Studies that deliberately infect people with diseases are on the rise
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They Swallowed Live Typhoid Bacteria — On Purpose
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
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India: Side Meeting on Current Global Regulatory and Ethical Landscape for Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Studies including Regional/Global Collaborative Guidance
On November 20th and 21st 2019 in New Delhi, a technical meeting on Current Global Regulatory and Ethical Landscape for CHIM studies including Regional/Global Collaborative Guidance was organized ...
The right to withdraw from controlled human infection studies: Justifications and avoidance
Fernandez Lynch, H., 2020. The right to withdraw from controlled human infection studies: Justifications and avoidance. Bioethics. 00, 1–16 Abstract The right to withdraw from research without penalty ...
Ethical considerations for human infection studies: experiences and perceptions of study participants in Kenya
Background: The range and amount of volunteer infection studies, known as Controlled Human Infection Model (CHMI) studies, in Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) is increasing with rapid technological advancement, world-class laboratory ...
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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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