📢In this new paper, we argue that community-based monitoring presents a valuable & sustainable complement to classical programs, especially in remote areas, BUT it also empowers communities & increases disease knowledge! 🙌

congrats Noelia Valderrama B. & Julius Tumusiime !

🎉🐌Just published: Our study, co-authored with Julius Tumusiime, reveals how citizen scientists effectively map disease-carrying snails, vital for guiding targeted control efforts in rural SSA! Link: plos.io/3vIPTIN ATRAP The AfricaMuseum KU Leuven Tine Huyse lies jacobs

A shoutout to all the fantastic women in our team! Without them no public outreach about our #citizenscience and ATRAP project at Scivil

So grateful 🙏

#InternationalWomensDay2024
imec in Vlaanderen
The AfricaMuseum

Our ATRAP PhD student Mercy Gloria ASHEPET further promoting the citizen science model for experiential learning on diseases and disease vectors

ATRAP publicity at ECTMIH2023 in Utrecht during a great session organised by Helena Greter and Salome Durr from Swiss TPH featuring also the inspiring work of Stefanie Knopp and our colleagues from N'Djamena in Chad

🤩 #citizenscience to #BeatNTDs !
Check out BMC blog by Noelia Valderrama B. on ATRAP project to empower #community members to:

🗺️&🧐for #schistosomiasis & #fasciolosis snails in their communities.
📉disease surveillance.
📈 community awareness.

blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2023…

Noelia Valderrama KU Leuven The AfricaMuseum shares ATRAP's work on unlocking the potential of citizen science to control and prevent snail-borne diseases🐌
Extensive amount of data
Acceptable accuracy
Significantly cheaper
Empowering communities
#Schistosomiasis #BeatNTDs

Representing the 🐌 team of Tine Huyse at the #TropMed23 conference in Chicago, USA.
Watch out for our posters on snail microbiomes and distribution modelling, (19 & 21 Oct) and the talk on Citizen Science validation (22 Oct)
Noelia Valderrama B.

A few days have passed since the remarkable Atrap 1 final meeting, and we are still buzzing with excitement! 🚀 It was a fantastic gathering filled with learning and a flood of ideas for Atrap 2. Proud to be part of this awesome project! 🌟 #ATRAP2023 ATRAP

A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL: @ToloUmbax lies jacobs Mercy Gloria ASHEPET
Maxson Anyolitho Julius Tumusiime
Viola Nilah Nyakato Germain KAPOUR
Karolien Poels Mbarara University
The AfricaMuseum Namirembe Daisy @fay_wa_aye Cecilia Wangari Wambui 🥳🎉

🤔 When asked if he advises his kids against swimming due to bilharzia risks, Chrizestom, citizen scientist from ATRAP, had a powerful reply: 'Change begins with our attitudes and actions, especially within our families.' 🌟 Embracing change, one step at a time! 💪 #ATRAP2023

🇧🇪 The Belgian Ambassador in Uganda, Hughes Chantry, extends heartfelt gratitude to our citizen scientists for their pivotal role in collecting crucial data to combat snail-borne diseases! 🙏🐌 Together, we're making a difference. 💪The AfricaMuseum #ATRAP2023

🌍 Eva November, Head of Development Cooperation at the The AfricaMuseum in Belgium, is thrilled to witness the incredible results achieved by the ATRAP team! 🤩🌱 #ATRAP2023 #DevelopmentCooperation #ifyouwanttogofargotogether

Enlightening talk by Casim Umba Tolo, the PI from the Ugandan side of ATRAP! 🇺🇬 👏 Exciting insights on how ATRAP positively impacted communities, addressing bilharzia, and boosting capacity building. 🌍💪 #CommunityImpact #ATRAP2023 #Bilharzia The AfricaMuseum Mbarara University

Exciting news! 🤝 The citizen scientists had a wonderful time meeting the Belgian Ambassador. Everyone is excited to start the kick off the ATRAP 1 final meeting! 🌍🐌 #ATRAP2023 #CitizenScience Mbarara University The AfricaMuseum

ATRAP Citizen scientists from the Kagadi district have arrived in Entebbe today! 🚌 They're brimming with enthusiasm, diligently fine-tuning the last details for the ATRAP 1 final meeting! 🌍🐌 Stay tuned for more thrilling updates! #ATRAP2023 The AfricaMuseum Mbarara University

🌟ATRAP spotlight:
Meet Henry, one of our super committed citizen scientists from the Ruteete sub-county! He collaborated before with other health-related initiatives in Uganda! 👉Read the post below to know more about him 🏥
#atrap2023

🌟ATRAP spotlight:
Meet Hassan, one of our citizen scientists from the Kanara sub-county! 👉Read the post below to know more about him and what he learned from the ATRAP project 🐌
#atrap2023

🌟ATRAP spotlight:
As we end the first phase of ATRAP and prepare for the final meeting, we are delighted to shine the light on the ATRAP team members! In our *meet the team series*, 🧑🏿‍🏫 Haruna was the first citizen scientist enthusiast to share his story with you 😊 #atrap2023

📢 So exciting, ATRAP is one of the 3 finalists for the 2023 #NTDInnovation prize! Stay tuned, more news soon 🤞🤞🤞 Julius Tumusiime Tine Huyse lies jacobs Joule Madinga Ntwan, MD PhD Mercy Gloria ASHEPET Noelia Valderrama B. Chantal Mokoko Maxson Anyolitho Viola Nilah Nyakato Namirembe Daisy @fay_wa_aye Germain KAPOUR