Invasive plant increases malaria transmission
In their article published recently in Malaria Journal, Gunter Muller and colleagues show that the invasive plant, Prosopis juliflora, promotes malaria parasite… 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)
- From pole to tropics: a festive parasitic tour - 24th December 2020
- Dengue: don’t you, forget about me! - 18th September 2020
- Contentious, contagious and concerning – the impact of recent measles outbreaks across the world - 12th June 2020
ACT Now: ACTwatch shares their observations AND their Datasets
For nine years, ACTwatch has been monitoring the state of anti-malarial and diagnostic markets across sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region.… Read more »
A discussion on ivermectin
The use of ivermectin in treating NTDs is well known, but its potential use in preventing malaria transmission is relatively novel. Ahead of World Malaria Day,… Read more »
Challenging your perception of malaria – quiz
Engaging and educating the public on environmental science
To celebrate Earth Week 2017 and Earth Day, Dr Srimathy Sriskantharajah, the Associate Publisher of Life Sciences, and Chris McEntee, Journal Development Editor… Read more »
Can furry pets reduce infant obesity?
Pet owners often wax lyrical about how their pets enrich their lives, but did you know pets can affect us at a more microscopic level? Research published today… Read more »
Sweetcorn – amaizing attraction for malaria mosquitoes
Maize pollen, an important food source for mosquito larvae, produces chemicals that encourage egg- carrying Anopheles arabiensis to lay their eggs in maize… Read more »
Science meets fiction: the microbiome and super powers
Our microbiomes have evolved with us over the millenia - or perhaps it is we that have evolved with them. In any case, our relationship with our microbiome is… Read more »
Happy 3rd Birthday BugBitten!
BugBitten celebrates its 3rd birthday this month, so lets look back at some of our memorable blogs and the people behind these blogs...
Dam, dam, dam – Three Gorges Dam is helping to reduce schistosomiasis
The Three Gorges hydroelectric dam is a feat of modern engineering: providing power to a vast region, lowering flood risks along the Yangtze and increasing the… Read more »