Are kissing bugs moving to the city?
Chagas disease is caused by a parasite carried by kissing bugs. Traditionally, these bugs were found mostly in rural areas, but they are finding ways… Read more »
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BMC Series highlights: June 2020
• Colorectal cysts: A simple model system for testing the efficacy of CAR-T cells against malignancies • Bipolar disease is prevalent in homeless… Read more »
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The new ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines are here
Today, BMC Veterinary Research publishes the new ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines. Editor Dr. Hayley Henderson discusses the importance of… Read more »
Vampire bat rabies: is it actually 100% fatal?
New research demonstrates that livestock can be exposed to rabies virus and survive. Scientists have detected rabies virus… Read more »
What determines where flukes are found in the Scottish Highlands?
Surveys of red deer in the Scottish highlands found that individuals were more likely to be infected if they were male and if… Read more »
EULAR 2020: highlights from the European e-Congress of Rheumatology
BMC Rheumatology & BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders hopped online for the European Congress of Rheumatology (3 – 6 June… Read more »
Parasite and vector papers during the COVID-19 publication rush
The current endemic has changed a lot in academic publishing, resulting in the fast production of large quantities of texts… Read more »
What’s age got to do with it? Age gaps in schistosomiasis control
Inspired by a conference symposium examining the impacts of schistosomiasis across all ages, we recently wrote an opinion piece… Read more »
Introducing Functional Composite Materials
Functional Composite Materials is a new fully open access journal that has now published its first articles. In his inaugural… Read more »
Circulating nucleic acids for onchocerciasis detection: a diagnostic dead end?
Sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for onchocerciasis are currently needed. A recent study evaluated the diagnostic utility… Read more »