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📅 5-9 April 2027
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A new computer model suggests river blindness blood tests detect infection once the parasite is established, helping decide when to give treatment. Tested in Gabon and Togo, it supports getting the treatment at the right time.

📖 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Announcing CPHIA2026, the conference on public health in Africa by @AfricaCDC.

@EDCTP Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Development Manager Thomas Nyirenda will facilitate sessions on Africa's management of health emergencies and more.

📝 Register: cphia.africacdc.org/register

🪱 A 3-day course of oxfendazole achieved a 76% cure rate for parasitic worms outperfoming current standard treatments.

As part of the @EDCTP3 eWHORM project, researchers in Tanzania tested oxfendazole, on 127 adults with trichuriasis.

📚 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Breastfeeding mothers and pregnant people remain an under-represented group in clinical research.

Thats why @EDCTP3 is funding 22 projects for pregnant women and 16 projects for breastfeeding mothers so they are included in new clinical innovation.

🔗 global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-event…