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Current vector control strategies involving LLINs and IRS are effective against malaria transmitting mosquitoes. However, the rise… Read more »
The World’s Most Dangerous Animals are Picky Eaters
Remembering World Mosquito Day, Krisztian Magori reviews a recent paper on the micronutrient requirements of mosquitoes, with the… Read more »
Out of Africa – The new origin story for Malaria
New sampling and sequencing of malaria parasite from apes and monkeys is re-writing the phylogeny and origin story of one of… Read more »
Zika – Points to Ponder
It is that time of year for some buzz about Zika, in terms of public awareness about risk of infection, prevention, control, and… Read more »
Decline in malaria funding may put malaria elimination efforts at risk
Rima Shretta and her colleagues, recently published their findings on how the recent decline in funding could impact malaria… Read more »
Mosquitoes and the biocontrol agent Wolbachia
Facilitated by increasing global mobility, urbanisation, climate change, and the development of insecticide resistance,… Read more »
2017 VectorBiTE Research Coordination Network Meeting in Silwood
Vector biologists, modellers and ecoinformaticians convene for the second annual meeting of Vector Behaviour in Transmission… Read more »
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