Host decoy traps which mimic humans or cattle by combining odour, heat and a conspicuous visual stimulus could be effective […]
Drugs that stop mosquitoes catching malaria could help eradicate the disease
Researchers have identified compounds that could prevent malaria parasites from being able to infect mosquitoes, halting the spread of disease. […]
Mosquito screening useful in monitoring lymphatic filariasis re-emergence
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up […]
The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells
Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than immune cells, whose job it is […]
Malaria treatment, scientists have decoded how parasites invade our cells
Talk of monsoon, and it is difficult not to worry about malaria. However, the disease may soon be a thing […]