Infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries. T. solium… Read more »
Bats have important roles in the ecosystems they inhabit. Sometimes, they also carry viruses. One study in the Atlantic Forest suggests anthropogenic… Read more »
Pollution of our waters with plastic debris has been a major focus of how humans are putting pressure on our ecosystems. Research… Read more »
Now in its ninth year, the Odile Bain Memorial Prize was awarded by Parasites & Vectors, in collaboration with Boehringer… Read more »
The rise in human cases of zoonotic malaria poses a threat to control and elimination programmes in Southeast Asia, and a recent… Read more »
A recent study in Senegal looks at the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis, highlighting that loss of earnings and… Read more »
Accurately mapping the prevalence and risk of infection is a vital tool for informing disease prevention and control strategies,… Read more »
Although the jury is still out regarding the origin of SARS-CoV-2, it is most likely to have originated in an animal reservoir.… Read more »
It is a given that humans will always be plagued (excuse the pun) by zoonotic diseases because we have a close relationship with… Read more »
COVID-19 is just one of the many infectious diseases that has been transmitted to humans from wild animals. Another zoonotic… Read more »
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