Karina Mondragon-Shem

Karina has an MSc in parasitology (LSHTM) and a PhD in tropical medicine (LSTM).
She is interested/distressed by the impact of anthropogenic changes on planetary health.

A bite to remember

Phlebotomus pappatasi taking a blood meal. Content provider: CDC/ Frank Collins – commons Wikimedia
BugBitten

Sandfly salivary proteins could be used as biomarkers to indicate the risk of leishmaniasis infection.