Wolves, cougars and the parasite that links them
A parasite that encysts in the brains of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is associated with changes in wolf behaviour that may increase their incidence of… Read more »
A parasite that encysts in the brains of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is associated with changes in wolf behaviour that may increase their incidence of… Read more »
Malaria parasites multiply in liver cells prior to invading red blood cells. Recent work has been investigating whether the position of a host cell within the… Read more »
Analysis of genomes of plague bacterium from ancient burial sites are shedding light on the origins of Old-World plague pandemics.
Recent research has uncovered new information about the steroid hormone that male anopheline mosquitoes pass on to females during mating.
Another good news story: a recent article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases outlines the journey taken by The Gambia to reach the point where the WHO has… Read more »
A first line of defence against infection can take the form of avoidance behaviour. In the case of a species of fly that lives on desert cacti this means moving… Read more »
Although the jury is still out regarding the origin of SARS-CoV-2, it is most likely to have originated in an animal reservoir. Whilst a new variant is rapidly… Read more »
If communities are to be involved in programmes to control insect- transmitted parasitic diseases prevalent in their locality, knowledge of the link between… Read more »
The world is in the grip of a pandemic caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Multiple risk factors have been associated with the… Read more »
Clinical trials of malaria vaccines composed of live parasites in combination with anti-malaria drugs to kill the parasites once they have stimulated an immune… Read more »