You may have seen this name appear alongside recent health news – there are concerns over its increasing distribution in the Americas and the recent suspicion of mother-to-child transmission.
Our study in Zanzibar investigated the capacity and needs of primary health facilities in rural communities for schistosomiasis passive surveillance, as recommended by the WHO guideline for the control and elimination of human schistosomiasis.
Malaria is a disease that has plagued humanity for millennia, but it is not just a threat to humans: it infects other animals including birds such as the Hawaiian honeycreepers, whose numbers and species have been almost decimated by avian malaria. But conservationists are fighting back using Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes
Malarial disease and autoimmune disease share a strange relationship. Both are best avoided, however when one is infected with the Plasmodium parasite it may be beneficial to have a propensity for autoimmunity. Kelly Hagadorn and colleagues, at institutes including the National Institute of Health in the US, have sought to explain and clarify this mysterious… Read more »