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🧠 1 person a minute is affected by encephalitis.
🚨 500,000 children and adults are affected by encephalitis every year.
☠️ 4 in 10 may die, and encephalitis has high rates of death and disability.
⚠️ This week, we aim to raise public and professional awareness!
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Amazing to chat to
@ChloeGMoretz
@
#TIFF16
premiere of
#BrainonFire
what a performance that will help us save lives!
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We are delighted to announce our newest ambassador - social media star
@Clarke13George
Please join us in welcoming George to Team Encephalitis! ❤
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Find out more about how fans of the TV series
#Hannibal
became some of the biggest supporters of
#WorldEncephalitisDay
and
#RED4WED
Thank you
#Fannibals
#FannibalMovement
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Read about our ties with
@scahalan
and
#BrainOnFire
ahead of the film's premiere with
@ChloeGMoretz
at
#TIFF16
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Congratulations to
@BeckAdlington
on her nomination for the International Swimming Hall of Fame! Our awesome ambassador will be inducted in Fort Lauderdale next month!
@SwimmingWorld
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Here are five facts about
#encephalitis
to mark
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Monday, 22nd February
PLEASE RETWEET and help us raise awareness of this devastating brain condition.
#Red4WED
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When she began experiencing head pain as a student,
@ludawinthesky
was diagnosed with a breakdown and sectioned. She actually had encephalitis.
This is an excellent interview with
@guardian
journalist and
@encephalitis
Ambassador,
@shattenstone
👉
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Here are five facts about
#encephalitis
to mark
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Tuesday, 22nd February
PLEASE RETWEET and help us raise awareness of this devastating brain condition.
#Red4WED
Find out more 👉
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Today is
#WorldEncephalitisDay
!
#Encephalitis
affects 500,000 people each year - and yet 78% of the global population do not know what it is.
PLEASE SHARE and help us raise awareness of this devastating neurological condition.
Visit
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We're at Piccadilly Circus in
#London
where the
@PicLights
have gone
#Red4WED
and shown a new film about
#encephalitis
for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
Stay tuned on our social media channels to see the full film at 7.30pm!
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Congratulations to Alex who has completed his dream of running a marathon.
Alex, who contracted viral
#encephalitis
at six months old, was left with 76% cerebral palsy and has spent several years training for this moment.
Well done, Alex ❤️
¡HE HECHO HISTORIA!
Primera persona del MUNDO con un 76% de discapacidad que ha logrado terminar una MARATÓN: 42, 195 Km ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Esto ha sido posible gracias a TODO mi equipo. Gracias a TODOS los que habéis estado animando, NO TENGO PALABRAS… 🫶
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And we’re off at
#Tae22
!
Lots of art on offer, thanks to the wonderful artists and supporters of
@twitrartexhibit
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Here are five facts about
#encephalitis
to celebrate
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Friday, February 22
PLEASE SHARE and help us raise awareness of this devastating condition.
#Red4WED
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💙
@htafc
are supporting
#WorldEncephalitisDay
in memory of their colleague Eleanor.
Check out their fundraising plans in the blog below 👇
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Getting ready for the
@twitrartexhibit
at
@HiscoxUK
in
#York
#tae22
curator and
@encephalitis
Ambassador
@mathewbose
is leading the charge!
Find out more:
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Supporting this weekend's
@twitrartexhibit
in York means we can help more people like Keith and Chris.
@ktboldy
is a
#TAE22
artist as well as a wonderful chap and has shared his experiences of Chris' encephalitis with his local newspaper.
Read now 👉
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It’s almost time for
#tae22
!
Here is a message from
@mathewbose
-
@twitrartexhibit
curator - and
@encephalitisava
the CEO of
@encephalitis
Exciting times!!
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WE'VE DONE IT!
#BrainWalk
has finished and we have walked 114,858,479 steps in five weeks. That is equivalent of walking the world TWICE - and then some! Wow! Thank you everyone!
#worldencephalitisday
#encephalitis
#red4wed
Visit 🧠 🚶♀️🌍😀
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Here are five facts about
#encephalitis
to mark
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Wednesday, 22nd February
PLEASE RETWEET and help us raise awareness of this devastating brain condition.
#Red4WED
Visit
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We've made the news!
This is a lovely article about the
@twitrartexhibit
which was held
@HiscoxUK
in York last week.
It also includes a picture of the
@encephalitis
team who were on hand at
#TAE22
- don't they scrub up well?!
Read now 👉
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THANK YOU to everyone for going
#Red4WED
and making World Encephalitis Day 2023 such a huge success!
We'll leave you with this wonderful
#encephalitis
awareness film starring our amazing supporters!
See you in 2024! ❤️
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Some breaking
#WorldEncephalitisDay
news from
@encephalitis
and
@encephalitisava
Today we are releasing a new report which looks at the global impact of encephalitis and which we believe could improve the lives of millions of people
Read now:
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#Fannibals
- we need your help this Friday!
Can you help us to raise awareness of
#encephalitis
by wearing something red and sharing photos on social media using the hashtags
#Red4WED
and
#WorldEncephalitisDay
?
Go on - it's what Will Graham would want!
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Eeeekkkkk we went and won!!! Welldone to everyone who made
#brainwalk
such a success!!
@TheDistanceHQ
#braininjury
#WorldEncephalitisDay
#winners
@CharityTAwards
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What's happening, Twitter?
#WorldEncephalitisDay
is happening, that's what!
Thank you to everyone who has helped us to become 'trendy' in the UK! 👍
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Well, it’s been a truly wonderful
#WorldEncephalitisDay
– and we hope you have all enjoyed yourselves so far!?
Before we call it a night, we want to say that the
@encephalitis
team are beyond grateful for all your support today. ❤️
It means the world to us - THANK YOU!
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Happy birthday to our Ambassador and
#TAE22
curator
@mathewbose
What do you get the man who has everything? Well... to make him really happy why not visit the
@twitrartexhibit
website and buy an original piece of art for your home!
Visit 👉
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The
@encephalitis
team is hard at work sending out online orders from
@twitrartexhibit
If you would like to pick up a wonderful piece of art from
#TAE22
and support our work, please visit the online shop!
👉
P.S. hope everyone likes the soundtrack 😃
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Beautiful! The moment we won Charity of the Year at
#CharityTimesAwards
@CharityTAwards
#encephalitis
- thanks to
@Ipek_Tugcu
for the video
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BIG NEWS!
We've rebranded to Encephalitis International 🌍
Our vision is clear - To create a world without death and disability from
#encephalitis
.
Check out our brand new website and learn all about our strategic evolution.
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BIG shout out to fans of
#Hannibal
- Every year they come out in support of
#WorldEncephalitisDay
. Thank you!🦌
#FANNIBALFAMILY
#fannibal
#HannibalDeservesMore
Monday , February 22nd is World Encephalitis Awareness Day!
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How do you say
#encephalitis
?
For World Encephalitis Day 2022 - our Ambassador
@lottyleeming
took to the streets of
#Leeds
to ask the Great British public this very important question.
Please retweet and help us raise awareness!
Watch the full film 👉
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Did you know that art from
@twitrartexhibit
can make a wonderful gift?
For example, this beauty from
@DoryR
has been bought by
@mathewbose
for his Aunty Marjorie*
Buy a gift here 👉
*Aunty M doesn't have Twitter so this won't spoil the surprise. I hope
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It has been such a wonderful
#WorldEncephalitisDay
so far!
Thank you to everyone everywhere for wearing red and shining a light on
#encephalitis
❤️
Take a look back at some of today's
#Red4WED
photographs from today (still lots more to add!) 👇
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We've finally managed to catch our breath after the whirlwind that was
#TAE22
A huge THANK YOU from
@encephalitisava
to everyone involved with the Twitter Art Exhibit, especially the artists, the
@twitrartexhibit
team,
@CatSalterArtist
and, of course, the amazing
@mathewbose
! ❤️
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Huge congratulations to
@encephalitisava
- the CEO of
@encephalitis
- who has been shortlisted for Charity Leader of the Year in the
@CharityTAwards
2020.
The virtual awards ceremony will take place on September 3.
Keep your fingers crossed for Ava!
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#Fannibals
- please help! Spare a minute & sign up to our
#Thunderclap
campaign & raise awareness of
#encephalitis
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Our most excellent ambassador & official
@encephalitis
#SpiritAnimal
@mathewbose
has a special message for you.
We need
#artists
everywhere to take part in
@twitrartexhibit
and support our life-saving work!
#Tae22
#brainart
#CreateandDonate
Sign up 👉
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During
#WorldEncephalitisDay
- we are talking about two new ground-breaking research papers around mental health and
#encephalitis
.
Please note 👉 the following
#Thread
contains mention of suicide and self-harm.
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Great news!
@encephalitis
has picked up two awards from the
@CharityTAwards
.
We were named Fundraising Team of the year and our CEO
@encephalitisava
was highly commended in the Charity Leader of the Year category.
Very proud!
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To coincide with
#WorldEncephalitisDay
our friends
@WHO
have released Why Encephalitis Matters
This report outlines the public health aspects of
#encephalitis
and suggestions on how countries can respond to the challenges posed by the condition
👉
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BREAKING NEWS!
We are delighted to reveal that
@Philly_Chapman
- the
@encephalitis
Director of Services - has just become a mum!
Liberty Grace was born to Pip and Toby at 4.07am on 3rd February - weighing a healthy 8lbs 2oz.
Mother and baby doing well.
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We would like to introduce you to the newest member of the team - Casper the
#labrador
.
Casper was adopted by
@encephalitisava
last week and is the official office pooch of
@encephalitis
Casper likes cheese, playing with balls and - as we discovered today - eating doorstops!
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This
#WorldEncephalitisDay
watch our animation explaining
#encephalitis
Please share with your friends and followers to spread awareness of this devastating condition. ❤
Click to learn more 👇
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This
#InternationalWomensDay
we wanted to shine a light on all the fabulous women who support our organisation.
You are all amazing ❤
#EmbraceEquity
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A big thank you from
@encephalitisava
- our CEO - to everyone who contributed to the
@twitrartexhibit
The past two days at have truly been wonderful! Thank you! ❤️
The online sale for
#TAE22
begins on Wednesday at 5pm BST at
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Here are five facts about
#encephalitis
to mark
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on Thursday, 22nd February
PLEASE SHARE and help us raise awareness of this devastating brain condition.
#Red4WED
Find out more at
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We're in the news!
Our Ambassador -
@mathewbose
- talks to the
@yorkpress
about the
@twitrartexhibit
which is supporting
@encephalitis
later this year.
Read more about
#TAE22
👉
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It's been a wonderful
#WorldEncephalitisDay
so far!
#ThankYou
to each and everyone who has been sharing
#Red4WED
photos and information about
#encephalitis
!
To see the photos we have uploaded so far, visit 👉
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What is
#AntiNMDAR
#encephalitis
?
Watch this overview from
@michael_zandi
- a clinicial neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
@UCLH
Dr Zandi shared his expertise for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
.
The full film can be seen at
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Great article and podcast about
@ludawinthesky
who became ill with
#AntiNMDAR
encephalitis when she was 21-years-old.
Lucy has been fantastic at raising awareness of
#encephalitis
since her illness.
Listen to the
@bbcouch
👉
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Thank you to all the
#Fannibals
out there who supported our
#WorldEncephalitisDay
#Red4WED
campaign. You have helped us to make it such a success once again!
I've said it once and I'l say it again - you are wonderful!
#Hannibal
#SaveHannibal
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21 years ago today
@encephalitisava
walked through the doors of
@encephalitis
for the very first time.
Our CEO has been instrumental in championing encephalitis awareness and research - and made us the charity we are today.
Thank you and happy anniversary, Ava! 👏❤️🏆🙌
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The
@encephalitis
crew is going to call it a day!
#ThankYou
for supporting
#WorldEncephalitisDay
- there have been so many photos and stories today which have done so much to help us raise awareness of
#encephalitis
You can see all
#Red4WED
photos at
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We were honoured to meet His Majesty, King Charles III, yesterday to discuss our work, our community, and
#encephalitis
.
@RoyalFamily
#theroyalfamily
Read our blog to find out more:
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🚨
We now have 190 landmarks that will be going
#Red4WED
for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
2023.
We would love your help to take pictures and share them on social media!
See the full list of landmarks – as well as the WED gatherings that are planned below.
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@Clarke13George
Thank you so much, George, for sharing this on
#WorldEncephalitisDay
! We are so grateful for your efforts to help us raise awareness ❤
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Niagara Falls will be going
#Red4WED
for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
at 10pm local time.
You can watch the illumination live at 👉
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Wishing the best of luck to
@encephalitisava
and all the other nominees in this evening's
#CharityTimesAwards
🥳🥂
Ava and the
@encephalitis
team are honoured to stand alongside so many amazing people and organisations!
#Goodluck
@CharityTimes
@CharityTAwards
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Are you looking for some art for your home?
The online shop of
@twitrartexhibit
is now open with hundreds of original pieces of artwork available - for only £30!
Proceeds from all
#Tae22
artwork sold will go towards supporting our life-saving work!
👉
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Enjoying a wonderful start to our
#WorldEncephalitisDay
launch
@HouseofCommons
with
@encephalitisava
and
@BeckAdlington
#Brainwalk
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We are thrilled to kick off our
#WorldEncephalitisDay
celebrations by announcing that we have been given £147,500 in
#NationalLottery
funding for a project to help families affected by
#encephalitis
.
This is amazing - thank you
@TNLComFund
!!!
Visit
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Like
@scahalan
in
#BrainOnFire
on
#Netflix
– Jenny’s life was devastated by
#AntiNMDAR
#Encephalitis
.
Watch her story here
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We are only a few hours away from World Encephalitis Day.
Our CEO -
@encephalitisava
- has a special message for anyone who can go
#Red4WED
& help us to raise awareness of
#encephalitis
.
For more information about how to get involved tomorrow, visit 👇
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Thank you to everyone who supported World Encephalitis Day 2019. Because of you... this just happened!
#TSAwards
@TSEawards
#red4wed
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📸 Check out some of the wonderful photographs from this weekend's
@twitrartexhibit
at
@HiscoxUK
in
#York
We are extremely grateful to photographers
@oliviabrabbs
and
@JustinLeeming
for sparing their time and expertise to document
#Tae22
Enjoy! 👉
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Tuesday, 22nd February, is
#WorldEncephalitisDay
.
Please retweet and help us to raise awareness of this devastating neurological condition.
#Red4WED
#encephalitis
For more information, visit
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We have put together a special
#WorldEncephalitisDay
playlist on
@Spotify
to get everyone in the mood for going
#Red4WED
on Monday, 22nd February.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a track - there are some lovely stories behind these songs.
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A desperately sad day.
For all of the
@encephalitis
team, we have only known a world with Her Majesty The Queen as the figurehead of the UK and Commonwealth.
Whether times were good or bad, we could always count on her to be our North Star.
God Bless the Queen 💔
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We are very proud to announce that
@Jonencephalitis
- our support manager - and his son, Ben, have both been awarded the Queen's Platinum Jubilee medal for their public service.
Jon volunteers as a Community First Responder, while Ben is a paramedic with
@YorksAmbulance
👏❤️🎖
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My entry for the
@twitrartexhibit
Gouache on paper.
Gold Leaf to highlight those areas I was impacted when I had Encephalitis.
I use gold leaf in my work usually to celebrate women's bodies. Embracing yourself as you are.
More info on my Instagram
#artist
#TAE22
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Filming for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
today at
@RCPhysicians
with
@faltrego
A big thank you to everyone who came down ❤️
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Many congratulations to Professor Angela Vincent on being honoured with the K-J Zülch Prize for exceptional achievement in neurological research!
Angela is a member of
@encephalitis
& shares the prize with Professors Josep Dalmau & Jerome Posner.
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Nobody leaves
@mathewbose
in the corner!
The
@twitrartexhibit
online sale is up and running - so if you are looking for some amazing art at a very reasonable price, boogie on over to
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Tomorrow is that start of
#Encephalitis2022
.
We are so excited to welcome our 380 attendees and hear all of our wonderful speakers talk us through their research.
Watch this space for more conference content over the next few days.
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'Research is crucial when it comes to encephalitis because there is so much that is unknown'
Watch - our Scientific Panel talk about the importance of research.
📣 All donations made during
#EncephalitisResearchMonth
will be DOUBLED.
Donate today! 👇
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Today is
#WorldMentalHealthDay
And - in honour of
@twitrartexhibit
kindly choosing
@encephalitis
as its charity for
#TAE22
- what better day to ask how art and creativity has helped your mental health?
Would love to know your thoughts!
#BrainArt
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Wonderful news!
@RunningMadProf
- the President of
@encephalitis
- has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List
The honour is for services to Neurological and Emerging Infections Research, including his work during the
#COVID19
response.
Congratulations, Tom!!
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We can now reveal that
@encephalitisava
&
@RunningMadProf
are at the headquarters of the
@WHO
in Geneva.
They are handing over YOUR petition and talking about World Encephalitis Day and why
#EncephalitisMatters
The petition has been signed by 27,797 people from 126 countries.
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£2.6 million has been given towards a national study which will look at new treatments for autoimmune
#encephalitis
!!
Breaking News for
#WorldEncephalitisDay
from
@livUni
and
@RunningMadProf
#Red4WED
Read our blog:
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World Encephalitis Day is now 10 years-old!
Take a look back at previous awareness days and how our
#encephalitis
campaign has gone from strength to strength.
👉
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2019 is the silver anniversary of
@encephalitis
- and what a year it has been!
We have put together an infographic of some of our highlights of the last 25 years.
We've come a long way...
Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this amazing journey!
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As we look back on
#WorldEncephalitisDay
we wanted to take a moment to thank our amazing corporate supporters.
We couldn't have done it without you ❤
@QuestDX
@UCBUSA
@valnevaSE
@BavarianNordic
@EuroimmunUK
@SvarLifeScience
@ClarkeWillmott
@LeighDay_Law
@MBclin_neg
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Our Ambassador
@mathewbose
is currently doing ambassadory things for the
@yorkshirepost
ahead of this weekend’s
@twitrartexhibit
in York.
If you want to join us or find out more, please visit
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June is Encephalitis Research Month.
Our
#NoNewNormal
campaign is calling for increased awareness and more investment into research for neurological conditions like encephalitis
Find out more at 👉
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A big
#thankyou
to all the
#Fannibals
out there who have once again been fantastic supporting our
#RED4WED
campaign!
#Hannibal
#encephalitis
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Lurching from a global pandemic into a cost of living crisis is a challenge for everyone.
So we wanted to say thank you to everyone who donated or fundraised for us this year. ❤
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We would like to give a warm welcome to the newest ambassador of the Encephalitis Society
@AleciaLouiseET
is a media personality and security risk consultant whose son, Ethan, was affected by encephalitis when he was three-years-old.
Welcome, Alecia!
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📢 There is only ONE week left until the 2022 Twitter Art Exhibit!
We would love you to join us in
#York
on Sunday, 26th June, to look at - and buy - the amazing creations of our wonderful
@twitrartexhibit
artists.
For more information on
#TAE22
, visit
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Around 500,000 people across the world are affected by
#encephalitis
each year
#EncephalitisFacts
#RED4WED
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please sign our petition at so we can tell the World Health Organization that
#EncephalitisMatters
!
We have launched our petition today because there are exactly 222 days to go until
#WorldEncephalitisDay
on 22/02/2020.
Please RT
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Watch the highlights from the Encephalitis Conference 2019 at
@RCPLondon
where we welcomed 190 delegates from over 25 countries.
If you are a medical professional with an interest in
#encephalitis
, you can book your place at the 2020 conference today.
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