Kick-off of the meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer laboratories in WHO African Region region, hosted by the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun ( coordinating centre),@AmericanLeprosy Fundación Anesvad Fondation Raoul Follereau

The Buruli ulcer laboratory network @BU_LabNet is a network of 13 laboratoires in 9 countries in WHO African Region committed to improving the molecular diagnosis of Buruli ulcer. With the vision of integrating other #skinNTD in the same plateform (#YAWS,#MYCETOMA, #LEISHMANIASIS)

Ongoing meeting of the network of Buruli ulcer PCR laboratories in the WHO African Region 24 – 26 October 2022 Zoom registration link us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… The meeting is in English and French

We are proud to have successfully harmonized BU PCR procedures and implement the new #EQA within the BU-LABNET. It is time to proceed with integration of other #skinNTDS like yaws pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36331971/

@BU_LabNet We are proud to have combine our efforts and successfully implement the new #EQA within the BU-LABNET. Paving the way to other #skinNTDS. World Health Organization (WHO) @AmericanLeprosy, Fundación Anesvad Fondation Raoul Follereau. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36331971/

Integrated skin NTDs session at ILC congress. Nice speach of Alexandra Boccarossa ATOMycA Lab

Workshop on AMR surveillance in leprosy, karigiri, India. Nice presentation of Sundeep Chaitanya on the @BU_LabNet / Skin NTDs integration.

First meeting in CDTLUB Pobé (Bénin) for the launch of ECOWOUNDS program "ecology of skin wounds" in tropical area. Fondation Raoul Follereau , INCIT UMR 1302, Recherche et Innovation - CHU d'Angers

Thanks to Inserm to support the longstanding partnership with our collaborators in Benin. International Research Project (IRP) call selected our "Prevent-BU" proposal.

The BU-LABNET is represented at the World Health Organization (WHO) #skinNTDs meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Many thanks to you all for the joint efforts in improving Buruli ulcer diagnosis. Centre Pasteur du Cameroun @AmericanLeprosy Fondation Raoul Follereau Fundación Anesvad #beatNTDs #strongertogether

Coordinator of the BU-LABNET, Sara Irène Eyangoh PhD, HDR Centre Pasteur du Cameroun took the floor at the World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on #SkinNTDs to share progress, challenges, and perspectives of the network. She applauded all members and partners for their commitment to #beatNTDs in the near future.#StrongerTogether

Key messages Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus #SkinNTD meeting: 1) Country ownership is crucial for delivery 2) No programme can succeed without involvement of patients & they must be central to decision making. 3) Can not achieve UHC without NTDs. Messages to focus our actions over the next decade

Changes in inflammatory markers in patients treated for Buruli ulcer and their ability to predict paradoxical react… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37221015/

An Overview of 10 Years of Activity of a Molecular Laboratory for Buruli Ulcer Diagnosis at a Field Hospital in Ben… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37212702/ @BU_LabNet

#PLOSNTDs: Importance of consultations using mobile teams in the screening and treatment of neglected tropica ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… @BU_LabNet

This week, the NIH and BMFG are co hosting the Innovation Equity Forum. I am proud to have attended and joined women's health experts to discuss challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress on women's health. I was involved on the topic of communicables diseases.

happy to share our latest work #PLOSPathogens: Type-I interferons promote innate immune tolerance in macrophages exposed to Mycobacterium ul ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Kremer Laurent Graham Hatfull Katie Wetzel Morgane Illouz Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Vaincre la Muco #SAM2025 Congratulations!👏🎉🎈🥳

Happening Now! The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Network of Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Centre Pasteur du Cameroun #integration #skinNTDs Kindly follow the link below to register for the meeting; wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

A nice collaboration with IRHS Angers. Emergence and spread of Mycobacterium ulcerans at different geographic scales journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/sp…