What's driving major outbreaks of #chikungunya in new regions? In this episode of LSHTM Viral Doris Kemunto discusses symptoms & strains of the #mosquito borne virus & growing #PublicHealth concerns that #ClimateChange could be a main cause. Listen🎧pod.link/1497329104/epi…

#Misinformation warning issued as more children starting school without #vaccinations In The Independent Ben Kasstan-Dabush urges caution over #vaccine info on social media & advises checking #NHS website or with GP amid low uptake of childhood vaccines. independent.co.uk/news/health/va…

One year after the introduction of the #RSV #vaccine in the UK, the Vaccine Centre Co-Director Ed Parker reflects on the programme's success and the power of vaccines to protect us from harm.💉🫶 Read more👉bit.ly/4mIsD32

ICYMI: From January 2026, a free #chickenpox vaccination programme will protect around half a million children each year. Eligible children will get an #MMRV vaccine to protect against #measles, #mumps, #rubella and chickenpox. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4lZ14Bp

#WhoopingCough – symptoms & treatments As UK cases rise, Beate Kampmann tells The Telegraph newborns & babies in early months more likely to get severe disease which is "almost entirely preventable" if mother is vaccinated in #pregnancy. telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED? Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation! Get your ticket 👉lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

Findings from the ZOODER study indicate that frontline health workers in Kalungu District handle heavy livestock caseloads while zoonotic diseases like brucellosis, anthrax, and rabies are often misdiagnosed or underreported. Limited diagnostics, delayed lab results, fragmented

Participants have called for stronger One Health collaboration, better training, reliable diagnostics, integrated reporting, faster lab feedback, sustainable funding & community awareness to close gaps in zoonotic disease detection.

This workshop aims to validate the study findings, integrate insights from both community and district levels, and co-develop practical recommendations to strengthen zoonotic disease detection and reporting. These recommendations will later be shared at the national level to

We have convened health officers, veterinary teams, inspectors, facility in-charges, community leaders, and farmer representatives from Kalungu District, Masaka City, and neighbouring districts for Day 2 of the #ZOODER study dissemination and validation workshop in Masaka City.

As part of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM with @IVIheadquaters hosted a side event on the CEPI capacity building project on “Strengthening Clinical Trial Capacity & Advancing Regional #EpidemicPreparedness for Lassa Fever.” #ELFIC2025 #ARCWA 1/4

📢PLEASE NOTE: This event is now SOLD OUT in-person! If you have not already booked an in-person ticket you will not be able to attend 😦 But online tickets are still available 😃

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation' LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back. lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Ugandan communities are at the heart of Rift Valley Fever research with MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit & #UKPHRST. In a series of workshops, the team listened to voices from village to national level to co-develop recommendations to improve disease detection & response. 👉 bit.ly/3K7dQQZ

Health #misinformation on social media could lead to ‘sicker UK’ In The Independent Liam Smeeth & Adam Kucharski warn false & misleading health information on social media, apps & AI tools risks generation unsure where to turn for trustworthy health advice independent.co.uk/news/health/he…

Hospitals ‘overflowing’ amid double outbreak of mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh Doris Nyamwaya tells The Telegraph urbanisation, #ClimateChange & travel are driving expansion of #mosquitoes in new regions amid surge of #dengue & #chikungunya cases. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

🚨 Following the #Ebola outbreak in the #DRC, WHO is launching a US$ 21 million appeal to help the country: - Scale up operations - Interrupt transmission chains - Prevent further spread - Mitigate the impact on human health Full donor support is critical to halt the outbreak

Concern at US move to multiple vaccinations over single #MMRV vaccine Ben Kasstan-Dabush explains that consensus is critical for healthcare practitioners to recommend #vaccines so parents are confident of best choices to protect their children. lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Today marks an important step in protecting the world from future health risks: the amended International Health Regulations (IHR) officially take effect. Drawing on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies, countries worked together for two years

Amended International Health Regulations (IHR) officially take effect today. The amendment which was adopted by WHO Member States by consensus at the 77th World Health Assembly, introduces: 🚨 the addition of a new level of global alert, a “pandemic emergency” 📋 the