In May 2022, Togo was validated by the WHO for a significant milestone: its elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. What can we learn from their success?
Join us for a coffee/ tea break and enjoy our parasite themed puzzles
In Southeast Asia, changes in land-use can increase human and non-human primate interactions, increasing the potential for spillover of zoonotic malaria from these primates to humans. Zoonotic malaria cases in humans, NHPs, and mosquito vectors needs to be regularly monitored.
Even if you find ticks repulsive, your skin’s electrical charge may find them positively attractive. Previously assumed to require direct contact to spread, scientists at the University of Bristol have found that ticks may be able to ‘fly’ across short distances using the power of static electricity. Could this understanding be harnessed to better protect humans and animals from the bugs?
Krisztian Magori reports on two very different conferences he attended over the summer, and what he learned at them, both about pathogens and vectors, and also about the pros and cons of attending different events in different modalities.