Malaria-free Cabo Verde: a public health success!
Cabo Verde, a beautiful archipelago of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, becoming the… Read more »
Karina Mondragon-Shem
Karina has an MSc in parasitology (LSHTM) and a PhD in tropical medicine (LSTM). She is intrigued by the impact of environmental shifts on vector-borne diseases. Time to get your wings in a twist over climate change.
Latest posts by Karina Mondragon-Shem (see all)
- Malaria-free Cabo Verde: a public health success! - 19th January 2024
- Lessons from the successful elimination of trachoma in Togo - 29th September 2023
- Listening to forest soundscapes for zoonotic disease surveillance - 17th March 2023
Lessons from the successful elimination of trachoma in Togo
In May 2022, Togo was validated by the WHO for a significant milestone: its elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. What can we learn from their… Read more »
Listening to forest soundscapes for zoonotic disease surveillance
A recent review looks at how bioacoustics could be a useful approach for the surveillance of zoonotic diseases, especially at the human-wildlife-ecosystem… Read more »
Deforestation could mean less bats and more viruses
Bats have important roles in the ecosystems they inhabit. Sometimes, they also carry viruses. One study in the Atlantic Forest suggests anthropogenic land… Read more »
#TraeTuChipo: citizen science for the surveillance of Chagas disease
This neglected disease remains a public health issue in many countries, including Venezuela. One project aims to provide real-time information on the… Read more »
Control of zoonotic malaria may be hindered by missing knowledge of its mosquitoes
The rise in human cases of zoonotic malaria poses a threat to control and elimination programmes in Southeast Asia, and a recent review highlights the need for… Read more »
Pandemic restrictions provide insights into how human movement affects vector-borne diseases
The public health measures implemented by different countries during the pandemic are providing an opportunity for researchers to understand the impact of… Read more »
A story of two fevers: when malaria is the price of gold
In many places around the world, malaria is closely linked to illegal gold mining: environmental destruction, poor access to healthcare, and the high mobility… Read more »
Hedgehogs reveal the presence of a little-known parasite in Mallorca: the rat lungworm
The distribution of a lesser-known parasite, the rat lungworm, appears to be increasing – its finding in Mallorcan hedgehogs has Dr. Paredes-Esquivel and her… Read more »
Of monkeys and men: Brazil’s yellow fever outbreak
Recent outbreaks of Yellow fever in Brazil call for fractional dosing to make vaccination stocks stretch further. Meanwhile the disease is killing monkeys and… Read more »