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The scientists at our National School of Tropical Medicine @BCM_TropMed are still finding foci of hookworm infection here

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Hook worm US map Africa
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Das muss man gesehen haben, sonst glaubt man es nicht.
Brian Klaas @brianklaas Dispatches from a broken society: a professor and world-leading expert on vaccines has to have dogs sweep his classroom to make sure his students won’t be blown up by anti-vax extremists. These are the canaries in the coal mine for a society that is deeply, deeply unhealthy. Quote Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD @PeterHotez · 21h Dog sweep prior to my next @Yale lecture this afternoon. Our/my new normal 10:00 PM · Oct 12, 2023 · 603.1K Views Brian Klaas @brianklaas Associate Professor in Global Politics @UCL . Author of “Fluke." (Jan 2024). Writer @TheAtlantic . Host @PowrCorrupts . The Garden of Forking Paths newsletter. Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD @PeterHotez Vaccine Scientist-Author-Combat Antiscience @bcmhouston Professor Pediatrics Molecular Virology, @bcm_tropmed Dean, @TexasChildrens Chair in Tropical Pediatrics Yale University @Yale The official account of Yale University.
October 13, 2023 at 4:11 PM
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#Dr_Peter_Hotez recipient of Hill Prize
Screenshot post Prof Peter Hotez "Many thanks to @TAMESTX and Lyda Hill Philanthropies for the honor and support. These funds will be used by our @BCM_TropMed National School Tropical Med for cutting edge metagenomics of anthropod vectors/viromes as an early climate health warning system for Texas/US Gulf Coast" Picture of the 5 (5 men, 1 woman) 2025 Hill Prizes Recipients
January 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Vaccine Scientist-Author-Combat Antiscience-Antisemitism
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Professor Pediatrics Molecular Virology,
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Dean,
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April 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Dr. J Lopez et al investigated an #Austin area case of #softTick borne #relapsingFever, a disease not usually found in urban areas. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCM_TropMed @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @mebottazzi.bsky.social #CheckForTicks @ofidjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Human Exposure to Spirochete-Infected Ornithodoros turicata in a Residential Setting in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Abstract. A central Texas resident found an engorged Ornithodoros turicata tick attached to their ankle while at home. The tick tested positive for Borreli
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July 31, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Researchers are fighting back #malaria resistance to treatments. #BCM_TropMed @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/09/h...
The Race Against Resistance: How Kelch13 Mutations are Undermining Malaria Treatment
National School of Tropical Medicine Summer Institute student, Reena Yalamanchili, looks at gene mutations could impact Malaria treatment.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Silent but Deadly: #ChagasDisease and the Rise of A #TropicalIllness #Texas #BCM_TropMed #KissingBug #RioGrandeValley #Tripanosomiasis @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/08/25/c...
Silent but Deadly: Chagas Disease and the Rise of A Tropical Illness in the RGV
National School of Tropical Medicine Summer Institute program participant, Emiliano Lopez, discusses Chagas disease.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Check out the study by R. Mejia et al on a new test to diagnose #ChagasDisease in #dogs. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #ELISA #BCM_TropMed @coalicionchagas.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Evaluation of a Novel Tc‐24 Recombinant Antigen ELISA for Serologic Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Dogs: A Pilot Study
Dogs are major reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas, United States. This study evaluated a novel Tc-24 recombinant antigen ELISA for the serologic detection of Chagas disease in dogs and found it...
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August 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Revisiting the Forgotten Face of #Leprosy. S. Khan #BCM_TropMed @bcmhouston.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/08/18/r...
Through the Looking Glass: Revisiting the Forgotten Face of Leprosy
National School of Tropical Medicine Summer Institute participant Shajee Khan takes a closer look at leprosy.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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R. Mejia, @nestoru.bsky.social et al found high prevalence or exposure to #ChagasDisease, #dengue, and #Leishmania spp among indigenous populations in Ecuadorian Amazon @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCM_TropMed #AJTropMed @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social www.ajtmh.org/view/journal...
August 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Drs. #JobLopez, P. Teel et al have assembled the first #genome of a #softTick, a major step toward better #surveillance and control strategies. #HumanRelapsingFever #AfricanSwineFever
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Getting to know soft ticks better, one chromosome at a time
Researchers have assembled the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Impfgegner töten mehr Menschen als Waffen:

“Anti-vaccine activism, which I actually call anti-science aggression, has now become a major killing force globally" schreibt die WHO auf Twitter.

Impfgegner- und Wissenschaftsleugner kooperierten dazu mit Rechtsextremisten - "auch in Deutschland".
WHO auf Twitter, 20222: “Anti-vaccine activism, which I actually call anti-science aggression, has now become a major killing force globally." - @PeterHotez, Professor and Dean @BCM_TropMed, on the devastating impact of #misinformation and disinformation. Quelle: https://x.com/WHO/status/1602991915808456705?s=20
February 4, 2024 at 1:43 PM