BugBitten

Spreading like wildfire? Parasites in a pyrophilic world

25/09/2020 Jennifer K. Peterson

In the wake of the wildfires burning throughout the western U.S., it is timely to explore recent studies examining the effects of fire on parasites. Full disclosure:… Read more »

BiologyHealth

Dengue: don’t you, forget about me!

18/09/2020 Srimathy Sriskantharajah

At a time when we seem to hear only about COVID 19, it is easy to forget about other diseases that have had, and will continue to have, far more impact on the human… Read more »

BiologyHealthTechnology

An outbreak of intestinal schistosomiasis: What lies ahead for Malawi?

11/09/2020 Angus O’Ferrall, Hamish Baxter & Sekeleghe Kayuni

Malawi is endemic for urogenital schistosomiasis, however reports of intestinal schistosomiasis have pointed to the emergence of Schistosoma mansoni in the area. In… Read more »

BiologyDeveloping WorldHealth

Driving malaria replication cycles

04/09/2020 Hilary Hurd

The malaria parasite undergoes cycles of replication with red blood cells that follow circadian rhythms. Recent work has examined… Read more »

Dengue and COVID-19: Chaotic Potential?

28/08/2020 Catherine Dominic

As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly began to affect South America and the South Asian subcontinent, concern grew amongst… Read more »

A promising new avenue for anti-apicomplexan drug discovery

21/08/2020 Daniel Parsons

A novel compound, active against a range of single celled parasites, has recently been discovered in the symbiotic bacteria living… Read more »

Cytoplasmic incompatibility: an autocidal mechanism for mosquito population control

18/08/2020 Dr Vas Dev

Cytoplasmic incompatibility resulting in non-reciprocal fertility is a naturally occurring phenomenon, but remains unexplored to… Read more »

How do we ensure Global Health research leads to practical solutions at the local level?

14/08/2020 Paul Adepoju

Paul Adepoju shares his experience with health-related research in Nigeria. A lot of research around the globe does not directly… Read more »

One size does not fit all: different vector-borne diseases impacted differently by climate change

07/08/2020 Krisztian Magori

Krisztian Magori reviews two recent papers on the differential impact of increasing temperatures due to climate change, reducing… Read more »

Are kissing bugs moving to the city?

31/07/2020 Christina Faust

Chagas disease is caused by a parasite carried by kissing bugs. Traditionally, these bugs were found mostly in rural areas, but… Read more »