Insecticides are fundamental to vector control programs for vector borne diseases. Malaria is one of the most dangerous of these diseases, with an estimated 627,000 deaths per year. Reducing transmission by targeting mosquito populations is an integral strategy for controlling this disease. Such programs are heavily reliant on the use of insecticides- in the form…Read more »
For anyone who has managed to bypass the constant bombardment of love heart- themed everything- today is Valentine’s Day. On this day, scorned by singletons, we consider one of the true agents of heart ache- Dirofilaria immitis aka the heartworm. Caused by this parasitic, filarial nematode, dirofilariasis is a vector-borne zoonose affecting the cardiovascular and…Read more »
World Health Day occurs annually on the 7th April to mark the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948. The WHO aims to utilise World Health Day to draw attention to a specific subject related to global human health. Previous years have focussed on a diverse range of topics of global health concern…Read more »
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A malaria ookinete ~ image from the Tewari lab The most vulnerable stage of any parasite’s life cycle is generally the point at which it moves from one host to another. It may be exposed to a hostile environment and risk the chance of not being eaten by the next host or it may have…Read more »