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Carlos Chaccour

@carloschaccour.bsky.social
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Global health, malaria, NTDs, endectocides. Navarra Center for International Development @UNAV

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 08/01/2026
The 2025 edition of our annual Notable Articles collection, selected by NEJM editors, showcases the most significant contributions to clinical medicine and patient care. Download your free copy of this exclusive collection: nej.md/49td1Lq
Notable Articles of 2025 
15 groundbreaking studies that will change the way you practice medicine 

Images from some of the articles
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Seth Cohen @sethalosporin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🧵 Essential ID Papers for 2025: A Clinician’s Guide Each year brings a flood of amazing ID literature. Here are candidates for some of the most important ID papers of 2025, spanning guidelines, trials, antimicrobials, and vaccines. 👇
picture of books, with text: "essential publications in ID, 2025 edition"
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 02/12/2025
Our latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes a new trial investigating the mass administration of ivermectin for reducing malaria transmission. Read the full results of the BOHEMIA trial for free: nej.md/DrG31
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Kirsten the Goblin Keeper @librarykirsten.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Final quote from Carlos Chaccour: “The legitimate discussion risks being drowned by the synthetic noise.”
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues at #ASTMH this week
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Stephanie Nolen @stephanienolen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
If you work with or rely on academic journals - don't miss this strange, funny, horrifying story about what happened when @carloschaccour.bsky.social published a paper on a malaria breakthrough in a prestigious journal – and AI came for the letters page. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
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The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Our work on Robot Pen Pals has been covered by Gina Kolata at the NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
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The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
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Jeffrey Brainard @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A rapidly growing share of letters to journals may be drafted by machines, undetected by editors. Study quantifies recently ‘prolific debutante authors’ who had published no letters before 2022, when ChatGPT debuted. #academicjournals #peerreview @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Ivermectin shows promise in cutting malaria transmission in Africa Via Nature Africa www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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Ivermectin shows promise in cutting malaria transmission in Africa
Clinical trial shows a 26% drop in malaria infections after repeated doses of the anti-parasite drug, but more evidence is needed before global policy shifts.
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This week in virology discussing our NEJM paper: youtu.be/2vYeTsYqw8w?... For clarity, ivermectin does NOT have an affect on the malaria parasite.
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TWiV 1246: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute @jhmrimalaria.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
In Kwale, in Kenya, where bed nets alone can’t stop #malaria, researchers are testing #ivermectin, a ‘wonder drug’ commonly used to treat parasitic infections that can also kill mosquitoes 🦟🎙️ publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador tell their story to BBC Mundo. www.bbc.com/news/resourc...
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The cemetery of living men: Trump deportees tell of abuse in secretive mega-jail - BBC News
Venezuelan migrants deported from the US to El Salvador's mega-jail speak of what life was like inside
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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 07/08/2025
The antiparasitic drug ivermectin was found to reduce the incidence of malaria by 26 percent in a trial conducted in Kenya, a finding that demonstrates its potential use for mass drug administration alongside other #malaria control interventions. www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/researc...
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 30/07/2025
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per month for 3 months led to a 26% lower incidence of malaria than albendazole. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4lIyNzB  #MedSky #IDSky
The New England Journal of Medicine                
Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial 
A Research Summary based on Chaccour C et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2411262 | Published on July 24, 2025 

Visual representations of the patients in the trial and the treatments they were assigned.                    

Read the full Research Summary at NEJM.org.
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Pharmazeutische Zeitung @pharmazeitung.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Die prophylaktische Einnahme des Antiparasitikums #Ivermectin kann bei Kindern in Endemiegebieten Ansteckungen mit dem Erreger der #Malaria tropica um 26 Prozent senken. Das zeigt eine klinische Studie. @tdingermann.bsky.social schreibt. #Gesundheit
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Klinische Studie: Prophylaktische Gabe von Ivermectin senkt Malaria-Rate
Die prophylaktische Einnahme des Antiparasitikums Ivermectin kann bei Kindern in Endemiegebieten Ansteckungen mit dem Erreger der Malaria tropica um 26 Pro...
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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Scientists find that an old deworming drug can reduce malaria transmissions
Drug repurposing is when scientists use a drug known for a particular use and then suggest a new way of using it.
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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Scientists are studying ways to make your blood deadly to mosquitos
Recent studies of the "mosquitocidal drug" ivermectin found a 26 per cent reduction in malaria cases among users.
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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Ivermectin reduced malaria transmission in a clinical trial. Mass administration of the broad-spectrum antiparasitic reduced incidence by 26% in Kenyan children. Ivermectin, derived from a microorganism found in Japan, was developed as a veterinary drug to combat a range of parasites in livestock👇
medpagetoday.com
Ivermectin Reduces Malaria Transmission in Trial
Mass administration of broad-spectrum antiparasitic reduced incidence by 26% in Kenyan kids
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Ivermectin is back in the news! This time, because a new trial supports the use of ivermectin as a complementary strategy for malaria control and prevention And, no, it DOES NOT work for Covid-19! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 24/07/2025
Acabar con la malaria matando a los mosquitos que pican a seres humanos: una prometedora herramienta para combatir esta enfermedad. Un estudio en Kenia ha visto una reducción de un 26% en la transmisión de paludismo administrando ivermectina a la población
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Acabar con la malaria matando a los mosquitos que pican a seres humanos: una prometedora herramienta para combatir esta enfermedad
Un estudio realizado en Kenia ha demostrado ser capaz de reducir un 26% la transmisión de paludismo administrando ivermectina a la población
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Our trial published in the NEJM is in the national TV in Kenya
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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 25/07/2025
The #BOHEMIA clinical trial supports the use of ivermectin to control #malaria. In Kenya, it led to a 26% drop in new infections among children aged 5–15. 🟠 www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-ensa...
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
#IDsky Fascinating study using ivermectin once a month during rainy season in children in Kenya 5-15 yrs of age as a mosquitocidal agent to reduce malaria by 27% Management of malaria will end up being a multi pronged approach. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMdo008089
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 23/07/2025
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per month for 3 months led to a 26% lower incidence of malaria than albendazole. Full trial results: nej.md/4lIyNzB #MedSky #IDSky
A graph showing the crude cumulative incidence of malaria infection in the 6 months after the start of three monthly rounds of mass administration of ivermectin at a dose of 400 μg per kilogram of body weight, as compared with albendazole at a dose of 400 mg.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I've always been fascinated by the idea of using ivermectin to fight malaria by essentially weaponizing our own blood to kill mosquitoes. Now, a new trial done in Kenya and published in @nejm.org today is reporting a 26% decrease in malaria in children with this approach. #IDsky 🧪
science.org
Well-known drug could make human blood toxic for malaria-transmitting mosquitoes
Field study in Kenya suggests innovative strategy has promise—but some researchers question its viability
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"Oh my, how far today we’ve come. Through war, through gore, through all that’s glum. Through the crippling chorus and the doubters’ drums that banged on loud that it can’t be done." —Waleed Gubara
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Addressing antifungal resistance via @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Addressing Antifungal Drug Resistance — A “One Health–One World” Challenge | NEJM
Use of some antifungal pesticides may select for resistant fungi in the environment, which can then endanger human health. Coordinated regulatory processes in this area are important.
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Running in Navarra be like
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Nature @nature.com · 28/05/2025
Countries must cooperate to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become the top destination for scientists, says Maria M. Mota go.nature.com/43KTTGV
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Europe can capture the US brain drain — if it acts fast
Countries must cooperate to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become the top destination for scientists.
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Carlos Chaccour @carloschaccour.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Beautiful sunrise in Castelldefels this morning. Enjoying the Gordon Reseach Conference on malaria.
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