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Helen Price

@helenpprice.bsky.social
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Professor of Parasitology, Research Director at Keele University, UK. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), stigma, NTDs. Co-lead of ECLIPSE. President of British Soc Parasitology. (she/her). Views my own. orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-4390

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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A 3% wealth tax on billionaires could save almost 30 million deaths by 2030...! Wealth redistribution policies to mitigate the impact of development assistance defunding: a retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis up to 2030 - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Wealth redistribution policies to mitigate the impact of development assistance defunding: a retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis up to 2030
The implementation of wealth redistribution policies proposed in recent high-level international agreements could mitigate the health consequences of the current ODA defunding crisis, avert millions o...
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Robin Bisson @robinbisson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When the STFC crisis hit, someone said on here it was time to "wheel out the Cox" Well he was fully on show to policy types at the Labour conference yesterday, as @johnmorgan3.bsky.social witnessed He also said he had the last STFC crisis to thank for his stardom (HT @mgmcquillan.bsky.social)
In fact, Cox told us he owed his television career to a previous crisis at STFC, on its inauguration, when he appeared on Newsnight to make the case against cuts and the BBC picked him up for a documentary series. Now he is back beating the drum for curiosity-driven research.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This explanation feels like old school science twitter (complimentary) and is worth your time. I learned something.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Showing up to a job interview like a winner
Mamdani with an iced coffee
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Internet restricted after fighting breaks out in Ethiopia's Tigray region. A really bad sign, reminiscent of Nov 2020 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ethiopia war: Internet disrupted in Tigray
During the two-year civil war in Tigray, the region was totally cut off from the outside world.
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Michael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tragic doesn't even begin to describe it: Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts
Forces from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray launched a major ​offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, a senior Ethiopian official said, shattering a four-year-old peace deal and...
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Russ Morphew @russmorphew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's not too late to sign up for the first @helminthhubuk.bsky.social annual symposium. Should be a great meeting to get the community together. @bspparasitology.bsky.social @bavet-parasitol.bsky.social www.helminthhub.co.uk/post/first-h...
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First HEHH Meeting Scheduled – Liverpool 22nd & 23rd September 2026
The Helminth Eco-Health Hub’s first annual symposium will take place at the Liverpool Medical Institute and Conference Centre on 22nd and 23rd September. We’ll introduce the network, set aside time fo...
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Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our AI-powered timetabling system has become self-aware and resigned from its position with immediate effect.
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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 13/09/2026
Ten years ago Tami, Roy, and I released a movie we made of antibiotic resistance evolving in real time. I thought maybe a couple thousand people tops would see it. I couldn't have imagined it would be seen millions of times, and be taught from middle school through the graduate level worldwide
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Do you work in infectious diseases such as #malaria #FebrileIllness #VL #ChagasDisease or interested in #MedicineQuality ? View IDDO’s free tools to support your research www.iddo.org/tools-resear... BeatNTDs #Data4Good
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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A 🧵about kindness and the impact you have which you’ll never know. 1/
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.
Signed portrait of Theodor Escherich, MD (1857-1911). Dr. Escherich was a German-Austrian pediatrician, best known for his discovery of the Escherichia coli bacterium
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Tamara Szentivanyi 🦇🦠🦟 @tamikasz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
📄🦠Happy to share our latest paper, which highlights how non-invasive methods can advance parasite and disease ecology research.✨ www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=...
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Micro practical class of nightmares... 😱
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 31/07/2026
🇺🇦 NEW BLOGPOST 🇺🇦 Driving to Ukraine was an incredible, exhausting experience. My lasting memory is of the people there who refused to be cowed. From the institutions adapting to new challenges to people simply embracing life - Ukraine remains strong.
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"You shouldn't feel sorry for Ukraine"
The nation is a victim. The people refuse to be.
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Lucien Heurtier @lucienheurtier.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📢To every #STFC project or facility facing cuts: get in touch. 📊We need numbers, evidence and stories showing what the UK is losing: people, skills, innovation and partnerships. ✏️Write to MPs, brief journalists, speak publicly. Don’t wait for others. Every voice counts.🧪🔭 #UKRI #PPAN
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B in the land of rain and coffee @bethstac.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I am a molecular biologist, I study DNA in tiny tubes and cells in dishes. This story had me in tears. There is so much to unpack. Parents thinking disability is worse than death for their child. Scientists failing to examine risks. Terrible study design. Journals failing to catch issues.
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Aga Gambus @agagambus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We’ve been awarded European Commission Choose Europe for Science Co-fund at Uni of Birmingham! MOBILITY will fund 6 talented postdoctoral researchers at the transition to independence. All within remit of Molecular Biodiscovery. Applications open in October 😀👍. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/bi...
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First UK institution awarded Choose Europe for Science grant - University of Birmingham
Birmingham awarded £1.2m in ERC funding to attract talent from outside of Europe
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 10/07/2026
Africa's vulnerability during recent health emergencies highlights the need for stronger local R&D. This @naturemedicine.bsky.social comment argues for regionally coordinated hubs to drive research, development and manufacturing across Africa. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Inspiring, shaping and sustaining an African research & development agenda - Nature Medicine
Why Africa needs regional R&D hubs for basic science and translation research to accelerate local manufacturing.
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In @ukri.org STFC webinar at the moment. Ian Chapman is explaining the need for budget changes, which won't be applied evenly across all programmes. Budgeting for UKRI to provide an additional £135m over 3 years to give time to put STFC on a sustainable pathway
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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 08/07/2026
Why does the Bodleian have pictures of people and their pets? And why do we want your photos?
A person wearing a suit and hat stands outdoors, holding a bird on one arm. A dog sits at their feet. The setting includes dense foliage in the background. Part of Tom Phillips collection, Bodleian Libraries
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
'Around 150 full time equivalent jobs are set to go at the south-west England institution, with 115 of them in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, despite it being internationally renowned.' 1/4
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‘I thought we were safe’: shock at Exeter’s humanities ‘gamble’
Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Salvador, Brazil 🇧🇷
Row of brightly coloured houses and bunting stretched across the road for the Sao Joao Festival in Salvador, Brazil
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
One of my favourite funding schemes! We are offering up to £300k for international interdisciplinary research on the theme of mobilities - the movement of people, things and ideas. Apply by 7 October. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Interdisciplinary Research Projects
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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
An interesting read about the 1976 heatwave 🌞 The suggestion that “we all had a wonderful summer and survived” is misleading. It was reported that “200 people a day were apparently dying who would not have died if the weather had been normal”. theconversation.com/the-dangers-... #heatwave
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The dangers of romanticising Britain’s 1976 heatwave
By sentimentalising the summer of 1976, we strip away its lessons.
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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#ScienceReadForSunday: A snapshot of selected neglected tropical disease research using the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database, 1999–2023 journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
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A snapshot of selected neglected tropical disease research using the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database, 1999–2023
Author summary Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of conditions which have devastating impacts on communities, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries where access to…
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is amazing - the power of vaccines!! Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccine
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin... #DataReuse #DataForGood
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Angela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"Funders are not just administrative go-betweens. They are the system experts. Good funders don’t just move money around. If given the time and staffing resources, they create the conditions in which better research and better innovation can happen." <= people are also research infrastructure
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
An article from last year on how screwworm was controlled through massive international efforts. Outbreaks now in the US asm.org/articles/202...
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New World Screwworm: Rise, Fall and Resurgence | ASM.org
International scientific collaboration halted the flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm. Ongoing scientific cooperation and unity is vital to continue protecting food, public health and economies.
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 03/06/2026
Leishmaniases comprise clinically distinct diseases caused by the protozoan parasite leishmania, transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies. A new review summarizes current approaches and recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis. Full review: nej.md/4nPCWn6
The image is a section from the New England Journal of Medicine titled "Key Points" about leishmaniasis. It explains that leishmaniasis is transmitted by infected sand flies, with increasing cases in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Asymptomatic cases are common but can become severe without treatment. HIV infection is a risk factor. Laboratory diagnosis involves sample culturing or species identification using genetics. Treatment is hampered by limited drug options. A recent advance is the use of combination
therapies for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Two leishmaniasis vaccines are undergoing preclinical testing or are ready for testing in humans.
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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 02/06/2026
It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Pin badge “scientist” in rainbow motif Two bird pins. A series if birds sitting on a branch. Each bird is the colour of a stripe on the rainbow flag. Pronoun pins with rainbow motif:
She her 
He him 
She they 
He they 
They them An array of pride themed science and sci fi pins.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Scientists--I'm a journalist looking for interesting examples of global health research that has managed to continue or adapt following the dismantling of USAID. Re-posts appreciated!
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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Too Fast to Think? Why UKRI Calls Are So Rushed, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It open.substack.com/pub/anotherw...
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Too Fast to Think? Why UKRI Calls Are So Rushed, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
And why UKRI teams are doing a great job.
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The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📢 Call for applications now open! The Lancet Countdown is inviting applications to develop an indicator monitoring the mental health impacts of climate change‑related hazards. 🕗 Open from 08:00 BST, 1 June ⏰ Deadline: 17:00 BST, 12 July Details: buff.ly/HUsTtJa
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Call for applications: Indicator to Monitor the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change-Related Hazards - Lancet Countdown
Applications are now open for funding to develop a new indicator monitoring the mental health impacts of climate change.
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
BBC News - Ethiopia election: The country heads to the polls, but not everyone can vote - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ethiopia election: The country heads to the polls, but not everyone can vote
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is expected to dominate the election as conflicts overshadow the vote.
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Least surprising news of the week - Britain's train wifi is spectacularly bad compared to the rest of Europe. Phone signal also very dodgy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How Britain copes with bad onboard train wi-fi
We tested the wi-fi on the train between Norwich and London to see how easy it was to connect.
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Helen Price @helenpprice.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Is this a glitch or actual dates for this UKRI call? That would be a stressful weekend..
Screenshot of a UKRI call for wind technologies. Publication date is 28 May 2026. Opening on 29th May and closing on 3rd June 2026.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
UKRI are recruiting for a new Exec Chair for Research England (£160k-£170k). It is a crucial role including QR funding and the REF. I hope they get a great field. But I worry a bit. It's hard to find on their website (see link below) fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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UKRI Careers
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Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 22/05/2026
Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. scim.ag/4dDZe6P
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Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat
Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.
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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
An exciting online journal club hosted by the SPPIRIT Network @sppirit-network.bsky.social !
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
“If your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch. You help to put it out before the fire spreads to yours. That’s the interconnected world we live in, and an important lesson for all politicians watching the crisis unfold.” Excellent from @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
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Ebola in the DRC needs the world’s attention now – if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch | Devi Sridhar
In the interconnected world we live in the west can’t afford to turn away, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This is just painful. Ivermectin-Benzimidazole Prescribing Following Celebrity Endorsement "high-profile media figures promoted a combination ivermectin-fenbendazole regimen as an off-label cancer treatment on a podcast (The Joe Rogan Experience)," jamanetwork.com/jour... 1/3
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Heather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Important week coming up for #GlobalHealth as the World Health Assembly #WHA79 starts in Geneva. #Climate and health will be the centre of many discussions, including impacts on vector-borne diseases, sustainability, WASH, respiratory diseases and many more www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying
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Christina Naula @christina-naula.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Join @trypsleon.bsky.social and @bspparasitology.bsky.social for the next Tryps (Book) Club with author Dr Lina Pinto-García, exploring the relationship between war and disease, focusing on Colombian armed conflict and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Goodreads book link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Promotional flyer for a Tryp Club book club event by the British Society for Parasitology. The design features a close-up portrait on the left and, on a blue background to the right, event details including the book “Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia” by Lina Pinto-García. The book cover shows dense jungle vegetation. Text reads “Book Club: Maraña—War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia, with Dr. Lina Pinto-Garcia.” Event date and time are listed as May 28, 2026, at 3 PM BST, with a QR code for registration at the bottom. Logos and stylized parasite illustrations appear at the top.
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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We’re excited to welcome Lina Pinto-García @linapintogarcia.bsky.social as our special guest speaker to discuss her recent book, Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia. Time: Thursday 28.05.2026 , 3 PM BST Location: Zoom (Link available after registration) forms.gle/cVADyb6F5Dmh...
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 10/05/2026
Most passengers and crew of the MV Hondius successfully disembarked today. Grateful to Ministers @monicagarciag.bsky.social, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and @avtorresp.bsky.social, their teams, and the whole government of 🇪🇸 for their leadership and technical excellence shown throughout this operation.
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