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Our October issue is now online:
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Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #AMR#influenza#Streptococcus#Shigella#melioidosis#tuberculosis#IDSky#ClinMicro#MicroSky#ViroSky#MycoSky#OA
NEW PAPER in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social!
We show that recent household transmission makes a limited contribution to overall TB burden
Should motivate greater focus on social protection and interrupting transmission in indoor congregate settings
Thanks to coauthors - particularly Martha Chipinduro
New research article
#Mycobacterium#tuberculosis complex strain discordance among people with tuberculosis and a history of household contact: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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✨Our 100th issue!🎉
The October issue is now online featuring #HuntingtonsDisease, #RSV, #AI in trials, #CardiacArrest, #PTSD, #OSA, #AF, and more with our editorial on dangers of data shortages
…all available #OpenAccess❗️
Read here: www.thelancet.com/issue/S2589-...
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New Research
Safety and immunogenicity of an adenoviral-vectored vaccine against Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in the UK (CCHF01): an open-label, first-in-human, non-randomised, phase 1 clinical trial
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New research article
Biomarker tests for invasive #Candida infection in critically ill patients in the UK (A-Stop): a multicentre diagnostic test accuracy study
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New research article
Phylogeographical structure and genetic introgression in #Salmonella enterica serotype Napoli: a genomic epidemiology study
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New research article
Antibiotic overuse and mortality in patients hospitalised for #COVID-19: a global cohort study
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New research article
#Cholera rapid diagnostic test performance at the host–microbe interface: a prospective longitudinal study in Bangladesh
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Read our November issue, live now!
Featuring risk of cross-border spillover for Bundibugyo virus, estimated global burden of tuberculosis up to 2023, and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis in China.
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New Correspondence
Cross-neutralisation of authentic Ebola virus and Bundibugyo virus following natural infection or Ervebo vaccination
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📢Have you reviewed for us since August 2026? You might be eligible for a discount on Article Processing Charges!
Following feedback from our readers, reviewers, and authors, we are now part of The Lancet Reviewer Incentive programme.
➡️ For full terms, see your peer-review invitation email!
New research article
Implementation of rapid pan-microbial metagenomics in paediatric intensive care: a single-centre, prospective, observational study
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New research article
Immunogenicity and shedding of live-attenuated intranasal respiratory syncytial virus #vaccine in children aged 6–18 months by baseline serostatus
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...#IDSky#ClinMicro#MicroSky#ViroSky#RSV#OpenAccess#OA
New Research
Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of a nine-valent vaccine (ExPEC9V) for the prevention of invasive Escherichia coli disease in older adults: a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled trial (E.mbrace)
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The October 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online!
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In this issue, we covered #TraumaticBrainInjury, #HIV, #ChildhoodCancer, #CervicalCancer, #Malaria, #Tuberculosis, #OpioidAddiction, #Diabetes, and more.
New personal view article
The future of #cholera genomics through the lens of clinical, public health, and research practitioners in Africa
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Interested in urinary tract infections and the urobiome?
Take a moment to read our latest perspective on the role of eco-evolutionary interactions in UTIs.
New review article
Role of the #urobiome in urinary tract infections: current knowledge and research prospects
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New review article
Role of the #urobiome in urinary tract infections: current knowledge and research prospects
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🆕 Out now: The Lancet Regional Health – Eastern Mediterranean’s inaugural issue. #goldopenaccess
“The scale of the challenges the region has faced this past year can be hard to absorb. It is in this context that this journal takes shape.”
Explore the new issue: spkl.io/633277VQx7
Our Oct issue is online!
Our Editorial focuses on our new Series 'The future of maternal vaccination in Europe', chaired by
@ProfAsmaKhalil
& launching at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Global Congress on 8 October, 13:00–14:00 CEST
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Can rapid screening reduce #dengue transmission through #donated#organs? At Hospital do Rim, no donor-derived transmission was confirmed among 52 kidney recipients from evaluated donors. Vector-borne #dengue case-fatality was 1.88%. Check more here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New research article
Regional expansion and adaptive evolution of multidrug-resistant #Candida tropicalis in China: a retrospective, multicentre, genomic study
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Fully vaccinated women also had a 52% lower adjusted risk of precancerous cervical lesions.
These findings add direct evidence from Germany on the role of #HPV vaccination in cervical cancer prevention.
#CervicalCancer#Vaccination#PublicHealth
What is the real-world impact of HPV vaccination in Germany?
Using Bavarian health claims and prescription data from 669,053 women, this study found full vaccination was associated with a 65% lower adjusted risk of invasive cervical cancer.
Read more 👇
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New Research
Immunogenicity and safety of BPZE1, an intranasal live attenuated pertussis vaccine, evaluated with and without tetanus-reduced diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in healthy children: a randomised, active-controlled and placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial
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New research article
Host and environmental factors associated with upper respiratory tract mycobiota in healthy individuals: a cross-sectional observational study
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New personal view article
Importance of faecal sample collection in prospective cohort studies to evaluate the effect of the gut #microbiome on #cancer development
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New research article
A competitive BB-ELISA for anti-toxin B neutralising antibodies in assessing risk of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: a retrospective cohort study from the MODIFY I and II trials
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...#IDSky#ClinMicro#MicroSky#Cdiff#OpenAccess#OA
New review article
#MERS-CoV in Africa: a #OneHealth review of the silent reservoir
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New research article
Epidemiology and phylogenomic characterisation of the 2025 #Ebola virus disease outbreak in Bulape, Kasaï province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective observational study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...#IDSky#ClinMicro#MicroSky#ViroSky#OpenAccess#OA
New research article
Evaluation of the laboratory assessment process for A Clinically Oriented Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (ACORN-LAP) in low-income and middle-income countries
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Our comment published this month in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
Differential success of human papillomavirus vaccination in people living with HIV and solid organ transplant recipients: lessons for vaccine design in immunocompromised individuals.
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New research article
Data-driven diagnostic reform in Ethiopia's transition to pLDH-based #malaria rapid diagnostic tests amid rising pfhrp2/3 deletions: a multisite, facility-based, cross-sectional study
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New Review
Methodological quality and risk of bias in non-randomised comparative effectiveness studies of invasive mould infections: a systematic review
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Global, regional, and national burden of #tetanus in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: analysis for the GBD Study 2023
Over the past 3 decades, global initiatives such as EPI and MNTE have led to a substantial reduction in the burden of tetanus
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"When the next pandemic comes, we must be able to say that we have done everything possible to be ready."
A linked Editorial highlights the key messages from the Commission: tinyurl.com/3n6w8tfa
On the cover, the new NUS–Lancet Pandemic Readiness through Institutions, Mobilising Communities, and Equity (PRIME) Commission.
Read this & more in our latest issue: spkl.io/633207TtVr
Read our October issue, live now!
Featuring a new regimen with quabodepistat for tuberculosis, oral care for preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia, and tocilizumab for severe hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
bit.ly/4xDKa0Z
New research article
Transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing #Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Malawian neonatal unit: a clinical and genomic analysis of a prospective cohort study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...#IDSky#ClinMicro#MicroSky#AMR#ESBL#sepsis#OpenAccess#OA
New personal view article
Metabolism as a missing link between #diabetes, #tuberculosis, and drug resistance?
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📢NEW: September issue now online featuring #NoonanSyndrome, #Stroke, #HIV, #Spondyloarthritis, #Diabetes, #Sepsis, #Asthma, and more with our editorial on the rise of early-onset cancer
…all available #free, #OpenAccess❗️
Read more here: www.thelancet.com/issue/S2589-...
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