Russ Stothard

Graphical Abstract: The transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) from environmental microbes to pathogens is a critical but underexplored One Health driver of antimicrobial resistance. Here, we evaluate freshwater snails, which are geographically widespread aquatic invertebrates, as environmental reservoirs of ARGs. We collected faeces from eight gastropod genera at 15 freshwater locations across Malawi, Uganda, Zanzibar and the UK and conducted the first freshwater snail faecal metagenomic study.

Freshwater snail faecal metagenomes reveal environmental reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes across two continents. Read the full article in MGen: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen

Professor Trudie Lang giving a keynote speech at ECTMIH, Hamburg, Germany on 29 September 2025.

Professor Trudie Lang gave a keynote at #ECTMIH on how addressing the dual challenges of pandemics and diseases of poverty demands bold action.

Photo Credit: Dino Schachten / Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH)

#globalhealth #pandemics

A reminder to register and submit your abstract for our annual conference on 11/12th September 2025 in Liverpool! 🗓️

We can’t wait to see you all there!!!🦟🐌🪱🐶🐓🪲

Deadline for abstracts: 11th August 2025

Link: www.myeventflo.com/event.aspx?m...

Bridging Research and Education: Strengthening One Health Across Borders The first event was the ESCCAP Directors' Meeting in Malvern, UK, which brought together veterinary parasitologists and public health experts from 19 countries. I shared updates from our HUGS project

A new blog on #onehealth and its interplay with research and teaching www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/...

@afro.who.int w partners is hosting #NTD Programme Managers Meeting 15–17 Apr in 🇹🇬, driving discussions on innovations to end #NTDs in the region.
✅ Strategies to reach #NTDs2030 goals
✅ Innovations to end NTDs
✅ New financing models for lasting impact
🌍 Tune in rb.gy/mgkkmt
@scianouk.bsky.social

First Preschool-Aged Child Treated with Our New Pediatric Treatment for Schistosomiasis | Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium The Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium has achieved a significant milestone with the first administration of its new pediatric treatment to a preschool-aged child in Uganda. This innovative therapy, de...

This is very relevant after the great news that the first pre-school aged child has just been treated with arpraziquantel www.pediatricpraziquantelconsortium.org/newsroom/fir...

New preprint, by myself and Roy Anderson, looking at what impact including PSAC in MDA for schistosomiasis will have and how much it could vary between communities.

Schistosomiasis: the hidden struggle for diagnosis and control Diagnostic dilemmaFor any disease, accurate diagnosis is the cornerstone of effective treatment and control. Yet, for schistosomiasis, existing diagnostic tools are far from perfect.Diagnosis is done

Schistosomiasis remains underdiagnosed, undertreated, and underestimated as an NTD.

In a new Lancet article Prof. Russell Stothard explores the urgent need for better diagnostics, treatment, and global investment to meet WHO’s 2030 targets.

Read his piece on this important topic: lstm.ac/4kCohK7

🦠🌍 It's World Parasite Awareness Day!
Our brilliant PhD student, Eve O'Kelly, is inspiring future scientists by sharing her career journey & advice with BSc Biotechnology students at @uniofgalway.bsky.social🎓🔬

#ParasiteAwareness #STEMCareers #Biotech #LiverFluke #Fasciola

It's Parasite Awareness Day! 🧪 #parasiteawarenessday

It's Parasite Awareness Day! 🧪
#parasiteawarenessday

Diversity of biting midges, mosquitoes and sand flies at four dog shelters in rural and peri-urban areas of Central Morocco [2024]
doi.org/10.1051/para...

Parasite evolution and impact in action: assessing the importance of hybrid schistosomes in Africa | Royal Society Science+ meeting organised by Professor J Russell Stohard, Professor Janelisa Musaya, Dr Alexandra Juhasz, and Dr Lucas Cunningham

Our meeting at the Royal Society on hybrid schistosomes can now be viewed online royalsociety.org/science-even...

Africa’s change-makers: meet the Mastercard Foundation Scholars with

In this feature, we meet some of the 2024/25 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program students under the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), which aims to increase the number of African students pursuing postgraduate degrees at the University.

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Great opportunity to learn from #Malawi's experience in integrating #FGSchisto into their STI Guidelines. The evidence provided to see what integration would look like helped the process of the review, made possible by the intensive advocacy campaign undertaken.
#BeatNTDs #SRHR4All #Schistosomiasis

Human schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Widely distributed in the Middle East,…

A useful scientific summary and general reference for human schistosomiasis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Forum in our February issue: #Schistosoma #mattheei & #zoonotic #schistosomiasis, by @russstothard.bsky.social Alexandra Juhász & Janelisa Musaya. #Hybrid #Praziquantel #OneHealth @lstmnews.bsky.social

www.cell.com/trends/paras...

Schistosomiasis treatment in young children: a welcome step towards deployment of the paediatric praziquantel formulation Abstract. It is an awkward fact that effective public health control of schistosomiasis in Africa has yet to deliver a fully comprehensive intervention for

For those interested in paediatric schistosomiasis and its future control - a quick read for the weekend doi.org/10.1093/inth...

Our recent paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... on zoonotic schistosomiasis now online #Onehealth

Exceptional opportunity. Great department. Lovely colleagues. Come join!