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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Antimicrobial resistance is one of today's biggest global health challenges 🦠 Join our online short course (28 September–2 October 2026) to learn from global experts & gain practical knowledge to help tackle #AMR across policy, research & practice. Apply now 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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Ebenn @efosternyarko.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Meeting collaborators | networking - always my fav part of conferences #Nanoporeconf #LC2026 @nanoporetech.com
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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A new study led by Harry Veillard, MSc student @lshtm.bsky.social, found that nurse and pharmacist prescribing could improve access to care, reduce treatment delays, and ease pressure on primary care. The study also highlights the need for training and support. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4tERrvi
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Rebecca A. Gladstone @becctococcus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Now published! 'Identification of transporter-dependent capsular loci associated with the invasive potential of Escherichia coli' www.nature.com/articles/s41... insights below.....
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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Congrats @efosternyarko.bsky.social and team for this great work building capacity for public health genomics to investigate cholera and other enteric bacteria, across Africa 👏 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Concerning levels of antibiotic resistance detected in cholera-causing bacteria
Concerning levels of antibiotic resistance detected in cholera-causing bacteria across Africa | LSHTM
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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
New study led by Dr @efosternyarko.bsky.social in Microbial Genomics finds high antibiotic resistance in cholera bacteria across Africa. Sequencing by PulseNet Africa trainees shows need for stronger genomic surveillance. Read more: bit.ly/4aFMTyP @lshtm.bsky.social @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
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sylvain Brisse @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Global Incidence of #Pertussis after the COVID-19 Pandemic - A large collaborative effort under the auspices of the International #Bordetella Society, led by Andrew Gorringe, from the UK Health Security Agency. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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crodrigues87.bsky.social @crodrigues87.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New preprint finally out! So happy to share one of the latest studies from the #MedVetKlebs project, thanks to a great collaborative effort with @josefdelgadoblas.bsky.social, @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social, Elodie Barbier and Pascal Piveteau (INRAE) among others!
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Chiara Crestani @chcrestani.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🧫 Our publication,“Global perspectives on Klebsiella epidemiology and biology: conference report on the KLEBS 2024 symposium,” is now out! 📄 Link to paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44... @kelwyres.bsky.social @katholt.bsky.social @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
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sylvain Brisse @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
It’s out ! Evolution of Bordetella parapertussis, the second agent of whooping cough: many parallelisms with Bordetella pertussis, including rapid adaptation by loss of the pertactin vaccine antigen. Just published in @microbiosoc MGen journal www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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No innocent bystanders: pertussis vaccination and evolutionary parallelisms between Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella pertussis
Pathogens adapting to the human host and to vaccination-induced immunity may follow parallel evolutionary paths. Bordetella parapertussis (Bpp) contributes significantly to the burden of whooping coug...
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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Every hour counts in sepsis. Assistant Professor @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social UduakOkomo explains why timely care is key to saving lives. Learn more with @jhenryc.bsky.social on the facts and actions to tackle sepsis. Read more: bit.ly/3XBaTeS
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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Building local expertise is key to fighting AMR. Our short course trains scientists and healthcare professionals from around the world. Register your interest for 2026👉 bit.ly/4i4pokG
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LSHTM AMR Centre @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week starts today. Our research themes show how we tackle AMR from every angle, from biological and clinical sciences to modelling, social science, and more. Learn more: 👉 bit.ly/4i5Uf0v
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#Klebsiella infections are a serious & growing #PublicHealth threat For #AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, @josebengoechea.bsky.social discusses the dangers of bacterial infections, antimicrobial resistance & the global efforts to tackle it. @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Contribution of nosocomial transmission to Klebsiella pneumoniae neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: a meta-analysis of infection clusters inferred from pathogen genomics and temporal data www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The @klebnet.bsky.social team are pleased to share slides from our “Klebsiella pneumoniae Genomic Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Resistance” lecture series! Topics include Kleb diversity, lineages, AMR, hypervirulence, how to use Kaptive & Kleborate for typing, and more! klebnet.org/2025/11/18/k...
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Klebsiella pneumoniae genomics tutorials – KlebNET-GSP
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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I'm super happy to share this preprint on ‘Distribution of capsule and O types in #Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence and potential vaccine coverage’ doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence and potential vaccine coverage
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae causes ~20% of sepsis in neonates, with ~40% crude mortality. A vaccine administered to pregnant women, protecting against 70% of K. pneumoniae infections, could aver...
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Ebenn @efosternyarko.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Honoured + super grateful to give an oral talk on efforts by #PulseNETAfrica to enhance capacity of public health labs across Africa for cholera mgt + a poster describing investigation of a neonatal kleb pneumoniae ST39 outbreak in a rural hospital in the Gambia at #IMMEM XIV in beautiful Porto 🇵🇹
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Louise Roer @louiseroer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
✨Célia Souque just showcased the outcomes of the 12th Microbial Bioinformatics Hackathon at IMMEM XIV. She brilliantly presented the first sneak-peek of PORT – Plasmid Outbreak Reporting Tool! 🧬 Looking forward to continuing this collaboration with PORT! #IMMEM #Hackathon #Plasmids #ESGEM #ESGMAP
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Emma Doughty @emmadoughty.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I’ve got something exciting to share. After years of working with labs around the world, I’m starting something new! I’ve seen how many labs want to do more with genomics, but the path forward isn’t always clear. The process is complex, and without the right guidance, it’s easy to get stuck.
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SEQUITY MAKES GENOMICS WORK FOR YOU
Developing solutions that work with your unique lab, challenges and epidemiology
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Figuring out what will work in your unique context
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Developing everything- from bioinformatics workflows to SOPs
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Ensuring you have the knowledge and skills to deliver
ON-DEMAND SUPPORT
Ongoing support through the day-to-day

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From study design to sample, wet lab, bioinformatic, and reporting

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Ebenn @efosternyarko.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Check out our tour-de-force study exploring Klebsiella capsules and O types in neonatal sepsis isolates from Asia & Africa. An excellent demonstration of how collaboration is essential to move the field forward & realise the benefits of genomics for public health & clinical micro!
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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Super talk from @efosternyarko.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social on nanopore based sequencing of cholera across Africa, with PulseNet Africa partners #ABPHM25 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko presenting his introductory slide on cholera genomics at the ABPHM 2025 conference
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KlebNET-GSP @klebnet.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We are pleased to launch the KlebNET Genomic Epidemiology Consortium! We aim to build a public metadata repository; systematic risk framework for global genomic surveillance; and genomic epi reviews for high-impact #Klebsiella clones. Join us here: klebnet.org/klebnet-gsp-... #ABPHM25
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Chiara Crestani @chcrestani.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thanks @sylvainbrisse.bsky.social for involving me in KlebNET-GSP as project manager 3y ago, it was a very enriching experience! Thanks to all the attendees of #KLEBS2024 for making this a great success, it was our best reward! And thanks to the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social for making it possible!
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Kat Holt @katholt.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
JOB ALERT! Come work with me at LSHTM to investigate transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonatal units in Africa using bioinformatics and genomic epi. Great team, Gates funded, £44-50k/yr, 1-year postdoc to start with possibilities to extend. Closing March 26. jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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