Vampire bat rabies: is it actually 100% fatal?
New research demonstrates that livestock can be exposed to rabies virus and survive. Scientists have detected rabies virus neutralizing antibodies in… Read more »
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What determines where flukes are found in the Scottish Highlands?
Surveys of red deer in the Scottish highlands found that individuals were more likely to be infected if they were male and if their home range had… Read more »
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EULAR 2020: highlights from the European e-Congress of Rheumatology
BMC Rheumatology & BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders hopped online for the European Congress of Rheumatology (3 – 6 June… Read more »
Parasite and vector papers during the COVID-19 publication rush
The current endemic has changed a lot in academic publishing, resulting in the fast production of large quantities of texts… Read more »
What’s age got to do with it? Age gaps in schistosomiasis control
Inspired by a conference symposium examining the impacts of schistosomiasis across all ages, we recently wrote an opinion piece… Read more »
Introducing Functional Composite Materials
Functional Composite Materials is a new fully open access journal that has now published its first articles. In his inaugural… Read more »
Circulating nucleic acids for onchocerciasis detection: a diagnostic dead end?
Sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for onchocerciasis are currently needed. A recent study evaluated the diagnostic utility… Read more »
Recent scientific discoveries in Johannes Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid put perennial misunderstandings about the masterpiece to rest
Mistress and Maid stands out among the paintings of Johannes Vermeer for its large figures set against a plain background. The… Read more »
BMC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – we’re here for you
We are living through unprecedented times. As a publisher whose portfolio covers most biomedical and health disciplines, many of… Read more »
Transparency, Openness and Peer Review
When BMC was founded 20 years ago, a lot was different. The open access (OA) movement was still in its infancy, the digital… Read more »