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The song and dance of mating in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
New research uses high-speed videography and sound recordings to investigate the hidden world of mating in the yellow fever mosquito, revealing the importance of… Read more »
What mathematical models tells us about the impact of WASH on STH control and elimination.
A recent study by Coffeng and team uses mathematical model simulations to predict the short-term and long-term impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)… Read more »
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Canaries in a coal-mine: what can sheep and goats tell us about human parasitic disease in Tanzania?
As research reveals the cause of a massive but neglected disease problem in sheep and goats, we ask - could this animal health… Read more »
Asian longhorned ticks getting ready to spread further in the US
Krisztian Magori provides an update on the geographical distribution of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in… Read more »
Modelling for policy-driven schistosomiasis questions: Informing treatment guidelines, and monitoring and evaluation activities
Mathematical models can guide and inform public health policies and treatment strategies. Current research by the NTD Modelling… Read more »
Competition between different strains of malaria
A recent study in Burkina Faso showed that genetic diversity in strains of malaria resulted in different degrees of disease… Read more »
Can mathematics inform elimination efforts?
New analytical techniques have been developed to evaluate the effectiveness of mass drug administration campaigns and inform… Read more »
Seeking and sourcing safe, fast acting macrofilaricides
An international consortium of scientists, the anti-Wolbachia consortium (A∙WOL), aimed to discover novel treatments for… Read more »
Albendazole for lymphatic filariasis… direct hit or misfire?
For two decades albendazole has been donated for lymphatic filariasis mass treatment programs. An updated Cochrane Review… Read more »
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