Sick’s scent
Ailie Robinson
Characteristic skin odour associated with malaria is attractive to mosquitoes
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Why should we care about genetic diversity in mosquitoes?
Christina Faust
The topic of this blog coincides nicely with Charles Darwin’s birthday week. The techniques that we use to study evolution have changed… Read more »
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Quiz: BugBitten in 2017
In 2017 BugBitten reported on the latest research and events concerning the parasitology and vector biology community. As the year… Read more »
Where does West Nile virus go in winter?
Sporadic epidemics of West Nile Fever occur in Europe in the summer months when the mosquito vector of West Nile virus is biting.… Read more »
Update on Zika virus, microcephaly and control efforts
Yesterday, November 3, 2016, was the 1st official One Health Day, devoted to bring global attention to the need to consider the… Read more »
Mosquitoes suit up in war against malaria
Anopheles mosquitoes have made their move, donning a thicker armour against insecticide- now what’s ours?
Sub-lethal effects of insecticide resistance
Insecticide resistance is a huge threat to the malaria control. A new study suggest that the bad news about insecticide resistance… Read more »
Protect mosquitoes from malaria, save human lives
Gametocytocidal drugs stop the malaria life cycle by preventing transmission from human to mosquito. This has the potential to… Read more »
Winning the war against malaria by beating its vector
We have won some significant victories against one of human’s greatest enemies, malaria, by targeting its vector. But are we… Read more »
Interview with Luke Alphey, biotechnology expert at Pirbright Institute
Luke Alphey, Group Leader of Vector-borne Viral Diseases at the Pirbright Institute in the UK, former Research Director of Oxitec… Read more »
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