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Brecht Ingelbeen and Daniel Valia on a community-based antimicrobial stewardship intervention in Burkina Faso and DRC 15.06.2026 26m

Dr Brecht Ingelbeen and Dr Daniel Valia join Senior Editor Phoebe Hall to discuss a new trial in the journal (the CABU-EICO trial) testing a co-created behavioural intervention bundle to improve antibiotic use, patient management, and water, sanitation and hygiene in rural communities in Burkina Faso and DR Congo. They explain why the study focused on community prescribing (not hospitals), the primary endpoint was a reduction in WHO AWaRE Watch antibiotics (not overall antibiotics), and the intervention targeted all providers of antibiotics in the community, including informal vendors. Finally, they discuss the importance of designing an intervention bundle that was truly tailored to local context yet practical, sustainable, and scalable beyond the study sites. A parallel study reporting the effect of the intervention bundle on ESBL-producing Escherichia coli colonisation (a co-primary outcome of the trial) is in press at The Lancet Microbe. To read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00169-6/fulltext The Lancet Infectious Diseases in conversation with... is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering. Editorial team: editor-in-chief Ursula Hofer, deputy editor Marco De Ambrogi, and senior editors Syeda Saleha Hassan and Phoebe Hall Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering. Find the best science for better lives at lancet.comFollow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sara Tartof and Matan Yechezkel on durability of doxycycline effectiveness against syphilis, gonorrhoea, and chlamydia after implementation of post-exposure prophylaxis in southern California 07.05.2026 25m

Sara Tartof and Matan Yechezkel discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases about emerging doxycycline resistance against gonorrhoea and its wider implications for the implementation of doxycycline and the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(26)00123-4/fulltext The Lancet Infectious Diseases in conversation with... is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering. Editorial team: editor-in-chief Ursula Hofer, deputy editor Marco De Ambrogi, and senior editors Syeda Saleha Hassan and Phoebe Hall Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering. Find the best science for better lives at lancet.comFollow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Jenny Clarke and Herve Semukunzi 09.03.2026 20m

Dr Jenny Clarke and Herve Semukunzi discuss a study they and colleagues recently published with us titled ‘Infection- and vaccine-induced mpox antibodies: validation of a combined mpox IgG ELISA during the clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda’. They also discuss the reasons for the paucity of validated serological assays for mpox, particularly in outbreak regions where they are most urgently needed. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/...

Julia Moore Vogel and Danilo Buonsenso on long COVID 19.12.2025 27m

Dr Julia Moore Vogel and Dr Danilo Buonsenso discuss various aspects of long COVID including epidemiology, pathophysiology, underlying mechanisms, management, latest research developments, difficulties in conducting clinical trials, and future research priorities. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com...

In Conversation with Steven Tong and Joshua Davis on adaptive platform trials 23.10.2025 25m

Professors Steven Tong and Joshua Davis discuss all aspects of adaptive platform trials including advantages, disadvantages, differences from conventional trials, and tips for setting up and assessing them. They also highlight several adaptive platform trials currently in the pipeline that could influence infectious disease clinical practise in the future. Click here to read our latest issue Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://ins...

Anna Odone, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, and Alex Howard on artificial intelligence and infectious diseases 16.09.2025 29m

Professor Ana Odone, Dr Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, and Dr Alex Howard discuss their new Series of papers on artificial intelligence and infectious diseases intended to support the infectious diseases community in understanding this evolving landscape and in actively shaping artificial intelligence integration into practice. Read the full Series here: https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/artificial-intelligence-and-infectious-diseases?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_laninfaiandid25_laninf Continue t...

Catherine Liu and Joshua Hill on prevention and management of infections in people who are immunocompromised 11.08.2025 18m

Drs Catherine Liu and Joshua Hill of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center discuss their new Series of papers on the prevention and management of infections in people who are immunocompromised, with a focus on prevention of infections and diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. Read the Series papers: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00345-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_August_25_laninf https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25...

Lilian Tina Minja and Norbert Heinrich on TB drug development 09.07.2025 29m

Lilian Tina Minja and Norbert Heinrich discuss the SUDUCO and DECODE trials in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on two new promising TB drugs, sutezolid and delpazolid, respectively. They also discuss the wider implications of the findings of these trials for TB drug development and treatment. Read the trials: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00213-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_laninf https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-...

Leonardo Basso and Juan Pablo Torres on the NIRSE-CL study of nirsevimab in Chile 10.06.2025 15m

Leonardo Basso and Juan Pablo Torres discuss their study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the effectiveness and impact of the first season of Chile's national immunisation programme with nirsevimab. They discuss the evidence that led to the design and implementation of the programme, its impact on RSV burden and the Chilean health system, and lessons for other countries in the region and beyond. Read the full article at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)0...

Jan Felix Drexler and Fernando Bozza on Oropouche virus 14.04.2025 35m

Jan Felix Drexler and Fernando Bozza discuss their recent study published in the journal— “The spatio-temporal ecology of Oropouche virus: a laboratory-based modelling study across Latin America” and its wider implications for Oropouche virus and other arboviruses transmission, expansion, surveillance, and control. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00110-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_14-04-25_laninf Continue this conversation o...

Prasad Kulkarni on dengue monoclonal antibodies 23.02.2024 18m

Prasad Kulkarni discusses a new Phase I trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on a dengue monoclonal antibody also known as VIS513 in healthy adults. In addition, he highlights the wider implications of this for dengue control and drug development. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/ S1473-3099(24)00030-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https...

Oriol Mitjà on treatment of early syphilis in adults 08.01.2024 15m

Oriol Mitjà discusses a new trial in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on the use of oral linezolid compared with benzathine penicillin G for the treatment of early syphilis in adults. He also highlights what the trial means for treatment of syphilis. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00683-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https...

Sofia Viegas and Stefan Niemann on emerging bedaquiline resistance in Mozambique 10.11.2023 24m

Sofia Viegas and Stefan Niemann discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases about emerging bedaquiline resistance in Mozambique and its implications for drug resistant tuberculosis and the fight to end tuberculosis. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00498-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_laninf Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thel...

Luciano Moreira and Henrik Salje on Wolbachia control of mosquito-borne infections 27.09.2022 17m

Luciano Moreira and Henrik Salje discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the use of the Wolbachia bacteria to control the spread of mosquito-borne dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read the full article: Estimating the effect of the wMel release programme on the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup ...

Richard Maude on malaria chemoprophylaxis in Cambodia 27.09.2022 12m

Richard Maude discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases that assesses the efficacy of malaria chemoprophylaxis among forest goers in Cambodia. Read the full article: Antimalarial chemoprophylaxis for forest goers in southeast Asia Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Ben Cowling on COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong 15.07.2022 20m

Ben Cowling discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the protection that vaccines are providing against COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Read the full article: Vaccine effectiveness of one, two, and three doses of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lance...

Hugh Adler on monkeypox in the UK 26.05.2022 18m

Hugh Adler discusses a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describing the management and the clinical features for seven patients with monkeypox hospitalised in the UK between 2018 and 2021. Read the full article: Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal ...

Beate Kampmann, Karen Keddy, and Peter Ghazal on applying big data to childhood infectious diseases in LMICs 14.12.2021 22m

Prof Beate Kampmann, Dr Karen Keddy, and Prof Peter Ghazal discuss a new cross-journal Series in The Lancet Infectious Diseases and EBioMedicine addressing the potential for and challenge of applying big data to childhood infectious diseases in LMICs. Read the full Series: https://www.thelancet.com/series/big-data-childhood-infections-LMICs Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.co...

Laura Cooper and Sam Okiror on polio eradication in Africa 12.10.2021 21m

A new article highlights how changing immunity profiles motivate the need for better responses to outbreaks of polio in Africa. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00453-9/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Paul Chapman on a hookworm vaccine 19.08.2021 20m

Paul Chapman and colleagues presents the results of an innovative trial assessing the safety of vaccinating healthy volunteers with attenuated Necator americanus hookworm larvae. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00153-5/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/...