Ben J Marais (@drbenmarais) 's Twitter Profile
Ben J Marais

@drbenmarais

Prof Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases. Acting Director @sydney_ID Based at @sydney_uni @sydney_health. Co-lead @control_TB @_PEARLstudy. My views only

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Convention on Wetlands (@ramsarconv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍 15 days to go! #COP15Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 In just two weeks, the world comes together at the iconic Victoria Falls for the biggest global gathering on wetlands. ✨From powerful policy decisions to cultural celebrations, the #WetlandsCOP15 will be a turning point for wetlands, people

🌍 15 days to go! #COP15Zimbabwe

🇿🇼 In just two weeks, the world comes together at the iconic Victoria Falls for the biggest global gathering on wetlands.

✨From powerful policy decisions to cultural celebrations, the #WetlandsCOP15 will be a turning point for wetlands, people
The Lancet (@thelancet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Epidemiology and phylogenomic characterisation of two distinct mpox outbreaks in Kinshasa, DR Congo, involving a new subclade Ia lineage: a retrospective, observational study 🔗 hubs.li/Q03wbqdB0

Epidemiology and phylogenomic characterisation of two distinct mpox outbreaks in Kinshasa, DR Congo, involving a new subclade Ia lineage: a retrospective, observational study

🔗 hubs.li/Q03wbqdB0
nature (@nature) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These plastic particles smaller than a human hair can pass through cell walls and enter the food web go.nature.com/4lLWp5M

nature (@nature) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Around 6,500 years ago, hunter-gatherer communities across Eurasia were settling down and living with livestock — and the animals’ diseases came along for the ride go.nature.com/44Ftutl

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (@gavi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was once confined to swampy pockets of the US. Now it’s appearing in more states, with no vaccine and no cure. What we know so far: bit.ly/4eHla0H

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was once confined to swampy pockets of the US. Now it’s appearing in more states, with no vaccine and no cure. 
 
What we know so far: bit.ly/4eHla0H
JAMA (@jama_current) 's Twitter Profile Photo

West Nile virus is an infection that is spread to humans by mosquitoes. This JAMA Patient Page describes West Nile virus infection and its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures. ja.ma/4lmBDdl

West Nile virus is an infection that is spread to humans by mosquitoes. 

This JAMA Patient Page describes West Nile virus infection and its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures. 

ja.ma/4lmBDdl
Johan Rockström (@jrockstrom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New comment in The Lancet: Planetary boundaries & health are inseparable. Breaching planetary boundaries already costs lives, through climate extremes, water stress, pollution & rising health threats. Science must drive the transformation to protect both. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (@gavi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can they work in time? What’s the strategy when outbreaks are rare? And what will it take to stay one step ahead of Nipah? 🔗 Find out: bit.ly/4nSXI4P

The Lancet (@thelancet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Lancet Commission on #OneHealth is live ⚡ “[The Commission] provides a cutting-edge appraisal of where One Health has come from, where it is now, and what a viable future should be”, say authors. Explore findings & 10 expert recommendations ⤵️ bit.ly/3GMIaz1

The Lancet Commission on #OneHealth is live ⚡

 “[The Commission] provides a cutting-edge appraisal of where One Health has come from, where it is now, and what a viable future should be”, say authors.

Explore findings & 10 expert recommendations ⤵️ 
bit.ly/3GMIaz1
The Global Goals (@theglobalgoals) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mandela reminded us that hope is a powerful weapon. Not just for surviving the hard times, but for transforming them. #MandelaDay #BeHope

Mandela reminded us that hope is a powerful weapon. Not just for surviving the hard times, but for transforming them.

#MandelaDay #BeHope
The Lancet (@thelancet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the past 50 years, childhood vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives. However, progress has stalled. A #GBD study provides a systematic analysis of routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030. Read this & more:

In the past 50 years, childhood vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives. However, progress has stalled.

A #GBD study provides a systematic analysis of routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030.

Read this & more:
nature (@nature) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A bacterially produced molecule circulates in the bloodstream and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by hijacking immune-cell signalling go.nature.com/4kGbrsX

nature (@nature) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the biggest stories in science is quietly playing out in the world of abstract mathematics go.nature.com/3GRS964

IUCN (@iucn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#COP15Zimbabwe will facilitate crucial discussions on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, serving as a global platform for advancing wetland conservation, fostering international collaboration and promoting sustainable practices that protect these vital ecosystems

#COP15Zimbabwe will facilitate crucial discussions on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, serving as a global platform for advancing wetland conservation, fostering international collaboration and promoting sustainable practices that protect these vital ecosystems
United Nations Geneva (@ungeneva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

People in #Gaza are starving to death. @unicef is warning that deadly malnutrition among children is reaching catastrophic levels. Humanitarian aid at scale is urgently needed. Safe, unrestricted access into Gaza must be granted to save lives.

People in #Gaza are starving to death.

@unicef is warning that deadly malnutrition among children is reaching catastrophic levels.

Humanitarian aid at scale is urgently needed.

Safe, unrestricted access into Gaza must be granted to save lives.
MSF International (@msf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mass starvation is spreading in Gaza. Our colleagues and the people we serve are wasting away. It is time for governments to take decisive action and save lives: msf.org/mass-starvatio…

World Food Programme (@wfp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gaza’s hunger crisis has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation. 🔴Nearly 1 person in 3 isn’t eating for days 🔴90,000 women & children need urgent malnutrition treatment Food assistance is the only solution to stop starvation in its tracks. There's no time to lose.

The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children. wapo.st/4o5O2Ek

Sydney Health (@syd_health) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re proud to share that @sydney_uni has 9 finalists in the 2025 @australianmuseum Eureka Prizes 🎉 Congratulations to Prof Greg Fox and the VQUIN Trial team for Infectious Diseases Research! Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/JESRL7

We’re proud to share that @sydney_uni has 9 finalists in the 2025 @australianmuseum Eureka Prizes 🎉

Congratulations to Prof <a href="/foxsimile/">Greg Fox</a> and the VQUIN Trial team for Infectious Diseases Research!

Read more: go.sydney.edu.au/JESRL7