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Mashup Score: 0The demise of the Guinea worm - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
Following previous setbacks, an announcement in January this year suggests Guinea worm disease may finally be on its way to eradication. If achieved, this would be the second human parasitic disease to be eradicated, after smallpox in 1980.
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Mashup Score: 0City lights might make Culex mosquitoes weaker over the summer but extend West Nile virus transmission risk in the fall - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
This week, Krisztian Magori discusses – with help from ChatGPT and DALL-E – recent studies on the impact of Artificial Light at Night or ALAN on diapausing and non-diapausing Culex mosquitoes and the implications to Culex mosquito dynamics and West Nile virus transmission in urban areas with high levels of light pollution
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In a BugBitten blog post, Krisztian Magori discusses how city lights might make Culex mosquitoes weaker in summer, but stronger and active in fall, thus increasing the risk of West Nile virus transmission. https://t.co/ns22nEwfjo
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Mashup Score: 1
The World Malaria Report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022, reported that malaria still causes over 600,000 deaths every year. The parasite responsible for most of these deaths is Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria can be effectively treated with antimalarial drugs. However, the Plasmodium parasite is in a constant evolutionary arms race with antimalarial drugs, and rates of…
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In a BugBitten blog post @sophie_jm4 discusses the findings of a systematic review on the impact of mass drug administration on evolving resistance in malaria parasites. https://t.co/NtYXukoHud
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Mashup Score: 0Wolves, cougars and the parasite that links them - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
A parasite that encysts in the brains of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is associated with changes in wolf behaviour that may increase their incidence of infection.
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In a BugBitten blog post, @HilaryHurd discusses the possible transmission of T.gondii parasite infection from cougars to wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the US and the behavioral changes seen in wolves following the infection. https://t.co/pQKYkTH73W
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Mashup Score: 0Protecting our feline friends: Parasitic helminths of the European wildcat and spillover to domesticated cats in Germany - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
Surveillance and monitoring of the prevalence and distribution of zoonotic pathogens is crucial in improving our awareness of potential ‘spillover events’, where these pathogens can be transmitted to novel host populations, including humans and often valuable (financially or sentimentally) domesticated animals.
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In a BugBitten blog post, Daniel Parsons discusses a recent study by Katrin Bisterfeld and colleagues on the epidemiology of several cardio-pulmonary parasiti nematodes circulating in European wildcat populations across Germany. https://t.co/GBdGfdtIHN
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Mashup Score: 4Good news in the fight against vector-borne diseases - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
Krisztian Magori practices gratitude for the good news on the development of scalable, self-limiting, genetic sexing version of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce Aedes aegypti populations, with the hope to be able to order his own batch of such mosquitoes in the near future!
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In a BugBitten blog, Krisztian Magori discusses the development of scalable, self-limiting, genetic sexing version of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce Aedes aegypti populations. https://t.co/pBBwjKHSiI
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Mashup Score: 0Vector control – is it all in the attitude? - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
International travel, trade, climate change, migration and conflict can all facilitate the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors from their ‘usual’ endemic regions to non-endemic regions. Lack of knowledge and inexperience of control measures in non-endemic countries can lead to outbreaks of diseases. Pénélope Duval and her colleagues surveyed the knowledge and practices of community…
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In a BugBitten blog, Srimathy Sriskantharajah discusses how @DuvalPnlope3 and her colleagues surveyed 288 community gardens in Lyon to measure gardener motivation and attitude towards the Asian Tiger mosquitoes’ presence and vector control measures. https://t.co/rQGZNoAl1I
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Mashup Score: 0What’s in a worm? The microbiota of horse ascarids. - BugBitten - 1 year(s) ago
Researchers at the University of Kentucky undertook the first study and characterization of the microbiota of an ascarid parasite, of an equine parasite and of the differential microbiota in organs of a parasitic nematode.
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In a BugBitten blog, @SciAnouk discusses a study which is the first characterization of the microbiota of an ascarid parasite. Through this study, researchers found 11 shared bacteria genera across the studied groups (worm life stages, sex and organs). https://t.co/dwO92sH5Cg
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Mashup Score: 2Schistosomiasis and praziquantel resistance - BugBitten - 2 year(s) ago
A study led by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reviews the recent significant advances in understanding the molecular basis of praziquantel action and drug resistance in Schistosoma mansoni. The recent WHO treatment guidelines aim to extend and scale up mass drug administration of praziquantel in schistosomiasis endemic countries. The WHO NTD roadmap aims to…
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In a BugBitten blog, @Shannan_tropmed discusses the importance of monitoring praziquantel resistance in Schistosoma mansoni, the parasitic flatworm that causes schistosomiasis, as mass drug administration programs are scaled up. https://t.co/R1BBRzBRWT
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Mashup Score: 2A new understanding of old pandemics - BugBitten - 2 year(s) ago
Analysis of genomes of plague bacterium from ancient burial sites are shedding light on the origins of Old-World plague pandemics.
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In a BugBitten blog post, @HilaryHurd describes how analysis of genomes of plague bacterium from ancient burial sites are shedding light on the origins of Old-World plague pandemics. https://t.co/ocAGRDRyFg
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In a BugBitten blog post, @HilaryHurd discusses the likely eradication of Guinea worm disease. If achieved, this would be the second human parasitic disease to be eradicated, after smallpox in 1980. https://t.co/p2dLb3m1o8