Surprises galore – Bugbitten’s New Year quiz
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.
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- Surprises galore – Bugbitten’s New Year quiz - 4th January 2019
- Maternal filarial infection impacts childhood susceptibility to infection - 7th December 2018
- Quiz: so you think you know biology? - 6th October 2018
Maternal filarial infection impacts childhood susceptibility to infection
The WHO’s Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to eliminate this Neglected Tropical Disease through mass drug administration programs.… Read more »
Quiz: so you think you know biology?
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 »
One Health and the community – the AfyaData tool
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 »
One Health and the community – interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo
Community is central to the One Health concept. In a two part interview, we talk to Professor Esron Karimuribo from the Southern African Centre for Infectious… Read more »
Mind altering microbes: can Toxoplasma gondii infection increase entrepreneurship?
Toxoplasma gondii infection is thought to alter the personalities of infected individuals (whether rats or humans) by increasing risk-taking behaviors. Studies… Read more »
The crystal ball: predicting the next outbreak
Just after the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Bill Gates gave a TED talk entitled The next outbreak? We’re not ready. The irony is that we know outbreaks are coming and… Read more »
5th International One Health Congress – a reflection
On 22nd – 25th June, experts from a diverse range of specialities and members of the public came together at the 5th International One Health Congress in… Read more »
Ever feel in your gut that you and your dog have more in common than you realized?
Dogs have long been considered our best friends, and people often joke that dogs and their owners grow to look alike over time. In actual fact, the similarities… Read more »
Quiz: BugBitten in 2017
In 2017 BugBitten reported on the latest research and events concerning the parasitology and vector biology community. As the year comes to a close, can you… Read more »