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Identification of biomarkers of cure in Chagas disease

Niamh Murphy — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:00:29 +0000

Today, we kick off a series of blog articles written by guest authors publishing in The LCNTDR Collection: Advances in scientific research for NTD control in Parasites and Vectors. We are delighted to start this series with an article by Niamh Murphy discussing her paper on the Assessing antibody decline after chemotherapy of early Chagas disease patients.

A story of two fevers: when malaria is the price of gold

Karina Mondragon-Shem — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:30:59 +0000

In many places around the world, malaria is closely linked to illegal gold mining: environmental destruction, poor access to healthcare, and the high mobility of these communities are just a few of the reasons behind the problem.

The economic impact of schistosomiasis

Daniele Rinaldo — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:42:09 +0000

Schistosomiasis dynamics, water resources development and economic development are strongly interlinked. Dr. Rinaldo and his colleagues explored the concurrent effect and joint dynamics by studying the economic impact of schistosomiasis via its burden on agricultural production, and published their article in Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

监测杀虫剂的阻力ce mutations in local Anopheles populations in Cabo Verde

Daniel Parsons — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:30:21 +0000

A report from Cabo Verde: progress towards the prevention and control of malaria as a public health concern is under threat due to emerging insecticide resistance among local anopheline mosquitoes.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a local problem and a global challenge

Mahdi Askari — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:00:43 +0000

BMC Veterinary Research is pleased to be launching this collection entitled Combatting Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance as the importance of combatting antimicrobial resistance grows daily.

Why we should reconsider population data for disease control and public health programmes

Alexandra Carlin — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:00:31 +0000

Accurate population data are crucial for understanding the spread of diseases and for the design, planning and monitoring of public heath programmes and health care services. However, low-income countries can struggle to ensure accurate and quality population data, in the face of complex & focal population changes. In this blog Alex Carlin discusses innovative solutions and considerations that could be applied to health programmes, such as for Neglected Tropical Diseases, to improve disease control and elimination efforts.

Linking a disease to knowledge of its vector: River blindness and black flies

Hilary Hurd — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:34 +0000

If communities are to be involved in programmes to control insect- transmitted parasitic diseases prevalent in their locality, knowledge of the link between disease and vector is needed. Does it exist?

The increasing human health costs of climate change, highlighted by the 2021 Lancet Countdown report

Krisztian Magori — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:00:22 +0000

Krisztian Magori reviews the findings of the 2021 Lancet Countdown report on the impact of climate change on human health, with particular attention to indicators relevant to the relationship between climate change and infectious, specifically vector-borne, diseases.

Leading the charge towards an effective vaccine against the human liver fluke

Daniel Parsons — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:23 +0000

A new study culminating from years of research provides further support for the use of tetraspanin proteins in the development of a vaccine against the carcinogenic human liver fluke, Opistorchis viverrini.

What factors drive persistent schistosomiasis infections in hotspot communities.

Anouk Gouvras — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:00:56 +0000

Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the banks of Lake Victoria. These findings will help schistosomiasis elimination programmes design targeted interventions to bring down infections in these high transmission areas.