sciences, whose innovative research & leadership have advanced global biomedical standards and discovery.

www.sciencedirect.com/journal/deco...

Genome-wide identification of characteristic nucleotide fragments for surveillance and subtype typing of influenza A viruses

Scientists identify conserved genome fragments in #InfluenzaA, enabling rapid detection & subtype typing with >98% predicted accuracy, advancing molecular surveillance and diagnostic assay development. #H1N1

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky #PublicHealth

The International #SBCCSummit 2026 will take place this June, bringing together practitioners and leaders to reimagine knowledge, action and equity ✨

🗓️ 22–26 June
📍 Panama Convention Center

⏳ Early-bird registration deadline: 8 March 2026 ➡️ shorturl.at/yPbxT

⏳ A final reminder that applications close 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 for 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 with hands-on 𝗩𝗕𝗗-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 exercises:

📅 𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥 📊

📅 𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗼𝗵𝘃𝗯𝗱 🖥️

✅ Details + application: lnkd.in/e2k7yENq

Postdoc (London, UK)
Forecast and develop responses to prevent dengue outbreaks in Vietnam and Malaysia
with Oliver Brady
at LSHTM
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2484

Sexual development in apicomplexan parasites: past and future

This review highlights #SexualDevelopment in #ApicomplexanParasites as key to #transmission, identifying molecular targets for drugs & vaccines while calling for deeper research into host, environmental & mechanistic regulators.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

#IDSky #EpiSky

Decoding the Bite: Sensory cues, host heterogeneity, and pathogen manipulation in mosquito host-seeking behavior

This review highlights heterogeneity in #MosquitoBiting & unresolved questions on #SensoryIntegration, host factors & pathogen-driven attraction, pointing to #omics & #MicrobiomeEngineering as future strategies to curb #vector-borne disease.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

Invitation to attend the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting - 1-3 Sept 1-3 2026, Nairobi-Kenya

www.malariaworld.org/events/invit...

“For the first time, governments and the public can see how serious dengue is in different parts of the world.” Oliver Brady, Professor of Spatial Epidemiology, LSHTM

📢 1st global “early warning system” for #dengue launches

New online dashboard gives governments & the public a real-time picture of global dengue situation for the first time.

#PublicHealth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Missed last month's IDSA Fellows Case Conference? A recording is now available on the IDSA Academy!

Explore a complex ID case, hear expert insights, and learn alongside your peers: bit.ly/46CfSkC

Predicting HIV testing status in pregnant women using balanced machine learning models: Insights from Sierra Leone's demographic health survey

Researchers show #SMOTE-enhanced #MLModels improve prediction of #HIV testing gaps in #PregnantWomen in Sierra Leone, with #RandomForest achieving best performance, supporting targeted strategies to prevent vertical transmission.
#IDSky #EpiSky

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

Genomic insights into disease vectors: Divergent evolution of mosquitoes, tsetse flies, sand flies and kissing bugs

This study examines how the unique genetic traits of mosquitoes, tsetse flies, and sand flies influence their ability to spread and transmit diseases, providing a genomic basis for developing more precise #InsectControl. #Medsky
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

Last week in epidemiology - check our weekly Communicable Disease Threats Report - CDTR and find out what active public health threats are being followed by ECDC!

Click: bit.ly/4saUHOA

#IDsky #EpiSky #PublicHealth #Prevention

📢 Save the date for the EDCTP Forum 2027, to take place in Madrid from 5-9 April 2027!

Get ready to share knowledge and join cutting-edge sessions on #GlobalHealth

@isciiisalud.bsky.social, @cienciagob.bsky.social, @sanidad.gob.es

👉 More: link.europa.eu/T9Xjnf

#EDCTPForum2027

Listen here to a brand new #podcast of the Naked Scientist "Titans of Science - Jane Carlton", a leading scientist in the field of #malaria genomics.
From stealing her brother's genetics book to sequencing the Plasmodium genome.

www.malariaworld.org/news/podcast...

Trends in the minimum inhibitory concentrations for four agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in bloodstream infections in China: a 6-year multi-center study from 2017 to 2022

A multicenter China study shows #MRSA bloodstream isolates are becoming less sensitive to #vancomycin but more sensitive to #linezolid, while daptomycin and teicoplanin stay stable, highlighting shifting #antimicrobialsusceptibility.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

🎙️DG HERA launches its new podcast!

👉 Prepared, not Panicked: The Health Crisis Podcast 👈

Episode 1 features Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on how Europe strengthens preparedness before the next crisis.

🎧 Listen now, available in English, German and French: sptfy.in/alx1

CLOSING SOON: Early career faculty (Lyon, France)
Tenure-track position in epidemiological modelling of animal and zoonotic diseases
with @gfournie.bsky.social
at INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the...
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2469

🧬 Call for Applications Genome Sequence Analysis #eventsWCS #@GoogleDeepMind

🔬 For professionals from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India & the Philippines
🗓️ 17–22 May
🖥️ Ideal for those working on (or planning) sequence data analysis projects

⏰ Apply by 2 March
🔗 shorturl.at/UhLz4

A novel approach to disease modeling: The SEIVR model with a vulnerable compartment

By introducing a “vulnerable” compartment, this novel SEIVR model refines disease transmission modeling to improve the accuracy of #Infection trajectories and inform targeted #PublicHealth intervention strategies.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

Circadian rhythm of mosquitoes: Blood feeding and disease transmission

This review explores how #CircadianRhythms control #mosquito #bloodfeeding via #GeneticClocks and environmental cues, shaping survival, reproduction, and #MosquitoBorneDiseases transmission, and how #ClimateChange may disrupt these rhythms.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...

📣New update of the 2026 calls for proposals' Questions and Answers document

Check the latest version to clear all your doubts for the four #RIA topics calls for proposals: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/document/dow...

🔗 Apply before 4 March: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/funding/call...

Postdoc (University Park, USA)
NIH-NSF funded project on human health, movement, and infectious diseases
with @nitanother
at @CIDDpsu @psubiodept
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2479

🚨LAST CALL! The second installment of the ID Clinical Bootcamp for APPs, with new content from #IDWeek2025, is available as an accredited course on the IDSA Academy!

Register by TOMORROW, Feb. 28, with the code APPBOOTCAMP to claim a 10% discount: https://bit.ly/3Nh09jR

The prevalence, impact, and control measures of brucellosis in Nigeria: An analytical study

This analytical study highlights the rising prevalence and significant economic impact of #Brucellosis in Nigeria, emphasizing the urgent need for a "#OneHealth" framework to mitigate #PublicHealth and veterinary risks. #Medsky
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...