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).
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).
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 »
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 »
Around 2000 cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are stranded each year across the world and, unfortunately, this number is likely to increase in the… Read more »
Our future could very well play out like an apocalyptic Hollywood film, if two of our nemeses get together: climate change and infectious diseases. We have seen… Read more »
The road to malaria elimination is a long one, but how close are we to the end goal? Can malaria be eliminated and remain eliminated? Here, some experts working… Read more »
The WHO’s Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to eliminate this Neglected Tropical Disease through mass drug administration programs.… Read more »
Do you know how dogs like to poop? From the molecular to the extra-terrestrial, you may be surprised by some of the research that is happening in the diverse… Read more »
In the second part of our interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo, we focus on the importance of community-based surveillance, and in particular the AfyaData… Read more »