The global syphilis epidemic: why is this happening and what should we do about it
The talk will give an overview of current challenges facing global syphilis control and how new and existing tools can be best deployed to overcome these challenges.
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Michael Marks is Professor of Medicine at LSHTM and an Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital. His major area of interest has been the epidemiology and control of Treponema pallidum including using next-generation sequencing approaches, evaluating Linezolid as a new oral therapy for syphilis, and investigating integrating near-patient diagnostics for STIs into antenatal care in Zimbabwe.
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LSHTM, Keppel Street
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