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Sara Tartof and Matan Yechezkel on durability of doxycycline effectiveness against syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia after implementation of post-exposure prophylaxis in southern California

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Sara Tartof and Matan Yechezkel discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases about emerging doxycycline resistance against gonorrhoea and its wider implications for the implementation of doxycycline and the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00123-4/fulltext

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Jenny Clarke and Herve Semukunzi

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Dr Jenny Clarke and Herve Semukunzi discuss a study they and colleagues recently published with us titled ‘Infection- and vaccine-induced mpox antibodies: validation of a combined mpox IgG ELISA during the clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda’.

They also discuss the reasons for the paucity of validated serological assays for mpox, particularly in outbreak regions where they are most urgently needed.

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Julia Moore Vogel and Danilo Buonsenso on long COVID

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Dr Julia Moore Vogel and Dr Danilo Buonsenso discuss various aspects of long COVID including epidemiology, pathophysiology, underlying mechanisms, management, latest research developments, difficulties in conducting clinical trials, and future research priorities.

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In Conversation with Steven Tong and Joshua Davis on adaptive platform trials

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Professors Steven Tong and Joshua Davis discuss all aspects of adaptive platform trials including advantages, disadvantages, differences from conventional trials, and tips for setting up and assessing them.

They also highlight several adaptive platform trials currently in the pipeline that could influence infectious disease clinical practise in the future.

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Anna Odone, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, and Alex Howard on artificial intelligence and infectious diseases

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Professor Ana Odone, Dr Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, and Dr Alex Howard discuss their new Series of papers on artificial intelligence and infectious diseases intended to support the infectious diseases community in understanding this evolving landscape and in actively shaping artificial intelligence integration into practice.

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https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/artificial-intelligence-and-infectious-diseases?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_laninfaiandid25_laninf

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Catherine Liu and Joshua Hill on prevention and management of infections in people who are immunocompromised

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Drs Catherine Liu and Joshua Hill of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center discuss their new Series of papers on the prevention and management of infections in people who are immunocompromised, with a focus on prevention of infections and diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00345-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_August_25_laninf

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00311-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_August_25_laninf

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00355-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_August_25_laninf

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Lilian Tina Minja and Norbert Heinrich on TB drug development

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Lilian Tina Minja and Norbert Heinrich discuss the SUDUCO and DECODE trials in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on two new promising TB drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, respectively. They also discuss the wider implications of the findings of these trials for TB drug development and treatment.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00213-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_laninf

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00289-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_laninf

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Leonardo Basso and Juan Pablo Torres on the NIRSE-CL study of nirsevimab in Chile

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Leonardo Basso and Juan Pablo Torres discuss their study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the effectiveness and impact of the first season of Chile's national immunisation programme with nirsevimab. They discuss the evidence that led to the design and implementation of the programme, its impact on RSV burden and the Chilean health system, and lessons for other countries in the region and beyond.

Read the full article at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00233-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_10-06-25_laninf

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Jan Felix Drexler and Fernando Bozza on Oropouche virus

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Jan Felix Drexler and Fernando Bozza discuss their recent study published in the journal— “The spatio-temporal ecology of Oropouche virus: a laboratory-based modelling study across Latin America” and its wider implications for Oropouche virus and other arboviruses transmission, expansion, surveillance, and control.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00110-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_14-04-25_laninf

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Prasad Kulkarni on dengue monoclonal antibodies

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Prasad Kulkarni discusses a new Phase I trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on a dengue monoclonal antibody also known as VIS513 in healthy adults. In addition, he highlights the wider implications of this for dengue control and drug development.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/ S1473-3099(24)00030-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf

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Oriol Mitjà on treatment of early syphilis in adults

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Oriol Mitjà discusses a new trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the use of oral linezolid compared with benzathine penicillin G for the treatment of early syphilis in adults. He also highlights what the trial means for treatment of syphilis.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00683-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf

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Sofia Viegas and Stefan Niemann on emerging bedaquiline resistance in Mozambique

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:00:00 +0000

Sofia Viegas and Stefan Niemann discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases about emerging bedaquiline resistance in Mozambique and its implications for drug resistant tuberculosis and the fight to end tuberculosis.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00498-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf

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Luciano Moreira and Henrik Salje on Wolbachia control of mosquito-borne infections

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Luciano Moreira and Henrik Salje discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the use of the Wolbachia bacteria to control the spread of mosquito-borne dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Estimating the effect of the wMel release programme on the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Richard Maude on malaria chemoprophylaxis in Cambodia

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Richard Maude discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases that assesses the efficacy of malaria chemoprophylaxis among forest goers in Cambodia.

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Antimalarial chemoprophylaxis for forest goers in southeast Asia

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Ben Cowling on COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:00:00 +0000

Ben Cowling discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the protection that vaccines are providing against COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

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Vaccine effectiveness of one, two, and three doses of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong

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Hugh Adler on monkeypox in the UK

Thu, 26 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Hugh Adler discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the management and the clinical features for seven patients with monkeypox hospitalised in the UK between 2018 and 2021.

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Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK

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Beate Kampmann, Karen Keddy, and Peter Ghazal on applying big data to childhood infectious diseases in LMICs

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Prof Beate Kampmann, Dr Karen Keddy, and Prof Peter Ghazal discuss a new cross-journal Series in The Lancet Infectious Diseases and EBioMedicine addressing the potential for and challenge of applying big data to childhood infectious diseases in LMICs.

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https://www.thelancet.com/series/big-data-childhood-infections-LMICs

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Laura Cooper and Sam Okiror on polio eradication in Africa

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

A new article highlights how changing immunity profiles motivate the need for better responses to outbreaks of polio in Africa.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00453-9/fulltext

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Paul Chapman on a hookworm vaccine

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Paul Chapman and colleagues presents the results of an innovative trial assessing the safety of vaccinating healthy volunteers with attenuated Necator americanus hookworm larvae.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00153-5/fulltext

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Josep Llibre on preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission at concerts

Thu, 27 May 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Josep Llibre discusses a trial on the impact of same-day testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection before a concert on new COVID-19 cases in Barcelona, Spain.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00268-1/fulltext

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Yap Boum on COVID-19 testing in low resource settings

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Yap Boum (MSF) discusses his study done in Cameroon, which developed a promising testing strategy for COVID-19 to optimise the available resources.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00132-8/fulltext

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