Unsticking malaria
Recently published work suggests a toxin from the bacterium, Escherichia coli, could be a therapeutic tool for treatment of cerebral malaria.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
India aspiring malaria-free status: the long and short of it
India has made huge strides towards malaria elimination but there is a long way to go. Successes and challenges are discussed here.
Can we treat leishmaniasis with tiny magnets?
A new approach to the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with magnetic nanobeads is showing promise.
The song and dance of mating in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
New research uses high-speed videography and sound recordings to investigate the hidden world of mating in the yellow fever mosquito, revealing the importance of female choice and acoustic signalling in determining mating success.
What mathematical models tells us about the impact of WASH on STH control and elimination.
A recent study by Coffeng and team uses mathematical model simulations to predict the short-term and long-term impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions on soil-transmitted helminth control and elimination programmes. Their models demonstrate a clear added benefit of WASH interventions on sustaining the gains of preventative chemotherapy treatment (PCT), particularly after PCT is stopped, reducing the risk and speed of bounce-back of infections.
Canaries in a coal-mine: what can sheep and goats tell us about human parasitic disease in Tanzania?
As research reveals the cause of a massive but neglected disease problem in sheep and goats, we ask – could this animal health problem be an early warning of a hidden human disease problem in Tanzania?
Asian longhorned ticks getting ready to spread further in the US
Krisztian Magori provides an update on the geographical distribution of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the United States, and his personal perspective getting involved in tracking this invasive tick.