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 to live and… Read more »
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Grandma Skeeters
While it is currently difficult to measure the population age-structure of mosquitoes, researchers are developing technologies to understand how time governs the way… Read more »
Bovines, Bilharzia and Benin: does Schistosoma hybridization happen in cattle?
Researchers from Benin and France uncovered a missing piece of the puzzle for human-cattle schistosome hybridization.
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One Health at the Dog Park: canine intestinal parasites common across USA
Whether travelling with their owners or moving long distances to be adopted, pet dogs are integrated into our modern mobile… 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 »
European bats discovered as hosts for leishmaniasis infection
Bats have been identified as reservoir host for Leishmania parasites in Spain.
Can cuckoos count?
An eight year study, conducted in Zhalong National Nature Reserve, shows how the common cuckoo decides when to lay an egg in the… 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 »
Teaching disease ecology – in the time of COVID-19
In this year's update to his annual post, Krisztian Magori reflects on his experience teaching his disease ecology class at EWU… Read more »
Fast forward: from malaria elimination to malaria eradication
Given the present-day intervention tools, malaria elimination has become reality, with many countries certified to be… Read more »
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