Vampires exist…in the viral world at least

This past Halloween, in what could be described as timely coincidence, Tagide deCarvalho and colleagues published their study of the first known… Read more »
This past Halloween, in what could be described as timely coincidence, Tagide deCarvalho and colleagues published their study of the first known… Read more »
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In June 2023, concerning news of locally acquired malaria was reported in the US – the first such cases in twenty years. At the time, there were fears that… Read more »
On July 5th, WHO, GAVI and UNICEF announced that 18 million first doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 will be made available to 12 countries in Africa… Read more »
A team based in Burkino Faso show that Chromobacterium anophelis sp. nov. IRSSSOUMB001 – a bacterial strain native to the country – is highly… Read more »
Dear Readers, Welcome to BugBitten in 2023. We thought we would start the year with a parasitologically-themed anagram puzzle. All words were used in one of… Read more »
Dear Readers, thank you for joining BugBitten as we covered some of the events and advances in our understanding of parasites and their vectors. Here, I have… Read more »
International travel, trade, climate change, migration and conflict can all facilitate the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors from their… Read more »
Many congratulations to Filipe Dantas Torres, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors, on winning the 2022 World Small Animal Veterinary… Read more »
Now in its ninth year, the Odile Bain Memorial Prize was awarded by Parasites & Vectors, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, to Jairo… Read more »