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#NewPublication from our work on #KyasanurForestDisease; look out for a #longthread summarising our findings from the new paper from @PLOSNTDs

Find out which landscapes are most at risk of Kyasanur Forest Disease in our new paper in #PLOSNTDs @UK_CEH @atree_org @IcmrNitm @iphindia @icar_nivedi @icmr_nie @DHFWKA @GCRF dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Our first project paper is out......

Just a reminder as the Kyasanur Forest Disease transmission season continues, tick information cards and other IEC are available to download at monkeyfeverrisk.ceh.ac.uk/kfd

Great to see the MonkeyFeverRisk project and @abivanak and Dr Hoti @NITM highlighted in this nice article on zoonotic diseases in India indiaspend.com/covid19-like-a…

In this article, @PaulMridula and I showcase how India was a pioneer in OneHealth Science in the early 1960s to tackle Kyasanur Forest Disease. Read more about it here in this excellent piece by @NithyanandRao thewire.in/health/kyasanu…. @MonkeyFever_

The 2nd stakeholder workshop report can be accessed here. bit.ly/33tBbTC Very many thanks to the stakeholders who participated, to our funders and the team: @GCRF @UKRI_News @MRC @BBSRC @AHRC @ESRC @NERC @bethan_purse @avanak @j_c_young @Mudassarchanda @prashanthns

The report from our December Knowledge Integration workshop is now available. Cross-sectoral stakeholders generously provided the project team with vital feedback and knowledge to improve our MonkeyFeverRisk Decision Support Tool. bit.ly/38R9hlh @UK_CEH @MonkeyFever_

As a new #KyasanurForestDisease season sets in, here are some useful information sheets in English and Kannada. monkeyfeverrisk.ceh.ac.uk/kfd @MonkeyFever_

Lovely blog on the MonkeyFeverRisk fieldwork experiences from one of our early career Earth Observation Scientists ayrnstories.wordpress.com/2020/01/29/fie… @UK_CEH @MRC @GCRF

#Karnataka takes lead in convening national consultation on #KyasanurForestDisease bringing together org'ns involved in research, vaccine, surveillance, #healthsystems & policies with active involvement of @DHFWKA; here to share work of @MonkeyFever_ @atree_org @iphindia

Work of @MonkeyFever_ happening at NIVEDI on identifying ticks involved in #KyasanurForestDisease presented by @Mudassarchanda; also preparing ecological niche maps for KFD

Kasabi et. al showed rather poor efficacy on single-dose: this means that vaccine respnose requires need for vaccination coverage much before new outbreaks;

Low efficacy of #KyasanurForestDisease vaccine: cold-chain? poor antigenicity? genetic drift in strains? (but current monitoring shows low strain diversity); yet vaccine demand increasing; close to 600,000 doses produced and disseminated this year

#KyasanurForestDisease discussion happening on the #evidence (or lack of) for use of DMP oil which is being extensively distributed as tick-repellent; poor evidence-base for this; #DEET may be better; field-based studies needed to test tick-repellents available

But quite some heated debate on whether oils in general or various mosquito-repellents will have tick-repellent properties at #KyasanurForestDisease consultation; limited trial data available on this; #IVRI scientists mention poor efficacy of many permethrin & related compunds

Utility of pyrethroids in #KyasanurForestDisease is not well established in trial data; the protocol of dusting with Malthion and how many meters needs to be seen in the background of ecological impact of insecticies as well

Director @DHFWKA highlights the challenges in ensuring vaccine numbers in the days of increasing demand for #KyasanurForestDisease vaccines from multiple states; #NIV staff points to the vaccine needing @WHO GMP facility needed but this needs #privatesector engagement

We need WHO GMP facility based manufacture of #KyasanurForestDisease vaccine; new vaccine candidates available with NIV, but poor buy-in from #privatesector for taking this up @DNDi #NeglectedTropicalDisease

We are participating in the national consultation on Kyasanur Forest Disease being organised by WHO-India and CDC @MonkeyFever_ @bethan_purse @prashanthns @abi_vanak @CDCgov @whoindia