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Hot Off the Press: Check out our latest paper on factors associated with never treatment and acceptability of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Guyana
Guyana remains one of four countries in the Americas endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). Elimination of LF requires repeated annual...

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Jul 3, 20241 min read
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New Publication Alert: Risk factors for malaria and schistosomiasis among children in Tanzania
Check out our newly published paper discussing risk factors for malaria and schistosomiasis among children in Misungwi, Tanzania. This...

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Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Explore Threads Lab Posters at Bruyère Annual Research Day 2023!
Research Day is an opportunity to share and celebrate the research conducted at the Bruyère Research Institute and to foster a community...

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Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Read our latest paper on persons 'never treated' in lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration!
We're excited to share our latest research uncovering programmatic and research needs for 'never treated' individuals in mass drug...

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Nov 23, 20231 min read
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Conference season is back! Check out this year's Threads Lab posters and oral presentations!
If you're in Chicago on October 16 & 17, or virtually attending the 2023 Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical...

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Oct 16, 20231 min read
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New paper alert!
Congratulations to Threads Lab team members, James Kotuah and Carol Vlassoff for their newly published paper on the effect of female sex...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read
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iCHORDS at Knowledge Translation Canada Scientific Meeting 2023
On May 11-12, 2023, Rachel Strohm attended KT Canada’s Scientific meeting in Ottawa, ON. She was selected to present her poster on using...

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May 21, 20231 min read
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New paper: The Influence of Threatened Miscarriage on Pregnancy Outcomes
Congratulations to Kazeem Arogundade and his colleagues on their new paper "The Influence of Threatened Miscarriage on Pregnancy...

THREADS Lab
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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A systematic review of participatory approaches to empower health workers in LMIC countries
Check out this systematic review, authored by Obaraboye Olude, Carol Vlassoff, Julienne Niyikora, and Alison Krentel. It assesses...

THREADS Lab
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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4th annual Faculty of Medicine Research Day 2022
The 4th annual Faculty of Medicine (at uOttawa) Research Day 2022 was held on Friday, September 23rd. Congratulations to Kruti Patel and...

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Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Nursing Now Challenge Webinar on FGS
On Monday, September 12, 2022, the FAST Package team participated in a Nursing Now Challenge webinar to raise awareness on Female Genital...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read
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New paper: No evidence of LF transmission in Bamako urban setting after three MDA rounds
Congratulations to Moussa Sangare for his newly published paper: "No evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Bamako urban...

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Sep 9, 20221 min read
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New paper: Resilience of CDDs conducting MDA for preventive chemotherapy of LF and Onchocerciasis
Congratulations to Threads Lab team members Dr. Alison Krentel, Charles Thickstun, Daniel Dilliott and their colleagues for their newly...

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Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Paper: Comparison of Different Sampling Methods to Catch LF Vectors in a Sudan Savannah Area of Mali
Congratulations to Moussa Sangare for his newly published paper in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene! Together with...

THREADS Lab
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Launch of the AJTMH Supplement on IDA & Other Innovations
We are excited to share the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Supplement on the introduction of IDA (Triple Drug Therapy...

THREADS Lab
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Congratulations Claudia and Kruti!🎉
We are so proud of Threads' Lab PhD student, Claudia Duguay and MSc student, Kruti Patel who won the second and third place respectively...

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Feb 16, 20221 min read
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Evaluation of MDA for schistosomiasis and STH in school-aged children in Bankass, Mali
In their newly published study, Moussa Sangare along with colleagues from the International Center for Excellence in Research Mali...

THREADS Lab
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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Incorporating qualitative research methods into the monitoring and evaluation of NTD programmes
Dr. Alison Krentel together with colleagues from Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, University of Washington, World Health...

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Oct 13, 20211 min read
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Lessons and challenges faced in implementation research: Reflections from the FAST Package Project
Threads Lab's Master student, Kruti Patel, presented a poster at the 2nd Virtual Edition: University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine...

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Sep 27, 20211 min read
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Assessing factors influencing communities’ acceptability of MDA for the elimination of LF in Guyana
Threads Lab team members Alison Krentel, Charles Thickstun, and Daniel Dilliott undertook an acceptability study in preparation for the...

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Sep 21, 20211 min read
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