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Newsletter Issue 34
October 2025
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Editorial
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The GABRIEL network newsletter is back with a new look!
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We are delighted to share this new issue, which will give you an insight into the latest achievements of our international scientific network. In addition to making it entirely digital, we have also decided to make the newsletter public to further promote the results of our international collaborations and local initiatives aimed at fighting infectious diseases.
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From project launches and publications in scientific journals to training programs, this edition offers an overview of the achievements of the network's 22 research units, located in 16 countries, over the past few months.
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We hope you’ll enjoy reading it!
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Florence Komurian-Pradel
Head of the GABRIEL Network
Mérieux Foundation
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Launch of the RISK4Kids operational research project
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September (Bangladesh)
A new observational study has been launched in Bangladesh to evaluate novel sputum free triage tools in parallel with routine care to better diagnose pneumonia in children.
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Epidemiological insights and respiratory microbiome diversity in upper acute respiratory Tract infections
September (Bangladesh & China)
A new study has been set up by Ideshi and CML to broaden our understanding of respiratory infections by mapping the microbiome landscape.
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Molecular diagnosis of acute respiratory infections in pediatric outpatients and inpatients
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August (DR Congo)
Since September 2023, the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory INRB Goma has been leading the biological response to Clade Ib MPXV.
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Pathophysiological aspects of the role of inflammation and gut microbiota in mood disorders
August (Lebanon)
A new study aims to explore the pathophysiological role of inflammation and gut microbiota in mood disorders, particularly depression.
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Molecular diagnosis of acute respiratory infections in pediatric outpatients and inpatients
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August (Madagascar)
The Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease of Antananarivo University carries a study to determine the bacterial or viral etiology of community-acquired acute respiratory infections in hospitalized patients.
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Supporting the fight against leprosy through training
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July (International)
A student from the University of Antananarivo has been hosted at the Mérieux Foundation in Lyon to receive training in data analysis, as part of his doctoral research.
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Leprosy Journal Club
July (International)
For the Leprosy Journal Club offers GABRIEL members time and space to discuss recent research articles from scientific literature on leprosy.
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The GABRIEL network’s areas of expertise published in BMJ Global Health
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July (International)
BMJ Global Health has published an article highlighting the skills and structure of the GABRIEL international scientific network.
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A GABRIEL network member's study published in Frontiers!
June (Paraguay)
The study examined Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and antimicrobial resistance in children and adults in Paraguay in the post-vaccine era.
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Collaborative publications
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Discover the latest studies resulting from collaboration between members of the GABRIEL network, published in international scientific journals during the first half of the year.
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Diagnostic accuracy of RISK6 assay in childhood pulmonary TB
IJTLD Open
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Development and validation of a novel clinical risk score to predict hypoxaemia in children with pneumonia using the WHO PREPARE dataset
BMJ Journals
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Pneumococcal colonization rates in children and adults in two developing countries: A prospective cross-sectional hospital-based study
Vaccine
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Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage, antimicrobial resistance, and serotype distribution in children and adults from Paraguay in the post-vaccinal era
Frontiers
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The GABRIEL Network is an international scientific network created by the Mérieux Foundation.
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