Fleas are ready for a climate change
In a recent article published in Parasites & Vectors, researchers modeled and predicted the distribution of the cat fleas in Australia, based on… Read more »
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Mermithid nematodes to control malaria transmission
There is an urgent need to adopt the mermithid nematode, Romanomermis iyengari, for vector control in malaria endemic Africa. Mass rearing facilities… Read more »
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‘Killing my Own Baby’: Challenges faced by breastfeeding mothers with HIV
Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission programs aim to reduce the rate of babies born infected with HIV by treating women… Read more »
Jiggers: a painful infestation
Many people living in tropical or sub-tropical regions are exposed to the risk of a debilitating infestation of these tiny… Read more »
Rare Fatal African Sleeping Sickness May Have Easy And Accessible Cure
The World Health Organization's goal of eliminating the fatal neglected tropical disease Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also… Read more »
Why find the needle in the haystack?
It is unclear whether or not subpatent malaria should be targeted for control of the disease. A new study further unravels the… Read more »
Manchester BSP Spring Meeting Part 2: News, awards and more celebrations
Here is the second of two blogs (here you find the first part) reporting on the 2019 British Society for Parasitology Spring… Read more »
The parasitology place to bee: Meeting report from the Manchester BSP Spring Conference
The British Society for Parasitology held a very successful Spring Meeting jointly with The Netherlands Society of Parasitology… Read more »
Tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria
In this blog the authors discuss a new drug called tafenoquine, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2018… Read more »
Receptors that help mosquitoes smell us
Some mosquitoes have a strong preference for feeding on humans rather than other vertebrates. Our smell is one of the cues they… Read more »