Published today: WHO #smallpox and #mpox vaccine position paper. Publié aujourd’hui: Position de l’OMS sur les vaccins antivarioliques. iris.who.int/bitstream/hand… The product of months of work by the World Health Organization (WHO) Vaccines and Emergency Departments with the support of many global experts.

This afternoon, andrew azman @andrewazman.bsky.social and I spoke with medical students from Université de Genève about Mpox and the current situation. #Mpox, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Congratulations Dr andrew azman @andrewazman.bsky.social , on behalf our DR Congo-based research team. It gives us great delight to work with you daily. This is a well-deserved recognition. JHIDDynamics Johns Hopkins Epidemiology Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases

🇨🇩 Le Pape François a autorisé lundi 25 novembre, la béatification d’un jeune laïc congolais, le serviteur de Dieu Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi. Né le 13 juin 1981 à Goma, il a été assassiné en haine de la foi, le 8 juin 2007. ⇢ t.ly/tCbCH

Happy to present at #17thASCODD 17th ASCODD our research on healthcare seeking behavior for diarrhea in Uvira, receive feedback and learn from other researchers ! Jules J Espoir Bwenge Malembaka andrew azman @andrewazman.bsky.social @jackie_knee JHIDDynamics CTDGH

During the AI session at the #17thASCODD 17th ASCODD, Jules J and I shared our research team's experiences and lessons learned from using AI tools to digitize paper-based vaccine registers from an emergency mass oral cholera vaccination campaign conducted in Uvira!

Look at our call for a shift from a vertical, disease-focused to integrated person-centered outbreak response thelancet.com/journals/lanin… The Lancet Infectious Diseases CTDGH JHIDDynamics Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases Espoir Bwenge Malembaka andrew azman @andrewazman.bsky.social Esto Bahizire Katoto PDM Levi Bugwaja

🙏Place Saint-Pierre, en conclusion du chapelet pour la santé du #Pape, l'hymne "Oremus pro Pontifice" est entonné. « Prions pour notre Saint-Père le #papeFrançois, que le Seigneur le garde et le vivifie. » 👉youtube.com/live/_tUqvN9xf…

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/10.1101/2025.0…

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+ & infants.

Major shift in clade Ib transmission, with household-driven spread disproportionately affecting children, a pattern, distinct from the clade II outbreaks in men who have sex with men and early clade Ib cases in Kamituga linked to heterosexual transmission doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Bwana Chui est lumière et sel d’une société assombrie par la corruption, la « rétro-commission » et le « kope ». (Matthieu 5:14-16).

A recent study showed that rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can replace traditional slide agglutination methods to confirm Vibrio cholerae colonies belonging to the dominant O1 serogroup, providing a cheaper & faster alternative in resource-limited settings. cutt.ly/urGKt5no

The global #cholera situation continues to deteriorate, driven by conflict and poverty: World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments and the international community to: 1. Mobilize urgent funding. 2. Support rapid deployment of vaccines and supplies, and safe access for aid workers. 3. Invest in

In her final defense seminar today, Aybüke Koyuncu discusses the importance of strengthening surveillance and outbreak response for hepatitis E.

Thrilled to share that I am starting my PhD at the Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva UNIGE_en 🇨🇭. Grateful for the support and guidance that made this milestone possible, and excited to embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead! JHIDDynamics UCB

On August 2025, in the midst of the ongoing conflict, we visited five children and their families in Mudaka village, providing them with insulin, test strips, and a glucometer. We also dedicated time to therapeutic education. We remain steadfast in our commitment: Insulin4All