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Cara Macfarlane
Cara Macfarlane gained her BSc (Hons) in Zoology (University of Dundee), before completing her MRes in crop research (University of Dundee and James Hutton Institute). During this time, she also conducted field work in Singapore, Malaysia and Trinidad.

Cara obtained her PhD (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) in Parasitology, with a focus on methods for onchocerciasis diagnosis.

She has worked for the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group and the COUNTDOWN consortium, preparing systematic reviews in topics relevant to NTDs.
Latest posts by Cara Macfarlane (see all)
  • Dog adoption: are you taking home more than you bargained for? - 15th January 2021
  • Diagnosis of scabies in LMICs: validation of the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria - 30th October 2020
  • Vampire bat rabies: is it actually 100% fatal? - 10th July 2020

The future looks bright for trachoma elimination

31/08/2018

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With elimination of trachoma as a public health problem targeted for 2020, it is timely to reflect on the progress made so far and highlight the recent global… Read more »

Helpful invaders: can cane toads reduce the burdens of native frogs?

Native Australian frog (Cyclorana australis). Source: Wikimedia commons

10/02/2017

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While invasive species can be a devastating force in their new habitats by negatively impacting biodiversity and the environment, recent research has shown they… Read more »

Some entomopathogenic nematodes like it hot

Entomopathogenic nematodes emerging from a wax moth cadaver. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waxmothcadaverusda.jpg

05/08/2016

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Entomopathogenic nematodes are lethal parasites of insects which are used as biocontrol agents. While their effectiveness in the field has been variable, recent… Read more »

Every nematode has an ascaroside lining

A juvenile root-knot nematode penetrates a tomato root.  Photo by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus.

01/01/2016

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Nematode pheromone ascr#18 has been shown to alert plants to the presence of plant-parasitic nematodes and to activate their immune responses.

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