🧵 How did chickens become the world's biggest source of Campylobacter? Changes in agriculture have transformed chickens into the world's largest reservoir of one of our most common bacterial pathogens. Here's the story... 👇 #MicroSky #OneHealth
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A lot of #AMR prevention could be achieved if we consider the upstream drivers - systems, behaviours, social determinants of health - and see changes on a larger scale. Change will happen when we translate the %R to a dollar value of economic impacts #AMR2026 #globalhealth #publichealth
Really enjoyed the Antimicrobial Resistance – Genomes, Big Data and Emerging Technologies conference #AMR2026. Highly recommended, hope to be back in 2028!
Both studies emphasize the link between water quality and the spread of AMR, highlighting the importance of environmental surveillance in tackling AMR. Sincerely grateful to my PI @iruka-okeke.bsky.social, supervisor, partner and all collaborators on this project.
A few years ago we asked an important public health question:What is the quality of household water in municipal Ibadan, Nigeria? The initial study revealed the water sources did not meet the bacteriological standards, raising deeper questions on the genomic characteristics of E.coli in the water.
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We are pleased to share with you our new study, where we explored the diversity, AMR and the pathogenic potential of E. coli isolated from water sources in municipal Ibadan. The results revealed: multidrug resistant and potentially pathogenic strains across different water sources and LGAs.
Genomic characterization of resistant Escherichia coli isolated from household water in municipal Ibadan, Nigeria
Escherichia coli in water indicates recent faecal contamination and possible presence of enteric pathogens. Strains harbouring virulence and/or antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) heighten the publi...
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2025 was a miserable year for global health It’s nice see some hopeful things we can look forward to 👇🏾 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
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New personal view article (Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #OpenAccess #OA
Hot off the press in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social! In (Un)intended Consequences, we conduct a #socsci stocktake of 10 years of research on #AMR interventions, highlight the need for more contextual #antimicrobial governance & make recommendations #GAP'26! #IDSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major global health threat. Despite increasing international attention, AMR governance has often neglected so…
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10yrs ago, our 🌍 set out a plan against #AMR. How've we done? Read our #SocialSciences #Stocktake of a Decade of #GlobalActionPlan-inspired #AntimicrobialGovernance, esp some of the (Un)intended consequences. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major global health threat. Despite increasing international attention, AMR governance has often neglected so…
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‘Why solutions to antimicrobial resistance are urgently needed‘ sergemostowylab.bsky.social & I had the opportunity to write an editorial for @dmmjournal.bsky.social ‘s collection celebrating 100 years of @biologists.bsky.social you can read it here: journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
Why solutions to antimicrobial resistance are urgently needed
Summary: This Editorial discusses the growing global problem of antimicrobial resistance, and new and emerging opportunities for developing real-world solutions, involving both basic science and clini...
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Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia (ACORN2): a surveillance network assessment - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Great work by a tremendous team of collaborators! @wellcometrust.bsky.social @acorn-amr.bsky.social @who.int
Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia (ACORN2): a surveillance network assessment
ACORN2 has shown practical implementation of collecting linked clinical-laboratory AMR data in low-income and middle-income countries and identified a significant burden of WHO GLASS BSI. Adoption of ...
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#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the most important challenges of our time. The microbes are central but so are we. Watch short @gstrategylab video on social science contributions #globalactionplanonAMR youtu.be/Co9m0YZzFdQ?... via @YouTube For more on this perspective.../2
Social science contributions to the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
YouTube video by Global Strategy Lab
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Gain expert feedback on your AMR research at our global conference! 📈 Contribute towards the discussion on how #genomics, big data and emerging technologies are shaping AMR surveillance and management. 🗓️ 23-25 March 2026 Submit an abstract by 15 December 📩 📎bit.ly/3SWzJUm #MicroSky #AMR2026
#WAAW2026! As we Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future by enhancing #AMR surveillance, note "The genomic surveillance gap: averting the antimicrobial resistance pandemic requires global equity & action" @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The genomic surveillance gap: averting the antimicrobial resistance pandemic requires global equity and action
The COVID-19 pandemic provided a stark, real-time demonstration of genomic surveillance's power. By sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the global health community tracked viral evolution, identified variants of c...
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The sun has set on Global Handwashing day. How many times did you wash your hands? How many times should you have washed your hands? Ask #EarlyCareerScientists from our @nihr.bsky.social supported #GHRU-GSA at University of Ibadan and #KIRCT in Kano who collaborated on this:
📣 Evidence-supported action speaks louder than words, especially when approaching #AMR. 👂🏽:Listen to our latest #UnpackingAMR episode on the creation of the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action (IPEA), featuring insights from @iruka-okeke.bsky.social & @mcdonnell.bsky.social ▶️ bit.ly/42uUb3U
Unpacking the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR - Global Strategy Lab
Unpacking AMR · Unpacking the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR "We need the evidence to be able to keep score, to know where we're starting from, see how things are going, and know...
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There are common priority pathogens that we all work to culture, sequence & characterize; with user-friendly tools & big databases. Y'know, E. coli, Klebsiellae, MRSA &c. But what about lesser-known (also) priority pathogens? Thread pointing to our newest @MicrobioSoc paper
🔬 How can scientists get involved in global AMR decision-making? 📣 Join the conversation in a webinar co-hosted by @escmid.bsky.social and the Global Strategy Lab to discuss the Independent Panel for Evidence on Action against #AMR on August 28 at 9AM EDT Register: amrpolicy.org/events/shapi...
The world has been in a cholera pandemic since 1961. New technology could help end it. ”Recent scientific progress means we have the tools to eradicate cholera,” writes Professor Iruka Okeke. “But we need to act urgently.” Learn more in ‘Behind the Research’ ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/techno...
Technology to map cholera hotspots could help end a 60-year pandemic
This month's guest expert is Professor Iruka Okeke, Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology at the University of Ibadan. The world has been in a cholera pandemic since 1961.
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My grad student experience investigating a cholera outbreak is 1 reason why our research focuses on life-threatening infections. More recently, Alisha Wainwright & I discussed cholera in Africa today. Listen to us @Wellcome ‘When Science Finds a Way’. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct3P...
Combating cholera: can technology really turn the tide? | Wellcome
YouTube video by Wellcome
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I'm looking forward to season 2 of 'When Science Finds a Way'. If you are a podcast listener, consider signing up and listening regularly. wellcome.org//news-and-re...
When Science Finds a Way | Podcast | Wellcome
Join botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright as she meets the trailblazing scientists and researchers changing the world, alongside the people who have inspired and contributed to their work...
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After coffee, Prof Iruka Okeke @iruka-okeke.bsky.social from the College of Medicine at University of Ibadan in Nigeria talking about small-molecule inhibition of bacterial enteric pathogen adherence at our @dmmjournal.bsky.social session on AMR at @biologists.bsky.social #biologists100 #AMR
who doesn't enjoy some beautiful FtsZ rings on a sunday evening? these from 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴, from all angles, by the @jwveening.bsky.social, posted earlier on 𝕏, on may 6, 2021 Movie S2 from journals.plos.org/plospathogen... #MicroSky
New in: DNA analysis reveals Enterobacter hormaechei as a commonly misidentified bloodstream pathogen in Nigerian hospitals, highlighting diagnostic challenges in resource-limited settings. rrid.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/azolkhby...
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ASM stands firm in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as such efforts are critical to advancing the microbial sciences for everyone. Read our statement: asm.org/Press-Releas...
ASM’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The American Society for Microbiology stands firm in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as such efforts are critical to advancing the microbial sciences for everyone.
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@koutterson.bsky.social, Javier Guzman and I are thinking about how to create an impactful and inclusive independent #AMR Panel www.cgdev.org/blog/chartin...
Charting the Path to Tackle AMR: How to Create an Inclusive and Impactful Independent Panel
In 2021 alone, AMR killed an estimated 1.14 million people annually—and if countries stick to a business-as-usual approach, it could claim 39 million lives between 2025 and 2050. Beyond the human toll...
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