Small mammals (including mice, voles, and shrews) are found globally and many species are happy to live next door or even within the same house as… Read more »
In this post, Krisztian Magori summarizes the results of a recently published, long-term study on the ecology of a rare tick-borne pathogen, Borrelia… Read more »
Krisztian Magori and his MSc student Ben Thompson summarize a new study experimentally demonstrating the connection between rodent… Read more »
Lizards use "behavioural hypothermia" to reduce the negative impact of tick infestations, another example of parasite infections… Read more »
If you want to control tick numbers, promoting red wood ants may be the answer. Research recently published in Parasites &… Read more »
Vector biologists meet to discuss current and potential threats to the UK
Krisztian Magori explains how he used a disease ecology capstone class to expose the medical professionals of the future to the… Read more »
Since 2011 it has no longer been compulsory for dogs being imported into the UK to be inspected for ticks. Within five years the… Read more »
While a group of dedicated researchers develop novel method to control ticks, these tiny arachnids take revenge by spreading… Read more »
Victor Brugman (The Pirbright Institute) and Stacey Leech (Public Health England) This month saw a swarm of parasitologists,… Read more »
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