Health

Why interdisciplinary approaches are essential for complex public health challenges

03/06/2022

Suzan Trienekens

In this study, we use mixed methods to understand water contact and the related risk of acquiring schistosomiasis among… Read more »

Control of zoonotic malaria may be hindered by missing knowledge of its mosquitoes

27/05/2022

Karina Mondragon-Shem

The rise in human cases of zoonotic malaria poses a threat to control and elimination programmes in Southeast Asia, and a recent… Read more »

Eye disease eliminated from The Gambia

20/05/2022

Hilary Hurd

Another good news story: a recent article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases outlines the journey taken by The Gambia to reach… Read more »

For the love of dog(s): Current distribution of the ornate dog tick in the Czech Republic

13/05/2022

Daniel Parsons

Dermacentor reticulatus is a veterinary and medically important tick with an expanding geographic range, and as such, in-depth… Read more »

What is the economic impact of schistosomiasis? A One Health question.

06/05/2022

Anouk Gouvras

A recent study in Senegal looks at the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis, highlighting that loss of earnings and… Read more »

Malaria elimination: With innovative tools, it’s possible

03/05/2022

Kennedy Zembere

Two main methods are key for preventing malaria and these include bed net use and indoor spraying with insecticides. However, with… Read more »

Does the jewel of mosquitos come with a price?

29/04/2022

Timothy Little

‘Beautiful' is an adjective seldom found in vector-borne disease, not least concerning mosquitos. Yet one photographer has… Read more »

Are helminth infections making children fall short?

26/04/2022

Eleanor Raj

Parasitic worm (helminth) infections are often described as a cause of stunting in children. However, a variety of factors can… Read more »