Skin NTD Laboratory Network

It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day! Chikungunya Dengue Dracunculiasis Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) Leishmaniasis Leprosy Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) Mycetoma Noma Onchocerciasis (river blindness) Rabies Schistosomiasis Trachoma & other neglected tropical diseases affect 1.5 BILLION people globally, with the African region bearing approximately 40% of the global NTD burden. who.int/campaigns/worl… #UniteActEliminate #BeatNTDs

Genetic characterization of Haemophilus ducreyi from non-genital skin lesions in Cameroon journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-…

@WHO and @CentrePasteur renewed a 3-year MOU in November 2024 to advance the @Skinntd_LabNet in the areas of coordination, capacity building, research and visibility of the network. @AmericanLeprosy @RaoulFollereau @Anesvad

@numforh (program manager) thrilled to share the network's experience on harmonization of Buruli ulcer #PCR procedures at the #IMUCIII. @CentrePasteur @WHO @TheDohertyInst @Skinntd_LabNet

Coordinator of the @Skinntd_LabNet giving a keynote talk at the session on Diagnostics of the #IMUCIII. @SEyangoh @CentrePasteur @WHO @TheDohertyInst

On day 1 of the #IMUCIII, @SergesTchatcho1 presented a poster on the use of sponges as an alternative sample source for Buruli ulcer diagnosis. @CentrePasteur @SEyangoh @TheDohertyInst @FINDdx @SwissTPH

The @Skinntd_LabNet represented at the ongoing 3rd International Mycobacterium ulcerans Conference #IMUCIII in Melbourne, Australia, 20-22 November 2024. @WHO @CentrePasteur @AmericanLeprosy @Anesvad @Cambridge_Uni @TheDohertyInst

Great visibility talk by @Chaitanya_VS, sharing the @BU_LabNet lessons learned including transition to the skin NTD LabNet at the 6th @WHO #NTD DTAG meeting, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-15 February 2024.@CentrePasteur @SEyangoh #integration #BeatNTDs #NTDRoadmap2030

@BU_LabNet @CentrePasteur @AmericanLeprosy @WHO Thanks to @AmericanLeprosy support, we were able to attend and present how harmonization of diagnostic throughout laboratories in Africa could be a new strategy to transform lab medecine taking an example for skinNTDs.@RaoulFollereau @Anesvad

The skin NTD LABNET (previously @BU_LabNet) currently represented at the #ASLM2023 Conference holding in Cape Town, South Africa, from 12-15 December 2023 @CentrePasteur @AmericanLeprosy @WHO

The @inrb_kinshasa in DR Congo has benefitted from a 4-day (20th-23rd November 2023) technical support visit by Mr. KAMDEM Yannick from the @CentrePasteur which is the Skin NTD LABNET (previously @BU_LabNet) coordinating center.  @WHO @Anesvad @RaoulFollereau @AmericanLeprosy

Kick-off: Day 2 of the @BU_LabNet annual meeting centered on the harmonization of other skin NTDs onto the BU PCR platform. @WHO @CentrePasteur @NMIMR_UG #integration #skinNTDs

Welcome to #Ghana! 🇬🇭 It's the 5th annual meeting of @BU_LabNet in Accra--reviewing the successes of the past year and planning exciting work for 2024. Thank you for hosting, @NMIMR_UG! #beatNTDs #research #lab #science #NTDs

@NMIMR_UG @WHOAFRO @WHO @WHOGhana @UnivofGh @univers1057fm_ @univers1057fm @DYMLab_NMIMR @NoguchiBact @WACCBIP_UG Here we are in ACCRA !with a rich participant list member of laboratories, diseases experts, partners... We expect to realize our vision of getting other Skin NTD on board and develop a clear road map for the transition from BU-LABNET to SKIN NTD LABNET.

Happening Now! The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Network of Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the @WHO African Region. @NMIMR_UG @CentrePasteur #integration #skinNTDs Kindly follow the link below to register for the meeting; wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Dr. Sara Eyangoh, Scientific Director, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, shares her message ahead of the Fifth Annual meeting of the Network Buruli ulcer PCR Laboratories (BU-LANBET) in the @WHOAFRO. Register to join the meeting online using the link below: wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Le @CentrePasteur (CPC) participera à la 5ème rencontre annuelle du réseau Africain BULABNET (Buruli Ulcer Laboratory Network) qui se tiendra du 23 au 25 octobre 2023 à Accra au Ghana. C'est le CPC qui en assure la coordination. @BU_LabNet #santépublique #UlcèredeBuruli #NTD

We invite you to the 5th Annual Meeting of the Network Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories in the WHO African Region, @WHOAFRO, slated for October 23-25, 2023 Register to join the meeting online using the link below: wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Visit: noguchi.ug.edu.gh/fifth-annual-m… to read more

The FIRST FIELD TEST for #Buruli ulcer (BU) with assays from @Mfrimpong @KCCR_GH & @BiomemeInc qPCR machine happened this week! In Songololo, DR Congo, ALM's @Chaitanya_VS used the Biomeme process (<50 minutes) to diagnose two children, who could then start treatment. #beatNTDs