The public health measures implemented by different countries during the pandemic are providing an opportunity for researchers to understand the impact of movement restrictions on vector-borne diseases.
Accurately mapping the prevalence and risk of infection is a vital tool for informing disease prevention and control strategies, as is exemplified here for human echinococcosis in Western China.
In a recent study, researchers evaluate the cost of using ‘Tiny Target’ tsetse control in Cote D’Ivoire and demonstrate how vector ecology and geography can influence the cost of vector control strategies.
Krisztian Magori reviews the newest book by Dr. Peter Hotez titled “Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science”