Latest blog on @bugbittentweets.bsky.social : 58 countries have eliminated at least one #NTDs, and Guinea worm is close to eradication. But climate change, crises & inequity demand bold, multidisciplinary research. #UniteActEliminate #WorldNTDDay
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This powerful @nytimes.com story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social features @taskforce.bsky.social
Director Dr. Pat Lammie's perspective on the future of NTD elimination. Read why partnerships and sustained investment are critical to preserving the gains we've made. #beatNTDs nyti.ms/4tvF4TE
"The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Forests, #rivers, #wetlands should be formally recognised as Critical National #Infrastructure -
These ecosystems underpin £1.8 trillion worth of services (72 % of GDP); their degradation could cost 6–12 % of #UK GDP by the 2030s.
www.isepglobal.org/resources/bl...
#naturalcapital
Cambridge City Council is asking people for their views on a brand new strategy to care for the city’s #urban #forest, and on the progress of its long-term #Biodiversity Strategy to enhance nature in #Cambridge.
Have your say here:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
The words '2025 Highlights. Our 2025 Medal and Awards recognised lifetimes of acievement, as well as rising stars in the fields of research, conservation, art and advocacy' surround a collage of 8 images of our medal and award winners. Some are close up photos, while others feature people in the field in the mountains, forests and by a lake.
Our Medals and Awards are a highlight of any year, and 2025 was no expection. The awards recognised lifetimes of acievement, as well as rising stars in the fields of research, conservation, botanical art and advocacy.
Green background - top left has the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance logo, top right has three wave icons in green, blue and light blue. Title underneath says "The Schisto Bulletin". Underneath that are 4 labels in the shape of arrows with the following: " 01 WHO Progress Report for 2024, 02 Update GSA Group. 03 FGS updates and treatment webinar. 04 News, articles, tools, opportunities, grants". On the right side is a qr code. Underneath are more wave icons and the address bit.ly/SchistoBulletin-Dec-25
The latest Schisto Bulletin is out. Full of news, updates, articles, tools, opportunities and grants. Check it out here bit.ly/SchistoBulle...
Great to see @wheelerlab.bio paper out, using a custom imaging and computational system for tracking and screening schistosome miracidia, helping to elucidate how the larvae respond to chemical signals from snails: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Next Tuesday, 2 December, we launch our 'Treated like a child' campaign. It’s the first step in understanding how to reach the thousands of pre-schoolers in Zanzibar at risk from parasitic disease. Please sign up for a reminder when the campaign begins: mailchi.mp/unlimithealt...
Blue background, right side has image of child, face obscured by a drinking cup. Left side writing and photos of speakers. Title: Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children. A pragmatic approach from research to practice. Speakers Prof Amaya Bustinduy (LSHTM, UK) Dr Andrew Edielu (LSHTM UK & MRC–UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit) Dr Narcis B Kabatereine (Ministry of Health, Uganda) With remarks from Dr Amadou Garba (WHO) Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 13.00-14.30 UTC www.isntd.org/isntd-connect Underneath are two logos International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Global Schistosomiasis Alliance. #ISNTDConnect
Join us for this key webinar: Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children - a pragmatic approach from research to practice
🗓️ 26 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:30 UTC
🌐 English with French interpretation
Register via: www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
#Schistosomiasis #WorldChildrensDay
I have been raising the implications of lack of funding for the Canal and River Trust since becoming an MP, and more recently the issues facing our local canals due to a lack of infrastructure investment.
www.theguardian.com/environm...
Chalk streams are a rare and precious habitat💧
Many of which are found in England's National Parks🏞️
Sadly chalk streams are under threat thanks to over abstraction – removal of water from a natural source for uses such as drinking water🚰
More about chalk streams 👉
www.cnp.org.uk/blog/top-fac...
Last week Labour MPs rejected an amendment that would protect chalk streams from development. Here’s why are chalks streams are so important and why development puts them at risk ⬇️
[2/2] La comparaison révèle de forts contrastes territoriaux. Le Nil n’apparaît pas dans le top 30 avec seulement 3.075 m³/s. L’évaporation dans le Sahara réduit drastiquement son débit. Ces écarts illustrent le rôle décisif du climat dans la puissance fluviale. #geography #hydrology #riverpower
Inside #Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate #bilharzia by 2030
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
🎗️ 17 Nov is #CervicalCancerElimination Day.
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
We are launching a photo competition!
We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.
Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
#Climatechange is redrawing the risk map for infectious diseases like #schistosomiasis. At #COP30, lets action climate-resilient health systems = #climatejustice is #healthjustice.
Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.
Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.
💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
Dark background fading to lighter grey from left to right. Top right stylized graphic of a schistosome worm pair in light blug and light green. Bottom right scannable QR code, bottom left cartoon image of woman in blue jumper at a table with a laptop. Text says: Schistosomiasis research at ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto. Want to stay on top of the latest schistosomiasis research and innovation? Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters and symposiums? We've got you covered. https://bit.ly/47xCp1v
🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dark green background, outline maps of Zanzibar and Malawi with two arrows pointed in opposite directions in between them. Text reads: "Zanzibar x Malawi: South-south Learning in Action. A cross-country exchange on schistosomiasis control, snail surveillance, and sustainable solutions. Read the full story." Arrow pointing right.
Dark blue background. Top right-hand side has a yellow light bulb icon with a leafy plant in the middle. The text below reads: "Lessons and Next Steps" With the following bullet points: "Snail control must be context-specific. Regulatory and financing pathways matter. South-South collaboration accelerates innovation. Continued exchange and co-creation ahead. Read the full blog: http://bit.ly/4qMAejB "
🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis:
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
A little terror for your Tuesday!
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
From January to 28 September 2025, over 518K cholera cases and 6,508 deaths have been reported across 32 countries. The deaths have already surpassed last year’s toll.
Read more: bit.ly/432IFwT
Orange background with geometric shapes in light orange and white. GSA logo in the top right hand corner. Writing: Check out our Schisto Research Update. Newsletter with research grants, funding and articles. #StopSchisto
Check out the latest research & training funding opportunities, news, articles and upcoming events is the October 2025 issue of the #Schistosomiasis Research Update newsletter.
Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
BugBitten's latest blog from @scianouk.bsky.social looking at the recent findings on insect sentience - what implications will this have on vector control? go.nature.com/47jeJ1S
Inspired by @rsb.org.uk article on insect sentience, I wrote this piece for @springernature.com #ResearchCommunities with a vector-borne #disease angle
"What do recent findings on insect sentience and welfare mean for vector research and control?"
communities.springernature.com/posts/what-d...
Watching #DavidAttenborough 's Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the #Coelocanth - its AWE-some!!!
The coelocanth is truly mesmerising.
If interested definitely read "A Fish Caught In Time: The search for the coelocanth" its a great book.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#deepsea #marine #fish #livingfossil
