Studies that deliberately infect people with diseases are on the rise
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Article in The Week, focusing on pertussis and zika. Read more
Welcome to the Human Infection Studies open-access web space, bringing together knowledge, tools and methods to support researchers working in or interested on this area of research.
Watch the video below from the Wellcome Trust Vaccine Group to find out what are human infection studies and why they're important.
Article in The Week, focusing on pertussis and zika. Read more
3rd Human Challenge Trials in Vaccine Development. February 6-7, 2020 - Pembroke College - Oxford, United Kingdom 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
A new typhoid vaccine for both adults and children has been proven by Oxford researchers to be safe and effective in preventing the disease. To view the full article, please click here. Read more
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) is a leading institution of science and a public health in Latin America. The new online knowledge hub launched on 3rd December 2019 and feature virtual ...
Since Sir Edward Jenner performed the first documented HVC study with smallpox on the 14th of May 1796 the usefulness of such studies has been apparent. More than a century ...
Last week we participated in a workshop "Human Challenge Trial workshop: Focus on the quality requirements for challenge agents" in (October 22, 2019, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Germany). It was a really ...
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
Go to pageFind out more about the work being developed by The Wellcome Trust's vaccine group and Imperial College London and their research on human infection studies.
Go to pageThe Global Health Network offers free short eLearning courses in different aspects of clinical research, in multiple languages. These courses, written by global research experts ...