This project builds on recent work reporting tick transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes and genome sequencing of both the pathogen and tick vector. We have utilized both next generation and ...

Global health advocates often argue that the tropical diseases that plague many ... that lose biodiversity will have a heavier burden of vector-borne and parasitic diseases. Their results appear ...

The method has been found to be effective. Officials unleash surprising new weapon in fight against deadly mosquitoes in US: 'There's now evidence that it can be incorporated' first appeared on The ...

More information: Johannah E. Farner et al, Local tree cover predicts mosquito species richness and disease vector presence in a tropical countryside landscape, Landscape Ecology (2025). DOI: ...

It also means that some parts of the tropics will see a decline in vector-borne NTDs. “People sometimes just assume higher temperatures automatically mean more tropical diseases,” says Hotez.

She is board member for Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases. There are already tools to prevent and treat these diseases. They include drugs, vector control, veterinary public health ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Department of Health reminds residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites that could lead to vector-borne diseases, including West Nile virus.

and vector reservoirs to develop an adaptive healthcare system—particularly in the context of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Advt NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases ...

Vestergaard (www.Vestergaard.com) and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) are pleased to announce that Dr Jackline Martin has joined Vestergaard as a Vector Product Development Associate ...

Dr Dorothy Achu, Team Lead for Tropical Vector-Borne Diseases at WHO Regional Office for Africa. “We must ensure diseases disproportionately affecting the poorest and most marginalized populations ...