Making it cheaper to track genetically-modified mosquito releases
Mass-rearing and mass-releasing sterile insects is a technique to eliminate harmful insects or to transform a species so that it no longer carries… Read more »
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A new era in mosquito-borne disease surveillance
Krisztian Magori (@BiteOfAMosquito) discusses the newest innovation in arbovirus surveillance, using mosquito excreta to test for mosquito-borne… Read more »
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Bringing the lab into the field
New technologies are bringing laboratories to the point-of-collection, improving sensitivity of field investigations and reducing… Read more »
The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes
Potential zoonotic schistosomiasis transmission could have a large impact on the control of schistosomiasis. In 2014 there was an… Read more »
Trapping mosquitoes with cattle odor
With mosquito species adapting to feed outdoors, limiting the effectiveness of malaria prevention techniques like bed nets, there… Read more »
One Health and the community – the AfyaData tool
In the second part of our interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo, we focus on the importance of community-based surveillance,… Read more »
The crystal ball: predicting the next outbreak
Just after the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Bill Gates gave a TED talk entitled The next outbreak? We’re not ready. The irony is that we… Read more »
Giardiasis from Proteomics to Pathogenesis
To win the fight against parasitic diahorreal disease, the molecular detail of pathogenesis must be understood. Three recent… Read more »
The timing and the tools for tallying up trematodes: diagnosing and quantifying the burden of intestinal schistosomiasis.
In the control of parasitic diseases, the correct diagnostic tool at the right time will accurately assess the burden of disease,… Read more »
Do Spatial Insecticides Have a Future in Vector Control?
Current vector control strategies involving LLINs and IRS are effective against malaria transmitting mosquitoes. However, the rise… Read more »
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