Malaria vaccine promises a better future for African children
Each year, millions of people worldwide still suffer from malaria and several hundreds of thousands die. There are several malaria vaccine candidates… Read more »
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Schistosomiasis… coming to a river near you
Schistosomiasis is a ‘neglected tropical disease’ caused by infection with a freshwater parasitic worm. But is it still a tropical disease? A… Read more »
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Answering the call for real-time plant disease diagnostics in resource-poor regions
Plant pests and diseases are a real concern for the global agriculture industry and to food security. Early warning systems are… Read more »
A malaria elimination catch up- Algeria leads the way
Algeria sets precedent for malaria elimination in other African countries.
The biodiversity crisis calls for an ecosystem health approach to fight disease vectors
In the study of the dynamics of mosquito-borne viral diseases, an emphasis has been placed on projected effects of climate change… Read more »
How to effectively deliver drugs on a mass scale
A recent study evaluated characteristics of effective community medicine distributors during mass drug administration for… Read more »
Fasciola liver flukes infecting wild elephants of Sri Lanka: tackling tricky taxonomy
A Fasciola liver fluke found infecting Asian elephants in Sri Lanka reveals a need to understand economically important parasites… Read more »
How can we use fungi to control mosquitoes?
In this blog Dr Richard Samuels articulates and contextualizes the research put forward in a recent article published in Parasites… Read more »
The opposite of a late-night snack
Mosquitoes are predominantly night feeders, but this is changing due to the selective pressure imposed by the use of bednets. Does… Read more »
Red de Institutos Nacionales de Cancer de Latinoamérica RINC-ALC
Franco Buonaguro, Editor-in-Chief of Infectious Agents and Cancer, on the importance of International Networks in the fight… Read more »