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2026 Call for Symposia closes Wednesday. tinyurl.com/9cj39yj3

FT med students from accredited U.S., Canadian institutions, apply for the 2026 Ben Kean Fellowship by March 25. tinyurl.com/mr29n5fc

USF pair recognized for fight against infectious disease Two University of South Florida faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international community of scientists for their work in the fight against infectious disea...

Two @usfcoph.bsky.social faculty members were honored by @astmh.bsky.social for their work in the fight against infectious disease.

Dr. John Adams and Dean Sten Vermund are two reasons why the #USFCOPHRocks!

👀 @apha.org, @aspph.bsky.social

Learn more ⬇️

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This is a fantastic opportunity for you to recognise a colleague or peer who is making a major contribution to tropical medicine or global health.

Members: Nominate a non-U.S. colleague for ASTMH Distinguished International Fellow. Deadline is March 16. tinyurl.com/ywe98wph

The latest ASTMH Journal supplement is now available online to the public. www.ajtmh.org/view/journal...

USF pair recognized for fight against infectious disease Two University of South Florida faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international community of scientists for their work in the fight against infectious disea...

From the 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto. www.usf.edu/health/publi...

2026 Call for Symposia is open. Deadline: March 4. The ASTMH Annual Meeting takes place Nov 18-22 at the Gaylord National Harbor, MD, USA (adjacent to Washington, DC). tinyurl.com/457r5jcm

World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025.

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With comment from 2025 ASTMH President David Fidock and CEO Jamie Bay Nishi. www.science.org/content/arti...

58 countries have successfully eliminated at least one NTD, according to the WHO. Let us celebrate and secure the leadership & resources needed to continue. #WorldNTDDay (Graphic courtesy of PAHO.) www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

ASTMH mourns the loss of global health giant Bill Foege, a leader in the eradication of smallpox, former CDC Director, and more. Here is a fireside chat he had with 2021 ASTMH President Julie Jacobson: youtube.com/watch?v=4TWB...

Gallery of Global Health Game Changers: How US investments in global health R&D are saving lives globally and delivering at home GHTC hosted an event on Capitol Hill inviting congressional staffers, agency and administration officials, and the broader global health community to see, touch, taste, and discover how more than 25 U...

US investment & ingenuity are fueling innovations to fight deadly health threats—saving lives globally & benefiting Americans. We brought 25+ US-backed tools to the Hill that are saving lives, lowering costs, and preventing future pandemics. #Innovate4Health

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/gallery...

ASTMH Urges Swift Passage of FY26 Funding for Medical Research — Read our statement here: tinyurl.com/5f874zws

🌍 New ep alert! Join @garryaslanyan.bsky.social as he sits down with John Gyapong, (ARUA) to discuss health research, neglected diseases, and building African solutions for Africa on the latest #TrailblazerswithGarry. Watch it now! 🎙️👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MXdmuJlBOA

House and Senate appropriators endorse NIH budget increase, reject Trump’s proposed cuts Congressional appropriations committees offered a near-total rebuke of President Trump’s proposed downsizing and reshaping of the NIH.

Congressional appropriations committees have offered a near-total rebuke of President Trump’s proposed downsizing and reshaping of the National Institutes of Health in their spending bill for the 2026 fiscal year, STAT reported. www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/n...

ASTMH members, help judge next year's Young Investigator Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting near Washington, DC, Nov 18-22. tinyurl.com/3pc4ytks

Supporting the NTD Roundtable today on Capitol Hill. American leadership in ending NTDs has helped ensure health security at home & abroad. Investment is critical. www.usntdroundtable.org

Prof. Abdoulaye Djimde is a past ASTMH board member (2017-2020).

Supporting #NTDs Roundtable Wednesday on Capitol Hill to celebrate how US investments have directly resulted in the recent elimination of NTDs in Laos, Niger, Vietnam and Senegal. Learn more at www.usntdroundtable.org.

A man walks towards a home with a pointed, thatched roof. Text reads: 'Project brief: Accelerating burden reduction towards malaria elimination.'

Our project w/ Ethiopia's Ministry of Health & local health authorities is strengthening #malaria surveillance & epidemic response in 4 districts in Wolayita zone, aligning with ongoing national initiatives towards elimination.

Read our project brief: www.malariaconsortium.org/resources/ac...

Un traitement contre le paludisme pédiatrique suscite l’espoir en Afrique Des experts saluent la formulation d’une version spécifique de la primaquine dédiée aux bébés chez qui elle traite la maladie, stoppe la transmission et prévient les rechutes.

Child-friendly #malaria meds are essential to elimination.
@who.int prequalification of paediatric primaquine formulations is a major step forward for efficacious, age-appropriate treatment for children, helping prevent relapse and reduce transmission 👉 bit.ly/4ptG6w9

Opinion article co-authored by ASTMH CEO Jamie Bay Nishi with U.S. Foreign Service veteran Troy Fitrell for the latest issue of The Foreign Service Journal. #FSJ @JBayNishi
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Feeling sick? Tis the season. Have a fever, cough, runny nose, or headache? Take our quiz below! Do you have respiratory illness symptoms? If not, nice! If so, stay home and rest. Are your symptoms getting better and have you been fever-free in the past 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication? If so, you may go back to your normal activities. Take added precautions over the next 5 days. If not, continue to stay home and rest. Reference: CDC Respiratory Illness Guidance

It's stressful enough this time of year. Let's make this decision easier...Take our quiz!

Should you still test to know what you’re sick with? YES!

If it's COVID or flu, there are antiviral medications you can take.

It can also inform if you’re still infectious, even if symptoms have subsided.

First-gen student has an award winning fall University of South Florida

Her #publichealth practice is epidemiology.
Her passion is uncovering the “hidden” burden of infectious diseases, particularly #malaria.

Learn more about @usfcoph.bsky.social doctoral student Rihana Aydin's presentation at the 2025 @astmh.bsky.social annual meeting ⬇️

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How to Understand a Research Study | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health A guide for people who want to dig deeper into scientific claims.

Board member Emily Gurley offers nonscientists a guide to understanding research studies in this article from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/how-to-...

The December 2025 Issue of AJTMH is Now Online! Read peer-reviewed scientific articles with an emphasis on tropical medicine, parasitology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, basic and molecular biology, virology and international medicine. www.ajtmh.org

Reminders Of What Our Losses From CDC And USAID Mean With the loss of USAID and much of CDC, our ability to respond to pandemics is at risk. Global health issues are a growing threat.

Great article about global health from one of the reporters attending #TropMed25 in Toronto. www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

TWiP 269: Peripatetic Martin Grobusch 🌍 TWiP travels to Toronto, Canada for the @astmh.bsky.social American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) conference where they meet up with Martin Grobusch to discuss his career and his work. 📺 bit.ly/47W7woZ

Reminders Of What Our Losses From CDC And USAID Mean With the loss of USAID and much of CDC, our ability to respond to pandemics is at risk. Global health issues are a growing threat.

New: Reminders Of What Our Losses From CDC And USAID Mean via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

#USAID #CDC #AHCJ #ASTMH #Pandemic #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth
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