BMC Series Highlights Blog – December
Long Covid - Maternal Cannabis Use - Pesticide Poisoning - Psychotherapy and Refugees - Dying Patient Law
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Dog adoption: are you taking home more than you bargained for?
As the pandemic continues to keep people at home, dog companions remain in high demand. A recently published consensus statement highlights the… Read more »
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Highlights from the BMC Series – November
The micropolitics of healthcare, primary care in the midst of the opioid epidemic, contaminated wooly mammoth DNA, and more.
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… Read more »
The impact of mass drug administration on Schistosoma haematobium infection: what is required to achieve morbidity control and elimination?
Using an individual based stochastic model and data from two different age-intensity profiles of infection prevalence and… Read more »
Can we predict where arboviruses will emerge?
Over the past decades, viruses transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes have expanded their distribution and caused an increasing… Read more »
The progress of surveillance of schistosomiasis in China
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world in terms of public health impacts. According… Read more »
How should we measure face washing in trachoma elimination programmes?
Researchers from the UK and Senegal assessed the reliability of facial cleanliness indicators used to measure a key component of… Read more »
Characterizing an ancient gene variant influencing coat color in modern dogs using citizen science and dog DNA samples
Citizen science has facilitated a large genotype screening of pet dogs in order to understand the effect of one of the earliest… Read more »
Investigating the importance of the Schistosome digestive tract in host immune evasion, parasite survival and novel vaccine development
An investigation into schistosome digestive tract development reveals that the oesophageal gland, a site of protein secretion and… Read more »