Modelling predicts how the ecological impacts of climate change are expected to drive changes in the endemic ranges of zoonotic vector-borne diseases globally
It is now recognised that health studies and interventions have historically been male-biased, and female-related health issues less explored. The potential consequence of infection with Schistos...
Have you ever found yourself eyeing a mosquito as it buzzed around, seemingly fixated on making you its next meal? It’s an intricate dance of advances and retreats, with the female mosquito met...
https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/03/22/dancing-against-malaria/
The new, approved malaria vaccine has moved to a national distribution in Cameroon, marking a small but mighty milestone in control of the parasitic disease.
https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/02/finally-a-malaria-vaccine-is-being-distributed/
Cabo Verde, a beautiful archipelago of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, becoming the third African country to receive th...
New research suggests the changing diet of populations in developing countries could alter the components of people's blood plasma and thereby affect the metabolism of mosquitoes that feed on the...
A new study by Oke et al. looks at a non-destructive way to measure Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes over periods of time.
When assessing the worldwide impact of parasitic diseases, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria. In fact, in 2021, large-scale (preventive) schistosomiasis treatment in countries with modera...
Can telehealth help to reliably diagnose autism spectrum disorder in children? How does climate change impact the habitat and conservation efforts of geladas? What do genomes of ancient populatio...
https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2023/12/22/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-november-2023/
Poverty, inequality, and vector-borne disease feed into one another. How do we break the loop?