What factors drive persistent schistosomiasis infections in hotspot communities.
Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the banks of Lake… Read more »
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Risky rodent landscapes: where will zoonotic infections become more common?
A recent study investigated how changing land use will alter where rodent zoonotic hazard increases or decreases across the globe.
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In today's economic climate there is an urgent need for economic tools and methodologies to adequately evaluate and demonstrate to… Read more »
Eyes in the sky: How drones can be used in malaria vector control
A new study investigates the practicalities of using drones to identify Anopheles larval habitat in Malawi.
Putting Maasai women behind the camera to take control of Trachoma control
In a recent study by Mtuy et al 2021, researchers assessed the use of Photovoice as a community engagement tool by putting Maasai… Read more »
Chasing after the human flea, a controversial bubonic plague vector
Bubonic plague is considered by many as a disease from the past, a dark age scourge which took millions of lives during major… Read more »
Meet the Winners of the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2021
This year again Parasites & Vectors, in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, awarded the Odile Bain Memorial… Read more »
Malaria vaccines: a new approach for an old idea
Clinical trials of malaria vaccines composed of live parasites in combination with anti-malaria drugs to kill the parasites once… Read more »
Can three years of intensive deworming eliminate soil-transmitted helminths?
The DeWorm3 transmission model seeks to answer the question. The trial is testing the hypothesis that frequent mass drug… Read more »
Twenty years of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infection control in Ethiopia
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