🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Thirumalaisamy Velavan, recipient of the Kaniyan Poongundranar Award 2026, for his global contributions to infectious disease research and health system strengthening!
His work helps detect outbreaks earlier, improve preparedness, and strengthen health systems across Africa, Asia, and Europe.👏✨
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Experts make new mosquito discovery which could eliminate malaria
#EvolutionaryBiology #TropicalMedicine #DiseaseElimination #AnophelesMosquito #PublicHealth
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/malaria-mosquitoes-scientists-discovery-b2829361.html
The Independent · Experts make new mosquito discovery which could eliminate malaria
By Jane Kirby
📋🩺 'Successful utilization of plasma exchange and corticosteroids in the management of thrombotic microangiopathy and acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to leptospirosis-a case report' - published in the European Journal of Medical #CaseReports (EJMCR) on #ScienceOpen:
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#Leptospirosis #InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare #PlasmaExchange #TropicalMedicine
<div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863344e181"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863344e182">Background:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863344e184">Leptospirosis, a zoonotic infection caused by <i>Leptospira</i> bacteria, presents with symptoms ranging from mild flu-like signs to severe multiorgan failure. A rare but serious complication of leptospirosis is thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). This case report discusses the treatment of a 52-year-old female with leptospirosis complicated by TMA, highlighting the effectiveness of plasma exchange and corticosteroids in her recovery. </p> </div><div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863344e189"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863344e190">Case Presentation:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863344e192">A 52-year-old female presented with a five-day history of fever and progressive shortness of breath. Upon admission, she had tachypnoea, a partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood (PaO2) to the fraction of inspiratory oxygen concentration (FiO2) ratio of 61, and bilateral lung infiltrates, requiring invasive mechanical ventilation and prone positioning. Laboratory tests revealed anemia, thrombocytopenia, schistocytes, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase, suggesting TMA. The patient also showed elevated liver enzymes and signs of a potential diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, though serological tests for tropical infections, including leptospirosis, were initially negative. The patient was treated with plasma exchange and corticosteroids, leading to improvements in her hematological parameters and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, she developed unexplained blood pressure and heart rate fluctuations, and electroencephalogram confirmed focal seizures, which were treated with levetiracetam and propofol. Subsequent serological testing confirmed leptospirosis with positive Immunoglobulin M antibodies and Leptospira polymerase chain reaction testing. The patient was treated with doxycycline and ceftriaxone, resulting in significant improvement, successful extubation, and eventual discharge. </p> </div><div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863344e194"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863344e195">Conclusion:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863344e197">This case highlights the challenges of managing leptospirosis complicated by TMA and severe ARDS. Plasma exchange and corticosteroids were essential in the patient’s recovery. The initial delay in diagnosis due to negative serological tests underscores the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for leptospirosis in severe tropical illness cases with TMA. The patient’s positive response to treatment, including resolution of seizures and hemodynamic instability, demonstrates the value of prompt and targeted interventions. The case emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach in managing complex leptospirosis cases with severe complications. </p> </div>
The Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases disseminates scientific research, control experience, and innovations in #Parasitology, #TropicalMedicine, and parasitic #DiseasePrevention.
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🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/CJPPD
<p>The goal of journal is to report the original research and control experience in parasitology and tropical medicine, introduce new theories, new technologies and new progress, improve the professional level of professionals and promote the scientific research of parasitic disease prevention and academic exchanges at home and abroad.</p>
The College was mentioned during the latest podcast from This Week in Parasitism. If you want to learn about #tropicalmedicine, then you need to listen to this podcast. Start from the first episode published over ten years ago. It will greatly enhance your knowledge.
📢 Just published! Our new Editorial in Pathogens (Q1, Scopus):
"Challenges in Emerging and Reemerging Arboviral Diseases: The Examples of Oropouche and Yellow Fever"
🦟🔬 From underrecognized threats to resurgence risks, OROV & YFV demand urgent attention.
👉 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14070621
#Arbovirus #YellowFever #Oropouche #GlobalHealth #TropicalMedicine
“The foundation and maintenance of [LSHTM] were made possible through the forced labour and financial exploitation of colonised subjects”
BMJ article on the history of London’s school of #TropicalMedicine, which is now taking important steps to confront its legacy and decolonise its curriculum
One of Britain’s most renowned medical institutions is grappling with its colonial history and the effects of racism and inequality on its culture today. In the first of a two part series Mun-Keat Looi asks whether its efforts on decolonisation are enough In 2019 the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) put itself under interrogation. The school, at the forefront of global health with a leading role in treatments for Ebola, malaria, and HIV, commissioned a two year independent review of structural racism at its heart.1 Completed in 2021, the review found that the university’s culture and practices “still too often disadvantage people of colour” and that its curriculum remained “Eurocentric.” Staff and students from minority groups felt “unsupported” when experiencing or trying to tackle racist behaviours, and they were found not to have “equitable experiences or opportunities to progress at LSHTM.” Discriminatory behaviour by senior staff went unchecked because of their influence at the institution, the review concluded. “While the conclusions of the review are difficult to confront, facing up to them is an essential step towards creating an environment where everyone’s contributions and perspectives are valued,” says Liam Smeeth, professor of clinical epidemiology at LSHTM who, since the review was first commissioned, has been appointed as the school’s director. But what an institution is—and always has been—is not easily changed. The structural racism review included a separate historical review of the school’s foundations in colonialism. It described in detail how LSHTM owed its existence and development to funding, teaching, and research created to support colonialism—and how patterns of racial discrimination and exploitation were established by this. The review was commissioned under the watch of a previous LSHTM director, Peter Piot, at the tail end of his time in charge. Piot, known as the scientist who …
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