Starworms

The goal of the Starworms project is to look for the most efficient and sensitive way to evaluate the efficacy of anthelmintic drugs.

[Bruno Levecke @bruno_levecke]

Helaas moeten we niet zo ver teruggaan in de tijd. Rond-, zweep-, en haakwormen leven vandaag nog in 1,5 miljard mensen. Met hulp van o.a ⁦@ugent⁩, ⁦@FWOVlaanderen⁩ en ⁦@VLIRUOS⁩ zoeken we naar oplossingen. ⁦@Starworms_org⁩ https://t.co/ob3Q99cTy9

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

I really hope this decision to ban #Benzimidazole drugs in Rwanda for treating #STH infections is based on some high-quality data...

[Alice Easton, PhD @AliceVEaston]

@RwandaHealth banned #albendazole and #mebendazole for treatment of #STH based on https://t.co/fSlOKKb0Iy, but please see the response (https://t.co/fnoL9v1Afa) I wrote with with @bruno_levecke @Vlaminck_J

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Always a great experience to educate the public on the mysterious lives and detrimental effects of parasitic worms! Great interest from the young and the not so young at our stand at the @wooowfestival this weekend! #STH #Starworms #educate #wooow18 #dvdw2018

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

A big congratz to Sara Roose, our Msc student for winning a prize for the best MsC thesis of her year! The topic was on the characterization of the b-tubulin gene family in Ascaris species! https://t.co/5VNPdMOU6q #STH #Ascaris #Starworms #AnthelminticResistance

[DeWorm3 @deworm3_NHM]

New paper @NTDResearch @ImperialCollege @NHM_Science on likely impact of current WHO guidelines for STH MDA in achieving morbidity goals across a range of transmission settings ➕ investigates impact of modifications to the guidelines 1/5 #beatNTDs

https://t.co/7EIG1ehrE9

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Thanks again to all our partners for a successful meeting last week!
https://t.co/8v55jPP8GU

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Thanks a lot to all participants of the #starworms Meeting! Great discussions and input for the next phase of the project #WHO #STH #drugresistance #GSK #JnJ

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Recently published, well-defined use-cases and target product profiles for STH diagnostic development will guide research and development! Great work by @markdlim and the STH diagnostic experts group.

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

How are the #whipworm eggs extracted from the female worms? Here’s a video by our @UdeA collaborators showing how they’ve done it…
#LabLife #Research #BeatNTDs #WormHunters @CAEPT @medicina_udea

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Missed the @ASTMH this year? No worries, you can find all the presentations of the Starworms Team right here: https://t.co/vvHmAQn5tO

[Bruno Levecke @bruno_levecke]

Creating awareness on #STH @dagvdwetenschap using @Starworms_org as a case study. Great success! More than 100 families played our educational games. We need to do this more. @deworm 3_NHM @CWWDirector @ugent @Vlaminck_J @SwissTPH @PATHtweets @NTDResearch @ThisWormyWorld

[Bill Gates @BillGates]

Tanzania hopes to eliminate one of the world’s most painful diseases by 2020. From what I saw in this village, I’m optimistic they will.

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

@lamarevilia pool the stool? #TropMed17

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

@lamarevilia pool the stool? #TropMed17

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

@RitaOlive11 #ELISA as an endgame diagnostic for #STH? #TropMed17

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

@JuliaCDunn presenting on #MDA #deworming and #STH in Myanmar #TropMed17

[Children Without Worms @CWWAtlanta]

Learn about Kato-Katz, FLOTAC/Mini-FLOTAC & new diagnostic methods on CWW's diagnostics page https://t.co/WiGFxDxZL1 https://t.co/eHGLX2OUON

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

New paper #LancetID by our #Starworms partners Wendell Moser & Jennifer Keiser on safety and efficacy of anthelminthic drugs

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Genome-wide analysis of #ivermectin response by #Onchocerca volvulus https://t.co/LkUusopsvi @Starworms_org #anthelminthic resistance

[Starworms @Starworms_org]

Parasites as an Ancient Cure for Alzheimer’s? https://t.co/l6aSvTHA4f