Toxoplasma gondii is not only an important human pathogen, but it can be used to aid understanding of Plasmodium cell biology. New insights into parasite motility mechanisms have created further questions about which factors are required for these parasites’ survival.
Barramundi are often plagued by small transparent flatworms that live on their surface, causing epidermal damage resulting in economic losses to the fish farming industry. This damage is exacerbated if they congregate in specific niches, but do they do so?
While invasive species can be a devastating force in their new habitats by negatively impacting biodiversity and the environment, recent research has shown they may also be of benefit by reducing parasite burdens in native species.
African trypanosomes hiding in newly discovered tissue reservoirs could impact on transmission, chemotherapy, and diagnosis.