
A new perspective on nuptial gifts from male mosquitoes
Recent research has uncovered new information about the steroid hormone that male anopheline mosquitoes pass on to females during mating.
Recent research has uncovered new information about the steroid hormone that male anopheline mosquitoes pass on to females during mating.
Using two individual-based stochastic models, developed independently by the Imperial College London (ICL) and University of Oxford (SCHISTOX), and… Read more »
Schistosomiasis is a serious threat to human sexual and reproductive health, as highlighted in this blog by Dingase Kumwneda, a… Read more »
Dr. Jean-Michel Heraud, Ph.D, is an Editorial Board Member of BMC Infectious Diseases. Virologist by training, he graduated in… Read more »
In this study, we use mixed methods to understand water contact and the related risk of acquiring schistosomiasis among… Read more »
Another good news story: a recent article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases outlines the journey taken by The Gambia to reach… Read more »
A recent study in Senegal looks at the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis, highlighting that loss of earnings and… Read more »
Two main methods are key for preventing malaria and these include bed net use and indoor spraying with insecticides. However, with… Read more »
Parasitic worm (helminth) infections are often described as a cause of stunting in children. However, a variety of factors can… Read more »
That fact bed net use protects users from Malaria deaths, especially children, is no news. But what happens once children grow up… Read more »