Welcome to this global knowledge hub and community of practice for Human Infection Studies. This open access space brings together knowledge, tools, and methods to support researchers across the world working in – or interested in working in – human infection studies. Across this hub you can find the latest research, share protocols and exchange knowledge with your peers in this field. Topics range from study set-up, ethical considerations, and regulation of challenge agents. If there's something you'd like to see please start a discussion or get in touch.
Watch the video below from the Wellcome Trust Vaccine Group to find out what are human infection studies and why they're important.
A coronavirus CHIM could be an ideal tool to support endeavors to develop effective COVID-19 interventions and provide a longer-term platform to support preparations against the emergence of new or novel coronaviruses. This webinar will highlight the regulatory considerations to ... Read more
Article in The Week, focusing on pertussis and zika. Read more
Typhoid fever, caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi and spread in food and water, kills almost 200,000 victims a year — many of them young children — in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Survivors may suffer perforated intestines, heart problems ... Read more
MRC Common Cold Unit, Harvard Hospital, Coombe Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BW, UK Department of Pathology, Salisbury Infirmary, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK (paper accepted 10 May 1990)Abstract After preliminary trials, the ...
As widespread use of safe and efficacious vaccines for COVID-19 could save many lives and enable governments to ease restrictive control measures, there is an urgent ethical imperative for well-designed ...
WHO Working Group for Guidance on Human Challenge Studies in COVID-19 has published an ethics document concerning these studies. Download the document here:link
We have provided a non-exhaustive list of guidelines, tools, templates and documents - as well as links to external resources - that are relevant to the development of health research, trials studies in general, and data management and sharing. Please check out our dedicated pages for Resources on Trials, Health Research, and Data Management and Sharing
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There are many considerations for conducting ethical and safe human infection studies. The human infection studies knowledge hub invites your contributions to several theme areas that will be developed over the coming months with a focus on Ethical considerations, Regulation, and Public & Community engagement.
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