Cesar Ugarte-Gil

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FIND @StopTB at @UnionConference looking forward for incredible research and meeting again with colleagues and friends #WCLH2025 #tuberculosis

Increase in confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Gaston County, North Carolina, with 17 confirmed infections since mid-2024, up from an annual average of three in previous years. Environmental source not yet identified.
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We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study We discovered how a plastic-eating enzyme made a germ more harmful.

"Then we analysed what the biofilm was made of and found that this pathogen was producing bigger biofilms by including the degraded plastic in this … matrix … P aeruginosa was using the plastic as cement to build a stronger bacterial community."

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I subscribe to the @newyorker.com, I was part of ACT UP, I knew Larry Kramer well and know Tony Fauci too. Daniel Immerwahr's piece on RFKJr, features this and other passages that need a reponse. 1/

Important new BMJ Global Health paper provides a helpful framework to analyze patient journeys and identify major barriers to accessing healthcare

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#PandemicAccord finally is adopted! A big step forward for humanity and #HealthForAll. Pathogens don’t respect borders — and humanity must stand united against future pandemics and outbreaks.

measles rash

Texas reports 4 new cases with continued signs the West Texas measles outbreak which started in February may be slowing down.
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WHO reports a threefold increase in yellow fever cases in the Americas so far in 2025 compared to 2024.

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3 wonderful new global health books, all FREE to download!

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Global health organizations to follow

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ORIGINAL DATA: Some of you know there is a significant chikungunya outbreak going on in Indian Ocean region.

Our trusted partner Geosentinel Network shares unpublished report of cases in returning travelers from many regional countries suggesting much larger outbreak. beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...

#Tuberculosis bacteria are evolving how they express, not just what they code.
New study reveals Mtb evolves via regulatory mutations, altering virulence gene expression to enhance transmission and drug resistance, highlighting adaptive shifts beyond coding sequence variation.
#MicroSky #Evolution

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Hantavirus outbreak with 20 confirmed cases and 7 fatalities in the northern La Paz area in Bolivia

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XV Jornadas de Enf. Emergentes
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👉2-3 junio Auditorio @combarcelona.bsky.social
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Genetic characterization of #H5N1 virus from recent human fatality in India confirms clade 2.3.2.1a

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Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials Officials have confirmed a tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member.

10,000 cases in the U.S. every year (and rising). abcnews.go.com/Health/case-...

Also, a study in UK suggest a increased risk of TB 6 months post-pregnancy, highlighting the importance of active follow-up of 🫄 with TB infection (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22161161/). A better understanding of the TB-pregnancy context can help to tailor more comprehensive interventions (3/3)

Most studies report poor fetal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with TB: A study did in US, showed, for example, low birth weight or preterm labor. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27530490/). However there is an evidence gap about mid and long-term impact in 👶 exposed to TB during🫄 (2/3)

Yesterday we have a productive meeting with the Peruvian National #Tuberculosis program, with the aim to start a collaboration in TB in #pregnancy research. Unfortunately, is a topic with several evidence gaps in a very vulnerable population and is important to address them 🧵(1/3)

UK NEQAS for Parasitology Study Day Join us for an enjoyable and informative day of studying parasitology at the UK NEQAS Study Day!

Interested in Parasitology? Want to attend an excellent study day in London organised by @tropdoc.bsky.social ?

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More details on how to register 👇
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Of course we need to be clever how to spend the limited resources, but never lost the perspective: patients are persons with dreams and should be the center of care! We have the tools, and we know what we need to address as a society (social determinants), so we should be the cure! #EndTB (4/4)

We need to push more for a patient-care centered system. "Adherence" is more a system problem than patient fault. I always made the example of a "not adherent" patient I saw years ago and when I asked he was brutally honest "I cannot come for DOT because I need to work to feed my children" (3/4)

Of course we need more new drugs and new tests (and vaccines!!), however we have already tools to reduce TB burden worldwide, so is already in our hands (as a global community) to cure TB! Addressing in access to healthcare, nutrition and adequate housing can have big impact in TB care (2/4)

Finally I finished @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social "Everything is Tuberculosis". A must-read for everyone interested in #tuberculosis . Some comments (food for thought) 🧵(1/4)

John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy

With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy

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Consolidated guidelines on #tuberculosis (@WHO
👉 Screening
👉 preventive treatment
👉 diagnostics
👉 patient support
👉 treatment of drug susceptible TB and 👉 DR-TB

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Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand: A call to engage communities affected by TB as essential partners in research Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease closely intertwined with stigma, discrimination, and the social determinants of health. Communities of people affected by TB are experts in their care pathwa...

Really important contribution by a large number of TB survivors, advocates & researchers!

Communities of people affected by TB are experts in their care pathways, but the TB field continues to fall short of meaningfully engaging communities in TB research

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Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data Tuberculosis notifications in prisons from 47 countries in Europe and the Americas were lower than expected (at times >50% lower) during COVID-19 pandemic years, despite consistent incarceration level...

This decrease may be attributed to less screening/diagnosis, disruptions in TB detection and reporting systems amid pandemic-related challenges.​

More details of our manuscript check this link: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...