Tapeworms are the elixir of life: for ants
The most recent of a series of studies has confirmed that larvae of a woodpecker tapeworm induce alterations in the life history traits of their ant host, including… Read more »
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Spatial sampling and machine learning approaches to improve schistosomiasis control
The control and elimination of Schistosomiasis is a huge project and has gained an increasing amount of manpower and financial resources. A new study discusses… Read more »
When people leave city blocks, what fills their place?
A recent study looked at the diversity of rodents and their bacterial pathogens to better understand how human disease risk changes in declining urban environments.… Read more »
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Parasites and Vectors: the original renegades
Triatomine bugs and their trypanosomes are popping up in New Orleans, a beloved mecca of food, arts, and music- reminding us that… Read more »
Can three years of intensive deworming eliminate soil-transmitted helminths?
The DeWorm3 transmission model seeks to answer the question. The trial is testing the hypothesis that frequent mass drug… Read more »
Feeding time at the zoo: for mosquitoes
Zoological gardens are exceptional environments for the study of mosquito ecology and their feeding behavior. They can provide… Read more »
Twenty years of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infection control in Ethiopia
Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis are the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. In Ethiopia alone they infect… Read more »
New insight into the interaction between Leishmania and the sand fly midgut
Our research uncovers a new mode of binding that explains how Leishmania can exploit almost any sand fly in the world as a vector.… Read more »
Trichuris trichiura infection alters the gut microbial composition of mothers and children from Pemba Island, Tanzania
Significant changes in gut microbial composition (gut dysbiosis) are induced by infection with the soil-transmitted helminth… Read more »
Novel R21 vaccine provides hope to save children from malaria in Africa, but more work needs to be done
Krisztian Magori reports on the exciting new results of a phase II clinical trial of the R21 malaria vaccine, which shows safety… Read more »
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