While humans fear the zoonotic disease, animals fear the reverse
Many of the most frightening human viruses have only recently made the jump from another species. These ‘zoonoses’ include the pandemic virus… Read more »
Many of the most frightening human viruses have only recently made the jump from another species. These ‘zoonoses’ include the pandemic virus… Read more »
When assessing the worldwide impact of parasitic diseases, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria. In fact, in 2021, large-scale (preventive)… Read more »
A new review in the journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty takes a look at papers examining the effect climate change will have on… Read more »
The development of an effective anti-schistosome vaccine is increasingly considered an essential tool in moving towards… Read more »
A recent study in Senegal looks at the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis, highlighting that loss of earnings and… 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 »
Pork tapeworm: a parasite that afflicts poor, marginalised farming and rural communities within 56 countries across the globe.… Read more »
Researchers report on PCR screening for potentially zoonotic pathogens detected in the faecal samples of wild and semi-captive… Read more »
As the pandemic continues to keep people at home, dog companions remain in high demand. A recently published consensus statement… Read more »
Potential zoonotic schistosomiasis transmission could have a large impact on the control of schistosomiasis. In 2014 there was an… Read more »