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…Read more »
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…Read more »
Field studies, conducted in Brazil, have been investigation the distance sand flies will fly to a trap baited with the sex-aggregation pheromone that…Read more »
Recent outbreaks of Yellow fever in Brazil call for fractional dosing to make vaccination stocks stretch further. Meanwhile the…Read more »
With almost 1400 cases and 250 deaths, Brazil is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of yellow fever since the 1940s.…Read more »
We talk to Filipe Dantas-Torres, winner of one of the 2016 Odile Bain Memorial Prizes, about his career to date, the inspiration…Read more »
Variations in the copulation songs that male sandflies sing to their mates determines whether or not insemination is successful
Detection of eggs/ cysts of intestinal parasites in the faeces of infected animals is the gold standard for diagnosing numerous…Read more »
Guest post by Dr Rod J Dillon (@sandflyman) Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, UK. As part of…Read more »
Over a million people from around the world, including 10,000 England supporters from the U.K, are expected to flock to Brazil…Read more »