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FIEBRE study kicks off; aims to reveal leading causes of fever and tackle AMR
Using management thinking to fight the superbug crisis
Small children and pregnant women may be underdosed with widely used antimalarial drug
Rose McGready awarded Alumni Award for Service to Humanity
Professor Rose McGready recognised by the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
Safety doubts unwarranted, important anti-malarial drug DHA-PPQ is safe to use
Tackling poor quality medicines
Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference
New age-based regimen for single low-dose primaquine to block malaria transmission
Malaria’s ticking time bomb
Congratulations to new Associate Professors
Tackling drug resistance on Asian farms with maps and a dictionary
The frontline fight against deadly malaria parasites threatening a new global emergency
UK to fund MORU study to develop two new, safe malaria treatments
UK government announces further support in the fight against malaria
This disease kills half the people it infects. So why isn’t more being done?
The town that breeds resistance to Malaria drugs
Village Drama Against Malaria in Cambodia
Paracetamol protects kidney in severe malaria patients
Meet Puta-O, MOCRU’s most remote clinic
Labels showing antibiotics used to produce food a must to fight drug-resistant superbugs Labels showing antibiotics used to produce food a must to fight drug-resistant superbugs
Pint of Science 2018
Researchers attack Mekong malaria superbug on multiple fronts
Oxford-Mahidol collaboration shortlisted for Newton Prize
Professor Nick White elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Using Mahidol's B. pseudomallei test to confirm melioidosis in the lab
Oxford and the mosquito
Myanmar B. pseudomallei study kicks off
Superbug’s spread to Vietnam threatens malaria control
Direk Limmathurotsakul earns RSTMH Emerging Leaders Award
Congratulations to Tropical Medicine researchers
Hats on at latest BKKSci Café
Video: Mosquito wars
Improved home designs may fight malaria in Africa
Pioneering Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference coming to Oxford
Quick test can predict anaemia in malaria patients treated with artemisinins
Microbiology laboratory reopened after renovations
Mahidol begins Asia’s first study of RTS,S malaria vaccine
First-trimester artemisinin derivatives and quinine treatments and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa and Asia
Investiture of Professor Sir Nicholas White
Students at MORU
MORU TME brings water pumps to Laos villages
Facebook live: Village Drama Against Malaria performance in Cambodia
Pint of Science Thailand
Mahidol University honours Sir Nick White
Math models used to predict most effective new RSV vaccine
Global malaria control threatened by multidrug resistant strain
Pharmacometric model enables revised dose regimen so all malaria patients can safely be treated with DP
Professor Nick White recognised in the New Year's Honours list
Investment is key to tackling the ongoing threat of fake medicines
Fishy Clouds opens!
Birth attendant training course may be global model for safer birth care in poor communities
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections increasing in Thailand and likely elsewhere in Asia
Café Scientifique holds first Vientiane session
Loads of awards in latest Oxford distinction applications!
Using drama to fight malaria in rural Cambodia
Growing failure of anti malaria drug treatment linked to parasite mutations
Drug resistance triggers war to wipe out malaria in the Mekong region
Drug resistance threatens Asia's health and economy
TRACII anti-malarial drug resistance study begins to recruit patients
Not treating pregnant women with malaria 'not an option'
Artemisinins should replace quinine for first-trimester malaria treatment, says new study
Millions at risk of little known deadly tropical disease
Légion d’Honneur to François Nosten
New Wellcome partnerships to translate research into treatments
Getting rid of malaria possible, if we try something new, say experts
Myanmar researchers awarded research grants
Oxford ranked world's best University for the third year running
Overcoming the challenges of rural surveys in developing countries
Study details high hidden economic costs of antibiotic consumption
Global health by the pint
Provide basic health services in remote villages to eliminate malaria
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health nominated for MRS prize
Sparking collaborations and discussions on substandard and falsified medicines at MQPH 2018
Positive results in fight against malaria in remote parts of Myanmar
Reviewing the Cardiovascular Safety Profile of Antimalarial Drugs
The fight against malaria has reached a standstill
Oxford retains top spot for medicine for eighth consecutive year
Fake drugs: the global industry putting your life at risk
The Oxford Statement - lets demand medicines we can trust
Art exhibition on Fake Medicine, the disease of greed
After MQPH 2018, new collaborations to fight substandard medicines
Experts to seek consensus on tackling poor quality medicines
Medicine Quality and Public Health, a pioneering conference to address the global threat of poor quality medicines
Research Highlights
The efficacy of PPE for COVID-19-type respiratory illnesses in primary and community care staff
Implementing parasite genotyping into national surveillance frameworks
Tenofovir for prevention of mother to child transmission of hepatitis B in migrant women in a resource-limited setting on the Thailand-Myanmar border: a commentary on challenges of implementation
Case-control study of use of personal protective measures and risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, Thailand
Estimating the proportion of Plasmodium vivax recurrences caused by relapse
Febrile Illness Evaluation in a Broad Range of Endemicities (FIEBRE): protocol for a multisite prospective observational study of the causes of fever in Africa and Asia
G6PD deficiency in malaria endemic areas of Nepal
No evidence that chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine induce hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Integration of HIV services with primary care in Yangon, Myanmar
Burkholderia pseudomallei multi-centre study to establish EUCAST MIC and zone diameter distributions and epidemiological cut-off (ECOFF) values
Molecular epidemiology of resistance to antimalarial drugs in the Greater Mekong subregion
Evaluation of the forum theatre approach for public engagement around antibiotic use in Myanmar
Screening of ectoparasites from domesticated dogs for bacterial pathogens in Vientiane, Lao PDR
Respiratory support in COVID-19 patients, with a focus on resource-limited settings
Non-adherence in non-inferiority trials: pitfalls and recommendations
Quantifying antibiotic impact on within-patient dynamics of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase resistance
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy
Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry
Causes of fever in primary care in Southeast Asia and the performance of C-reactive protein in discriminating bacterial from viral pathogens
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases
Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy
Plasmodium falciparum ATP4 inhibitors to treat malaria: worthy successors to artemisinin?
The estimated burden of scrub typhus in Thailand from national surveillance data (2003-2018)
Longevity of the insecticidal effect of three pyrethroid formulations applied to outdoor vegetation on a laboratory-adapted colony of the Southeast Asian malaria vector Anopheles dirus
COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines
Parenting interventions to prevent violence against children in low- and middle-income countries in East and Southeast Asia
Mapping the travel patterns of people with malaria in Bangladesh
Estimation of incidence of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria
Prevalence of group A Streptococcus in primary care patients and the utility of C-reactive protein and clinical scores for its identification in Thailand
Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Transmission dynamics and control of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonates in a developing country
Economic considerations support C-reactive protein testing alongside malaria rapid diagnostic tests to guide antimicrobial therapy for patients with febrile illness in settings with low malaria endemicity
Sensitivity of C‐reactive protein for the identification of bacterial infections in northern Tanzania
Feeding practices and risk factors for chronic infant undernutrition among refugees and migrants along the Thailand-Myanmar border
Forest work and its implications for malaria elimination
Genetic variation associated with infection and the environment in the accidental pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei
Microbiology Investigation Criteria for Reporting Objectively (MICRO): a framework for the reporting and interpretation of clinical microbiology data
Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development
Scrub typhus and the misconception of doxycycline resistance
Short-course primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria
Determinants of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment failure in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Quality of medical products for diabetes management
Investigating causal pathways in severe falciparum malaria
Improving the estimation of the global burden of antimicrobial resistant infections
Spatiotemporal epidemiology, environmental correlates, and demography of malaria in Tak Province, Thailand (2012–2015)
A population dynamic model to project the burden of undiagnosed diabetes in Thailand
Nutrition in transition: historical cohort analysis among pregnant women along the Thailand–Myanmar border 1986 - 2016
Antimicrobial resistance in Cambodia
“I can’t read and don’t understand”: Health literacy and messaging in a migrant population on the Myanmar-Thailand border
Optimal duration of follow-up antimalarial efficacy in pregnancy on the Thailand–Myanmar border
‘Antibiotic footprint’ as a communication tool to aid reduction of antibiotic consumption
Novel approaches to control malaria in forested areas of Southeast Asia
Malaria morbidity and mortality following introduction of a universal policy of artemisinin-based treatment for malaria in Papua, Indonesia
Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative colonization in infants from a neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand
Spatial heterogeneity and temporal trends in malaria on the Thai–Myanmar border (2012–2017)
Microbiology Investigation Criteria for Reporting Objectively (MICRO): a framework for the reporting and interpretation of clinical microbiology data
Clinical characteristics and outcome of children hospitalized with scrub typhus in an area of endemicity
Human population movement and behavioural patterns in malaria hotspots on the Thai–Myanmar border: implications for malaria elimination
Community engagement, social context and coverage of mass anti-malarial administration
The rise and fall of long-latency Plasmodium vivax
How context can impact clinical trials
The impact of targeted malaria elimination with mass drug administrations on falciparum malaria in Southeast Asia
How can interventions that target forest-goers be tailored to accelerate malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion?
Collider bias and the apparent protective effect of G6PD deficiency on cerebral malaria
Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children
Tafenoquine versus Primaquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria
Molecular characterization and mapping of G6PD mutations in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Association of mutations in P. falciparum Kelch13 gene with parasite clearance rates after artemisinin-based treatments
Optimizing respiratory management in resource-limited settings
Effect of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in Thailand and Myanmar
The double burden of diabetes and global infection in low and middle-income countries
Challenges arising when seeking broad consent for health research data sharing
Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition
The arrhythmogenic cardiotoxicity of the quinoline and structurally related antimalarial drugs
Anaemia and malaria
Field detection devices for screening the quality of medicines
Valuing the unpaid contribution of community health volunteers to mass drug administration programs
Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use
Important antimalarial drug DHA-piperaquine safe to use
Addressing challenges faced by insecticide spraying for the control of dengue fever
Risk-based reboot for global lab biosafety
Comparison of the Cumulative Efficacy and Safety of Chloroquine, Artesunate, and Chloroquine-Primaquine in Plasmodium vivax Malaria
Small children and pregnant women may be underdosed with widely used antimalarial drug
Scrub typhus point-of-care testing
The ethics of using placebo in randomised controlled trials
Primaquine pharmacokinetics in lactating women and breastfed infant exposures
Malaria
Study analyses antimicrobial resistance surveillance networks in LMICs
Acetaminophen as a renoprotective adjunctive treatment for patients with malaria
Mass drug administration to stop multi drug resistant malaria in Cambodia
Promising approach to reducing Malaria transmission by ivermectin
Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Community participation in mass anti-malarial administrations in Cambodia
Ethics, regulation, and beyond: the landscape of research with pregnant women
Estimating the burden of scrub typhus Estimating the burden of scrub typhus
Quantification of the association between malaria in pregnancy and stillbirth
Infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei – immune correlates of survival in acute melioidosis
Community engagement for the rapid elimination of malaria
Geographic resource allocation based on cost effectiveness
Influence of number and timing of malaria episodes during pregnancy on prematurity and birthweight
Migration histories of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients from the Thailand-Myanmar border, 2012–2014
First-trimester artemisinin derivatives and quinine treatments and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa and Asia
An epidemic of dystonic reactions in central Africa
Harmonised Zika virus research protocols published
Birth attendant training course may be global model for safer birth care in poor communities
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The large footprint of the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
Sir David Weatherall, 1933-2018
Malaria in Cambodia on Sky News
Fighting malaria in the remote reaches of Cambodia
How Drug-Resistant Parasites in Asia Could Lead to a Global Comeback for Malaria
Sara Canavati, Cameron Conway - Social Innovation award finalists
Poster competition kicks off annual Niklas Lindegårdh student Prize
TuNDRA study kicks off in Siem Reap
Rapid tests would improve malaria patients' lives - and be cost-effective
Asian Sepsis Alliance inaugurated at MORU Bangkok
New Study Group to determine the effects of pregnancy on piperaquine pharmacokinetics
Latest WWARN publication identifies 15 new mutant alleles in the Kelch-13 gene
DeTACT study begins; will develop two new, safe malaria treatments
WWARN nominated for ‘Oscar of higher education’
Cheers! Bangkok hosts SEA's 1st Pint of Science Festival
Laos TME field tests new malaria RDTs
Guide to sepsis management offers comprehensive, practical advice for resource-limited settings
SMRU: Preventing neural tube defects with folate supplements
Katherine Plewes earns Canadian grant for KIMORU based study
Mass drug administration under way in Myanmar villages
Pharmacometric research at MORU to expand thanks to Gates Foundation grant
Professor Joel Tarning awarded the Giorgio Segré Prize for pharmaceutical research
Mapping Malaria in Myanmar
How best to test Ebola treatments
Artemisinin-resistant malaria established across Myanmar, now within 25km of Indian border
Genetics underpinning antimalarial drug resistance revealed
Mass drug administration against malaria seen effective
Tracking resistance results presented at Westminster, UK Houses of Parliament
Cherry's story: a career launched by first-hand experience and a good mentor
Eliminating malaria in the Asia-Pacific could save 400,000 lives
World Malaria Day seminar 2019 - Antimalarial treatments for vulnerable groups
Applications are now open for our Short Course on Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
Fever and Antibiotic use, a theatre initiative in Myanmar by MOCRU
Join SMRU for Hand Hygiene Day
Pint of Science Thailand 2019 in Bangkok and Chiang Rai
Bangkok Premiere of Under the Mask
BBC News: Big data 'can stop malaria outbreaks before they start'
Longer follow-up needed for malaria treatment in pregnant women
Village drama against malaria project wins University Public Engagement with Research Award
Research to investigate the prevalence and causes of rickets in remote NW Myanmar
Rapidly spreading multidrug-resistant parasites render frontline malaria drug ineffective in southeast Asia
Oxford Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson visits MORU and SMRU
MORU's new Critical Care Asia Network: 42 ICUs in 9 countries
Oxford Tropical Medicine awarded two RSTMH medals
Oxford ranked world’s best university for fourth year running
Antimalarial treatments less effective in severely malnourished children
Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to NDM Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe
New research supports co-administration of primaquine with artemisinin-based combination therapies for P. vivax malaria
Congratulations new TropMed professors
Artists explore the problems of poor quality and fake medicines
Call for global action on medicine quality
Oxford named best for medicine for ninth consecutive year
Joel Tarning wins Ashford award at ASTMH 2019
New study shows faster way to cure vivax malaria
Global study highlights the extent and impact of drug-resistant enteric fever and the urgent need for new approaches
Art exhibition on substandard and falsified medicines comes to Bangkok
Women and Girls in Science Day 2020
Why is WHO failing women with falciparum malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy?
Triple drug combinations effective against drug-resistant malaria
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator awards $20 million in initial grants to fund clinical trials
BBC World News interviews Nick White on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: “These drugs are not harmless, they’re dangerous in over-dose.”
Global call for strategic planning for COVID-19 medical products
COPCOV Covid-19 study prepares to begin participant enrolment
GroupMappers create real-time COVID-19 Bangladesh dashboard
PAL forest malaria prophylaxis study begins in Cambodia
SEBCOV study launched today
Global clinical trial of 40,000+ healthcare workers begins to test in UK if chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19
COPCOV study paused
An open letter to Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet regarding Mehra et al
Clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine/ chloroquine in COVID-19. Statement in response to damaging recent events
Major medical journals retract Covid-19 studies
COVID-19 prevention and treatment: a critical analysis of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine clinical pharmacology
UK regulator gives green light to clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 in healthcare workers
New Oxford academic titles for MORU colleagues
Medicine Quality Scientific Literature Surveyor
Hydroxychloroquine is being discarded prematurely in COVID-19 prevention
Drug-resistant enteric fever, antibiotics and the need for clean water
Five years at the top: Oxford retains first place in World University Rankings
Hydroxychloroquine doses in COVID-19 prevention trials should be safe, study finds. Now let’s find out if they’re effective.
Microscopy standards to harmonise methods for malaria clinical research studies
Professor Paul Newton wins the Helen Clark-JoPPP Award
Large scale systematic review details causes of non-malarial febrile illnesses globally and identifies research priorities
Parenting for lifelong health for young children, project led by MORU Bioethics & Engagement Amalee McCoy
MORU students Mo Yin and Myo Maung Maung Swe receive NDM awards
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