Chlorination provides an option for controlling cercariae
A recent lab and field-based study investigated the amount and duration of chlorine needed to inactivate schistosome cercariae and prevent… Read more »
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Can science be musical?
The coronavirus pandemic has been at the forefront of many researchers' minds this year. A recent publication in BMC Bioinformatics by Mark D. Temple… Read more »
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Exploring the history of smallpox vaccination with 19th Century American vaccination kits
A recent study published in Genome Biology has explored the early history of smallpox vaccination by sequencing DNA from… Read more »
Anopheles coustani plays a major role in malaria transmission in an area of Madagascar
This is the first time that An. coustani is found to be a major local malaria vector in Madagascar.
Using the malaria parasite’s weapons against them
By testing odours associated with malaria infection identified in a previous study, it was discovered that a specific odour-blend,… Read more »
World Rabies Day 2020: where does rabies come from and how can vaccination rates be increased in developing countries?
Felix Lankester’s latest research into vaccination strategies to eliminate human rabies is registered at the ISRCTN registry. To… Read more »
Diagnosis of scabies in LMICs: validation of the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria
The International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS) developed a detailed description of diagnostic criteria for scabies.… Read more »
One Health Day Quiz 2020
One Health is about the convergence of human, animal, and plant health and the health of the environment. In celebration of One… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC Series – September 2020
Considerations for CRISPR human germline editing • A unified tool to assess the risk of research bias • Dietary… Read more »
Mosquito transgenics and courtship songs
A recent study shows how disruption of the mosquito doublesex gene affects the courtship songs produced by females.