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Why we should reconsider population data for disease control and public health programmes
Accurate population data are crucial for understanding the spread of diseases and for the design, planning and monitoring of public heath programmes… Read more »
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Traditional surveillance approaches in collaboration with citizen science improves the known distribution of invasive Aedes japonicus in Spain
Surveillance and monitoring of invasive species by public health agencies is often directed at international points of entry,… Read more »
Towards a broader definition of value: why we underestimate the benefits of progress on NTDs
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.
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 Screener: Harnessing smartphone technology to automate malaria diagnostics
Malaria continues to be a global challenge to population health, and the scale of the problem is driven by a lack of trained… Read more »
Dengue: don’t you, forget about me!
At a time when we seem to hear only about COVID 19, it is easy to forget about other diseases that have had, and will continue to… Read more »
Teaching disease ecology – in the time of COVID-19
In this year's update to his annual post, Krisztian Magori reflects on his experience teaching his disease ecology class at EWU… Read more »
Electrocuting mosquitoes: a new hope for monitoring dengue vectors?
The Mosquito Electrocuting Trap (MET) for collection of mosquito populations that transmit dengue virus was recently tested for… Read more »
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