Vector-borne diseases (VBDs), caused by parasites, bacteria and viruses, constitute over 17% of all infectious diseases, and are responsible for more than… Read more »
Surveillance of local mosquito populations for insecticide resistance, and understanding the factors that influence resistance and mosquito transmission… Read more »
Dermacentor reticulatus is a veterinary and medically important tick with an expanding geographic range, and as such, in-depth monitoring of its distribution in… Read more »
Accurately mapping the prevalence and risk of infection is a vital tool for informing disease prevention and control strategies, as is exemplified here for… Read more »
A recent study has identified helminth eggs during the excavation of a 7th century BCE (Iron Age) cesspit in Southern Jerusalem has provided the earliest… Read more »
A report from Cabo Verde: progress towards the prevention and control of malaria as a public health concern is under threat due to emerging insecticide… Read more »
A new study culminating from years of research provides further support for the use of tetraspanin proteins in the development of a vaccine against the… Read more »
Surveillance and monitoring of invasive species by public health agencies is often directed at international points of entry, however, using a complementary… Read more »
Echinococcosis is an often fatal zoonotic disease caused by infection with the larval stage of tapeworms from the genus Echinococcus. These parasitic worms are… Read more »
Toxoplasma gondii is an infamously widespread parasite prevalent across much of the world, with nearly one-third of humanity predicted to be exposed to the… Read more »