Seasons greetings from BugBitten
The Editors of BugBitten would like to extend our warmest wishes to all our readers during the festive season. Thank you for supporting the blog in 2021, and we…Read more »
Srimathy Sriskantharajah
Srimathy Sriskantharajah completed a BSc in Microbiology (UCL) and a PhD in environmental microbiology/ atmospheric chemistry (Royal Holloway University of London) before joining BioMed Central. Srimathy blogs about microbiology, infectious diseases and the environment amongst other things.
Latest posts by Srimathy Sriskantharajah(see all)
- Seasons greetings from BugBitten- 24th December 2021
- Une histoire sur un timbre: the recent history of malaria events told through stamps- 3rd December 2021
- From the wild and the tame – zoonotic parasites- 19th November 2021
Une histoire sur un timbre: the recent history of malaria events told through stamps
With the widespread usage of emails and electronic messaging apps for personal and business correspondences, the importance of the letter and the humble stamp…Read more »
From the wild and the tame – zoonotic parasites
It is a given that humans will always be plagued (excuse the pun) by zoonotic diseases because we have a close relationship with domestic and wild animals and…Read more »
What do you know about malaria?
Or perhaps a better question would be what do you think you know about malaria? In this day and age, with easy access to information, are there any checks…Read more »
Are we ready for (re)emerging arboviral diseases?
A few years ago, this question would have been merely academic for most of the world, but now that we have all experienced the realities of emerging pathogens…Read more »
Discoverability: encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration in One Health
Back in 2018, I attended the 5th International One Health Congress, hosted by the One Health Platform. For me, it was an eye opener in terms of seeing the scope…Read more »
Microplastics and microbes – have we created a new disease vector?
Microplastic pollution is a global crisis that we are all having to face as a consequence of our own actions. However, an aspect of microplastic pollution that…Read more »
From pole to tropics: a festive parasitic tour
The holiday season is upon us again! Join me on a whistle-stop parasite-themed tour of the season (aided by some of our festive blog articles from the past).
Dengue: don’t you, forget about me!
At a time when we seem to hear only about COVID 19, it is easy to forget about other diseases that have had, and will continue to have, far more impact on the…Read more »
Contentious, contagious and concerning – the impact of recent measles outbreaks across the world
It is the world’s most contagious viral disease, and has killed thousands of people in 2020 already. However, I am not talking about COVID 19 but a much more…Read more »