Impact of climate and climate change on vector-borne diseases
Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, yellow fever, Lyme disease, plague, dengue, and leishmaniasis kill 700,000 people globally each year.… Read more »
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Can we eliminate the need to scratch an itch?
A new study investigates the effectiveness of mass drug administration to reduce prevalence of mites that cause scabies and their itchy side effects.
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Malaria elimination: are we nearly there yet?
The road to malaria elimination is a long one, but how close are we to the end goal? Can malaria be eliminated and remain… Read more »
One Health and the community – interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo
Community is central to the One Health concept. In a two part interview, we talk to Professor Esron Karimuribo from the Southern… Read more »
Where can we expect the longhorned tick to go (in the US)?
Krisztian Magori shares his preliminary analysis of the potential distribution of the longhorned tick in North America and the… Read more »
Celebrating the achievements of women in science and inspiring the next generation
A brief review of a PhD student-lead symposium celebrating the 'Achievements of women in science and inspiring the next… Read more »
Lab mouse, country mouse: what happens when you move mice from the lab into the field
We often use experiments in controlled laboratory infections to understand how parasites impact hosts. Laboratory studies have… Read more »
NTDs, violent conflicts, and the role of military in global health
Krisztian Magori summarizes two recent papers by Peter Hotez and his coauthors on the potential link between violent conflict and… Read more »
World Malaria Day: interview with Dr. Marcus Lacerda
To mark this year’s World Malaria Day BMC spoke to noted researcher Dr. Marcus Lacerda about the malaria parasite Plasmodium… Read more »
Of monkeys and men: Brazil’s yellow fever outbreak
Recent outbreaks of Yellow fever in Brazil call for fractional dosing to make vaccination stocks stretch further. Meanwhile the… Read more »
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