Sticking it to invasive Aedes mosquitoes
The global trade in used tyres is a major factor responsible for introductions of Aedes invasive mosquitoes. Clare Strode tells us more about an idea… Read more »
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How the global response to river blindness gained pace
Dr. Louise Hamill tells us more about the progress she has witnessed in the fight to control, and eventually eliminate, river blindness, and how this… Read more »
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Strengthening public private partnerships in health in Africa: right timing; challenged beyond capacity or both?
The role of the private sector in attaining the objectives of the health sector is gaining increasing recognition, especially in… Read more »
Antimicrobial use and resistance in animals and environment in Africa
Despite the potential spread of antimicrobial resistant organisms, there has been little focus on antimicrobial resistance… Read more »
MICHELINdb – a new online platform for mining available data on worm-microbiome crosstalk
Today, Riccardo Scotti and Cinzia Cantacessi discuss the 'MICrobiome HELminth INteractions database' (MICHELINdb), an online… Read more »
Electrocuting mosquitoes: a new hope for monitoring dengue vectors?
The Mosquito Electrocuting Trap (MET) for collection of mosquito populations that transmit dengue virus was recently tested for… Read more »
Mapping travel time to health facilities allows countries to prepare for new outbreaks
We analyzed travel times to health care facilities for populations at risk for viral hemorrhagic fevers in 43 sub-Saharan African… Read more »
Sibling-species complexes and implications in malaria vector control
Molecular taxonomy has added significantly to our knowledge in insect evolutionary biology and phylogenetic relationships. An… Read more »
London Global Cancer Week 2019 – New Solutions to evolving challenges
BMC Cancer recently attended the 4th Meeting on ‘Cancer control in low and middle income countries’ as part of the London… Read more »
Mobilizing research to defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases: A World NTD Day special
For World NTD Day we highlight how research and technological development are cornerstones to the global effort to eliminate NTDs… Read more »