The evolutionary arms race: mass drug use and malaria parasites
The World Malaria Report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022, reported that malaria still causes over 600,000 deaths every year.… Read more »
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All jumbled up – Bugbitten themed anagrams
Dear Readers, Welcome to BugBitten in 2023. We thought we would start the year with a parasitologically-themed anagram puzzle. All words were used… Read more »
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Filipe Dantas Torres – winner of the 2022 WSAVA One Health Award
Many congratulations to Filipe Dantas Torres, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors, on winning the 2022 World… Read more »
Bill Gates suggests sensible technical steps to prevent the next pandemic
Krisztian Magori recommends the latest book by Bill Gates on "How to Prevent the Next Pandemic", as part of his blog series… Read more »
Flaviviruses make you smell like a perfume to attract blood-seeking Aedes mosquitoes, and you might be able to take a cheap, safe drug to stop them
Krisztian Magori reviews a recent study demonstrating that flaviviruses make mice (and people) produce more of the volatile… Read more »
World War C – a review of a book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Krisztian Magori reviews the book "World War C: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One" by Dr.… Read more »
BugBitten’s mid-year puzzle page
Dear BugBitten readers, it has been an exhausting year so far (and indeed a few years). This week, we would like to treat you to a… Read more »
Congratulations! You survived 2021!
Krisztian Magori summarizes 2021, with the many challenges and achievements here at Bugbitten and beyond, and what we might have… Read more »
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… Read more »
Wolbachia to the rescue – reducing dengue just like a COVID-19 vaccine
Krisztian Magori (@BiteOfAMosquito) provides an update on the most recent developments in the use of Wolbachia in reducing dengue… Read more »
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