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 the first time.… Read more »
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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 countries
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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 »
Ivermectin: inhibiting transmission of the malaria parasite beyond insecticidal activity
Blocking the Plasmodium life cycle can be achieved through the use of insecticides, or by strategies aimed at preventing the… Read more »
Re-visiting an old question: can black soldier fly outcompete houseflies?
Examining inter-specific competition between ‘filth flies’ – flies whose larvae are found in excrement, decaying vegetable… Read more »
Keeping in mind Rift Valley Fever: the burden of emerging pathogens
Over recent decades, formerly neglected tropical infectious agents have been “rediscovered” following their introduction and… Read more »
Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa
Despite global efforts to address them, violence against women and under-5 child mortality remain high in many regions of the… Read more »
Malaria: understanding drug resistance
A recent study of the P. falciparum chloroquine-resistance transporter points to mechanisms underlying resistance to chloroquine… Read more »