Vector control – is it all in the attitude?
International travel, trade, climate change, migration and conflict can all facilitate the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors from their… Read more »
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Liver stage malaria parasites: does it matter where they are located?
Malaria parasites multiply in liver cells prior to invading red blood cells. Recent work has been investigating whether the position of a host cell… Read more »
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#TraeTuChipo: citizen science for the surveillance of Chagas disease
This neglected disease remains a public health issue in many countries, including Venezuela. One project aims to provide real-time… Read more »
What’s in a worm? The microbiota of horse ascarids.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky undertook the first study and characterization of the microbiota of an ascarid parasite,… Read more »
Schistosomiasis and praziquantel resistance
A study led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reviews the recent significant advances in… Read more »
Australia facing another summer of potential Japanese Encephalitis cases
In this blog post, Krisztian Magori summarizes how Australia faces another summer of La Nina conditions, and a potential… Read more »
A new understanding of old pandemics
Analysis of genomes of plague bacterium from ancient burial sites are shedding light on the origins of Old-World plague pandemics.
Armigeres subalbatus, a potential vector for Zika virus
Prof. Xiaoguang Chen and his team from Southern Medical University, China investigated the infection and transmission… Read more »
Genomics can help us better understand and address threats to schistosomiasis control
A study led by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health reviews possible mechanisms for schistosomiasis persistence and… Read more »
Terrestrial pathogens and microplastics: Hitchhiker’s guide to the ocean
Pollution of our waters with plastic debris has been a major focus of how humans are putting pressure on our ecosystems. Research… Read more »
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