Anna Seale

Works on infectious diseases and maternal & newborn health, with a focus on preventing perinatal disease from Group B Streptococcus. All views my own.

[Jane Plumb 💙 @JanePlumb]

Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Muelen and Clare Cutland reflecting how they, with Shabir Madhi, were the 'godmothers' of the first ISSAD back in 2018 in Cape Town and highlighting the amazing work is so many scientists in this area
#ISSAD2023

[Anita Zaidi @AnitaZaidi]

📣📣I’m excited to announce this RFP which will fund up to up to 24 projects for women's health R&D over the course of 2 years ($150,000/project). If you are a researcher with a bold idea – or know one – I encourage you to apply. 📣📣

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

🔬 Calling all researchers, healthcare professionals, and enthusiasts in the field of 'Streptococcus agalactiae' research

We are thrilled to announce the 3rd International Symposium on 'Streptococcus agalactiae' Disease, and we want YOU to be part of this transformative event 🇧🇷

[Anna Seale @A_Seale]

Important step on the road to preventing #GroupBStrep and reducing maternal and newborn deaths and disability with maternal vaccination

[NEJM @NEJM]

A hexavalent capsular polysaccharide glycoconjugate vaccine (GBS6) was studied in pregnant women. Maternal anti-CPS antibodies were elicited, and humoral immunity was transferred to the neonate. Read the full trial results: https://t.co/38X9RxxTqr

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

🚨Abstract Submission Deadline🚨

Only 1 week left to submit your #GroupBStrep work to ISSAD's 3rd Global Conference on Group B Strep in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!

Abstract Submission Deadline: 22nd June 2023

➡️https://t.co/XXLZOMesYJ

#meningitis #ISSAD2023

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

🚨Abstract Submission Deadline🚨

Only three weeks 📅 left to submit your #GroupBStrep work to ISSAD's 3rd Global Conference on Group B Strep in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!

Abstract Submission Deadline: 8th June 2023
➡️ https://t.co/XXLZOMesYJ

#meningitis #sepsis #ISSAD2023

[Prof Joy Lawn @joylawn]

@DCEAarhus @LSHTM @MARCH_LSHTM Congratulations @MaleneLykke3 ! Impressive Danish dataset
Important novel finding re epilepsy as another long term complication after #groupBstrep #GBS @IssadOrg @GroupBStrep @GroupBStrep @M_R_F @AAPGlobalHealth @a_seale @ShabirMadh @AjoketerMeulen

[Anna Seale @A_Seale]

https://t.co/C020Pm3Dai abstract submissions are OPEN for #groupBStrep in Pregnancy & Babies virtual #GBSconference2023 on 17 May.

Closing date for submissions is 10 March https://t.co/laO69kQP1V

[Anna Seale @A_Seale]

Two mothers' share their stories.
Critical we continue to work towards GBS vaccines.

[Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation]

Over 20 million pregnant women carry the bacteria for Group B streptococcus, or GBS, in any given year and can pass it unknowingly to their babies during delivery. Too often, the child’s survival depends on where they were born. https://t.co/wdNwPNRGoX

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

February is Prenatal Infection Prevention🗓️; we would like to bring awareness to preventing infections transmitted from mother🤰to baby 👶. #GroupBstrep is an often hidden cause of prenatal infections for🤰 and 👶; prevention is a crucial part of maternal healthcare. #ISSAD2023

[Warwick Uni SBIDER @WarwickSBIDER]

🚨 PhD alert 🚨

@warwickuni Institute for Global Pandemic Planning (@igpp_warwick) is recruiting the next #PhD intake!

Four-year fully funded programme in mathematical #epidemiology, #PublicHealth & #BehaviouralScience. #EpiTwitter

Deadline: 06 Feb 2023
https://t.co/DhgtzlaDTi

[Anna Seale @A_Seale]

Fantastic group working on #GBS, looking forward to #ISSAD2023 to share, learn and work towards preventing #stillbirth and #infant disease

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

The UK CMOs and GCSA have published a technical report for our successors on some of the scientific and public health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://t.co/bxa5RM5eId

[Every Breath Counts @EBCCoalition]

#WorldPneumoniaDay2021 is a key moment for the Health, #AirQuality & #Climate communities to join forces to tackle #1 infectious killer🌍🌎 says #EveryBreathCounts Leith Greenslade

👉Watch: https://t.co/zOWWmhPqdD
👉See the Scorecard: https://t.co/XOAjvCpSWK

#PneumoLight #COP26

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

Today is 🌍 #worldmeningitisday2022! Why is WMD so important, and how does it affect newborns across the globe, leaving babies with long-term illnesses? A #GroupBStrep vaccine 💉 could stop significant neonatal death. #meningitis #sepsis #pneumonia #Defeatmeningitis #ISSAD2023

[F1000 @F1000]

Researching infectious diseases?

Register today to join our webinar #OpenData in the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday May 11 – hosted by expert speaker James Barker.

👉 https://t.co/pc6xvqkPmn

[COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium @CovidGenomicsUK]

The #COVID19 infection survey, led by @ONS and the Department of Health and Social Care #DHSC continues tracking antibody levels in communities. In April, it passed the key milestone of more than 2 million blood tests taken 🩸

@UKHSA @kb_pouwels @A_Seale

[The Lancet Microbe @LancetMicrobe]

New in @TheLancetInfDis> Invasive group A streptococcal disease in pregnant women and young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/wbrWjhuEve #Streptococcus #pyogenes #GroupAStreptococcus

[Anna Seale @A_Seale]

#COVID-19 has changed data on diseases. Yet data on important diseases are scarce - Invasive Group A #Streptococcus in pregnancy and children https://t.co/FXFlA7tyGK

[Dr. Ajoke Sobanjo-ter Meulen @AjoketerMeulen]

COVID-19 starkly increases pregnancy complications, including stillbirths, among the unvaccinated, Scottish study shows https://t.co/A9EzRsDM0s #maternalimmunization #vaccineswork