Delighted to announce that headlining ASIDANZ #ZOONOSES 2024 in July is Dr Paul Kelly, Australia's Chief Medical Officer + Dr Beth Cookson Australian Chief Veterinary Officer + leading Australian virologist Prof Edward Holmes University of Sydney.
Find out more/ register today: bit.ly/3SLfk5k

Register today / submit an abstract for ASIDANZ Zoonoses 2024. 'Crossroads of Contagion' - education sessions with an emphasis on highlighting the importance of intersection of human/animal interactions and health. 5-6 July 2024 University of Sydney
See: bit.ly/3SLfk5k

On this week’s episode, we speak with our Director Sharon Lewin and Prof James McCarthy, Chief Medical Director of Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd
UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital

📣 Abstracts and registrations are open for the 3rd International Mycobacterium ulcerans Conference (IMUC-III)
Currently working on or interested in working on Buruli ulcer? Please join fellow academics and clinicians this NOV 20 -22 in Melb!
Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/ini8

Thrilled to launch Australia’s first purpose-built facility to deliver human challenge trials, Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd. The Melb-based facility will accelerate the development of novel medicines & vaccines for infectious diseases.
doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne…
UniMelb MDHS @thermh

Join us in Brisbane for the 7th Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference. We will be hosting the ever-popular workshops on Practice of Travel Medicine, Yellow Fever, One Health. #onehealth # travelmed

Do you have an interest in Travel Medicine ?? Join us in Brisbane for the 7th Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference. We will be hosting the ever-popular workshops on Practice of Travel Medicine, Yellow Fever and One Health. #travelmedic

Do you have an interest in Travel Medicine ?? Join us in Brisbane for the 7th Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference.
All medical practitioners, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, Allied Health and students welcome.

Have you travelled through the airport recently? Today we were notified of another new measles case in a returned overseas traveller. Please see this alert for details and remember to always check your vaccinations are up to date before you head overseas.

ASIDANZ has a wonderful 'INtroductory TRainee Education Program in Infectious Diseases'. Check out the webinars coming up!
bit.ly/3I6Q9nK
Steven Tong AnitaCampbell

A multidisciplinary team of experts, including the RMH infectious diseases physicians and Doherty Institute researchers has received a $5m from the National Health and Medical Research Council to tackle the little-known but endemic strongyloidiasis. thermh.org.au/news/the-rmh-a…

A collaborative research team has secured $5m NHMRC Synergy Grant to tackle one of the most neglected tropical diseases globally – strongyloidiasis. Learn more about the #OneHealth project investigating transmission, diagnostics, prevention & treatment 👉doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne…

Super excited to be involved in this fantastic multidisciplinary project #strongyloides

Happy to share this just published article with everyone on #strongyloidiasis which has previously been referred to as the most neglected of the #NTDs

Aust Soc for Para QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Darren Gray Steve Muhi

Pleased to contribute to this review on #Strongyloidiasis , big thanks to Dr Catherine Gordon for leading a diverse writing group and nature for editorial support. #Strongyloides infection can be lifelong and infects hundreds of millions globally. Read more: nature.com/articles/s4157…

Researchers solve an 80-year mystery confirming categorically that mosquitoes transmit Mycobacterium ulcerans, the bacteria that causes #BuruliUlcer , from the environment to humans.🦟
doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne…
Published in Nature Microbiology, led by Tim Stinear

UniMelb MDHS The Royal Melbourne Hospital

🦟🦠Mosquitoes as a transmission route for Mycobacterium ulcerans - read the new study by Tim Stinear Peter Mee Jane Oliver George Taiaroa Deborah Williamson @csiro Stacey Lynch-Allen Katherine Gibney PEARG Doherty Institute BioSciences UniMelb Tim Stinear.bsky.social

nature.com/articles/s4156…

A remarkable scientific response despite challenging circumstances.