
Dr Tanya Russell
@dr_tanyarussell
PhD. Medical entomologist and ecologist focused on malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya transmission; and mother of two!
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https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/tanya.russell/ 23-11-2019 11:53:32
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Our petition for a #WorldDengueDay has been signed by over 23,000 people worldwide! Let's reach a milestone 30,000 signatures to present to the World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations. Please sign and share! #dengue change.org/p/world-health…



'Despite continued impact of #COVID19, #malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021.' World malaria report 2022 is now available from the World Health Organization (WHO). who.int/teams/global-m…


Building collaborations and capacity! Thanks to Dr Wong Meng Li, Dr Nantha Jeyaprakasam and Prof Indra Vythilingam Indra Vythilingam from Universiti Malaya for supporting ento PCR training at USU 🙏 to Inke Nadia Pak Tri PRBM Eijkman ACIAR Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Mosquito-Borne Diseases Group





Great to see interest in our latest manuscript on #JEV. JEV will likely establish endemic circulation amongst competent reservoirs. A #OneHealth approach is needed! Congratulations to Morgan Furlong et al @MaryamGolchin A/Prof RI Hickson Andrew Hoskins James Cook Uni mdpi.com/2117966

Latest World Health Organization (WHO) #NTD Report reveals many successes in reducing the burden of NTDs. ➡️80 million fewer people required NTD interventions between 2020-21 ➡️47 countries eliminated at least one NTD as of Dec 2022 ➡️8 countries eliminated one NTD in 2022 alone who.int/publications/i…

Do you like adventures and 🦟? Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) Australia are looking for a Medical Entomologist Malaria Expert who can live and volunteer in Indonesia for 12 months. Join the Australian Volunteers Program to contribute to sustainable development across Indonesia 👇 australianvolunteers.com/assignments/me…


Shout out to Post Graduate Scholars and Early Career Researchers studying malaria 🩸🦟 - check out the poster display opportunity for the Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) Australia Global Malaria Congress 25-26 May in Melbourne 2023 👇 globalmalariacongress2023.org/poster-display…


Great article about PacMOSSI supporting training of health workers across the region, to support the health capacity of governments and work with local communities on the control of mosquito-affected areas. 🦟🏝👇 aje.io/ktkoib James Cook Uni Pacific Community World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @QIMRBerghofer

Insecticide-treated nets play an important role in reducing the burden of #malaria and this week World Health Organization (WHO) released recommendations on two new types of nets who.int/news/item/14-0…

📢A guide to mosquitoes in the Pacific is finally online! Thanks to everyone in our amazing vector community that provided input and insight. Also big shout out to the Pacific Community Pacific Community for providing open access publishing. 🦟🦟🦟👇 purl.org/spc/digilib/do… tom burkot


PacMOSSI regional training on #Aedes surveilland and identification is underway in Nadi, Fiji. The training is facilitated by James Cook Uni Pacific Community @QIMRBerghofer Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji with support from Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security EU Pacific 🇪🇺


#Pacifichealth|Scaling up capacity in vector surveillance & control in the region- a hands on training currently underway in Nadi via the PacMOSSI Consortium project attended by managers & operational staff of vector surveillance & control programs from the region. #pacifichealth


📢 World Health Organization (WHO) #Disease #Outbreak News (DONs) "Geographical expansion of cases of #dengue and #chikungunya beyond the historical areas of transmission in the Region of the #Americas🌎" who.int/emergencies/di…



What a great week it has been hosting an engaging training course on targeted residual spraying of Aedes vectors with participants from across the Pacific. 🦟🦟 Read more 👇 shorturl.at/inpC4 James Cook Uni Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Queensland Health Goizper
