Transmission

<p>From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode

<p>In this episode, we walk the last mile of disease elimination—the hardest mile of all, with few cases left to study. Discover the logistical, financial and mental challenges that come with it, as our researchers gather community participation and build research centres from scratch. Listen to find out what it really takes to eliminate a disease...</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode f

<p>Imagine waking up one day feeling like your bones are breaking... Bone-break fever, or dengue, is a growing global threat fuelled by the climate crisis and urbanisation. In this episode, we uncover the creative, local and collective solutions needed to fight this disease, while the mosquitos that spread it are doing their best to outsmart us.</p><p>Have you encountered a tiger mosquito and are you in Belgium? Go to <a href="https://muggensurveillance.be/deelname">www.muggensurveillance.be</a>

<p>In this episode, we explore the deadly triangle that sustains many infectious diseases. We look over the shoulders of the experts who are fighting sleeping sickness, witnessing their progress... and their setbacks. Prepare to enter a strange world where little blue flags save lives, and where tsetse breeding factories emerge as unexpected allies.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode fe

<h2>Episode Notes</h2><p>Welcome to Transmission, the award-winning podcast by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. In season 3, you’ll follow our researchers as they try to control the diseases that threaten the world, from the mysteries of sleeping sickness to the rising danger of dengue. Gear up to visit cutting-edge insectaries, field labs in the most remote forests, and anything in between.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" targ

<p>Urbanisation, ageing, climate change, a new pandemic... How we can prepare our health systems if we don't know what's going to hit them next? The answer lies within all of us: we must become more resilient.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode features:</p><ul><li>Lenka Beňová, <strong>maternal health expert</strong>, Head of the Unit of Maternal and Reproductive Health (ITM)</li><li>S

<p>When buying medication, we don't usually ask ourselves, "Is this going to be effective?" or "Is it safe?" Yet all over the world, people worry about the quality of health products and care they get. And rightly so. Follow our researchers as they fight this injustice, and discover "the canary in the coal mine" of our health care system.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode features:</p>

<p>Racism, conflict, lack of funding, transportation issues, lifestyle or stigma: there are a lot of factors that can keep people from getting the care and medication they need. In this episode, we explore those hurdles all over the world, taking you from Belgium to Zambia.</p><p>For more information on Transmission, go to <a href="https://www.itg.be/podcast" target="_blank">www.itg.be/podcast</a>.</p><p>This episode features:</p><ul><li>Lenka Beňová, <strong>maternal health expert</strong>, Hea