Katie Anders

Director of Impact Assessment @wmpglobal

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

Thrilled to be part of this interactive session at @WorldHealthSmt to share experiences of how @WMPglobal @centertropmed and other translational research programs are addressing emerging infectious disease threats in our region

[Dr Cameron Webb @Mozziebites]

Looks like it’s more than just parasites and viruses spread by mosquitoes. You can now add “flesh-eating” bacteria to the mix. My latest for @ConversationEDU with Victorian colleagues and their latest research findings https://t.co/vNr1I7mZgD 🦟

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

Loved this narrative retelling - in six acts! - of the story of @WMPColombia's #Wolbachia mosquito releases in 3 Colombian cities to protect communities from dengue, by @BiteOfAMosquito. @WMPglobal

https://t.co/6YnA9skzz7

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

“I’ve spent decades working on dengue, and it still really bothers me that if I go online right now, there’s no one single source that shows what the current situation is, and which countries across the world are having epidemics” An exciting initiative @OliverBrady1 @sneweyy

[Telegraph Global Health Security @TelGlobalHealth]

World’s first ‘dengue dashboard’ could predict outbreaks months before they happen.

As climate change pushes the virus into new territories, scientists work on a new tool to track the pathogen’s spread.

@sneweyy has the latest.
https://t.co/Vz4yzqc6Ut

[GlobalVectorHub @GlobalVectorHub]

🦟"#Dengue Fever: At least 5 million cases and 5,500 deaths in horror year 2023" https://t.co/9nccEiINpc via @save_children

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@WMPglobal This companion paper reports the details of the releases and entomological results: https://t.co/ojP36u8qdg

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

The 3.3M residents of Bello, Medellín and Itagüí have not had a dengue outbreak for 6 years following city-wide roll-out of @WMPglobal's #Wolbachia method, including this year when many other cities in Colombia and neighbouring countries are experiencing huge outbreaks.

[GlobalVectorHub @GlobalVectorHub]

🦟"Reduced #dengue incidence following city-wide wMel #Wolbachia #mosquito releases throughout three #Colombian cities: Interrupted time series analysis and a prospective case-control study🌎" by @Idvelezb @katieanders99 @WMPColombia et al. @PLOSNTDs https://t.co/CjfGgledVS

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

Global travel has never been more accessible, connecting 2 billion people annually. But this connectivity comes with a price: a higher risk of spreading mosquito-borne diseases. It's time for change.
Learn more here 👉https://t.co/nJ5VHVcmd8

#climatechange #COP28 #monashuni

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@sneweyy @TelGlobalHealth Very interesting and concerning!

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

On #WorldScienceDay, we honour the science driving us at WMP. With our #Wolbachia method, we're turning the tide against mosquito-borne diseases like #dengue, #Zika, #chikungunya, and #yellow fever. Let's continue making strides for global health together. #WeWelcomeWolbachia

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@ScottLOneill Reanalysis of the #Wolbachia trial data by @sdufault11 gives empirical support to these model predictions:
efficacy against #dengue ⬆️ from 77.1 to 82.7% when human and mosquito movement better accounted for https://t.co/djw5pDFjqG
@TAlexPerkins @SeanCavany

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

This week we're featured in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal, where they highlight the effectiveness of our #Wolbachia method in #Colombia. For those short on time (or don't have a @bmj_latest subscription) here's what you need to know:

👇 Tweet thread 👇 1/10

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

Recently, over 700 participants tuned into a groundbreaking webinar with @UGMYogyakarta & MoH Indonesia! The topic? "Achieving zero dengue deaths in Indonesia by 2030" and discussing the national scale-up of #Wolbachia for #dengue control. 1/5

🧵Thread 🧵

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

Mosquitoes, long the enemy, are now bred to help prevent the spread of dengue fever https://t.co/23Rh8C9nrI

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

Check out our Dengue Diaries series to mark #worldmosquitoday for bite-size insights into how it takes not just good science but strong partnerships and community engagement to roll out #Wolbachia in pursuit of a #dengue-free Bali. @WMPglobal #releasinghope

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

🦟 Day 2 of #denguediaries sees @drdoseoftravel explore government strategies combatting dengue in #Bali. Bonus? A gov doctor who's a TikTok star, dancing & educating people on #dengue! 🩺💃 A day of learning & collaboration 🤝 #mosquitoweek #releasinghope

[World Mosquito Program (WMP) @MosquitoProgram]

From confronting #dengue to championing change with WMP, @drdoseoftravel's reflects back on her week with WMP, expressing unwavering hope for a dengue-free Bali. #mosquitoweek #releasinghope #worldmosquitoday

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@GlobalVectorHub @MalariaNoMore @chelseaeharvey @sciam ...in which the authors conclude that “this technology is generally robust to near-term (2030s) climate change. Accelerated warming may challenge this in the 2050s and beyond.”

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@GlobalVectorHub @MalariaNoMore @chelseaeharvey @sciam Worth noting also - since it is misrepresented in the headline - that the article reports on a Nature CC paper titled ‘wMel replacement of dengue-competent mosquitoes is robust to near-term [climate] change’

[Dr Daniel Novak @danielpnovak]

How to solve the #dengue problem in #Bangladesh🇧🇩?

By introducing #Wolbachia bacteria in the mosquitoes dengue transmission is prevented

A successful method recommended by @WBG_Health and supported by @WHO

Check out how it works👇

https://t.co/wKDYcpBMZx.

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@Omar_Akbari_ @sciam @MarshallJohnM @valeri_vasquez With the current trajectory of increasing dengue and other arboviral disease outbreaks, I would have thought that the projected sustained effectiveness of this new tool over the next *3 decades* might have been more headline-worthy than the uncertainty in 30+ years time! @sciam

[Katie Anders @katieanders99]

@Omar_Akbari_ @sciam @MarshallJohnM @valeri_vasquez The authors conclude that “this technology is generally robust to near-term (2030s) climate change. Accelerated warming may challenge this in the 2050s and beyond.”