The demise of the Guinea worm
Following previous setbacks, an announcement in January this year suggests Guinea worm disease may finally be on its way to eradication. If achieved, this would… Read more »
Following previous setbacks, an announcement in January this year suggests Guinea worm disease may finally be on its way to eradication. If achieved, this would… Read more »
A parasite that encysts in the brains of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is associated with changes in wolf behaviour that may increase their incidence of… Read more »
Malaria parasites multiply in liver cells prior to invading red blood cells. Recent work has been investigating whether the position of a host cell within the… Read more »
Analysis of genomes of plague bacterium from ancient burial sites are shedding light on the origins of Old-World plague pandemics.
Recent research has uncovered new information about the steroid hormone that male anopheline mosquitoes pass on to females during mating.
Another good news story: a recent article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases outlines the journey taken by The Gambia to reach the point where the WHO has… Read more »
A first line of defence against infection can take the form of avoidance behaviour. In the case of a species of fly that lives on desert cacti this means moving… Read more »
Although the jury is still out regarding the origin of SARS-CoV-2, it is most likely to have originated in an animal reservoir. Whilst a new variant is rapidly… Read more »
If communities are to be involved in programmes to control insect- transmitted parasitic diseases prevalent in their locality, knowledge of the link between… Read more »
The world is in the grip of a pandemic caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Multiple risk factors have been associated with the… Read more »