0 Infographic: Travel medicine
With decreasing global boundaries and subsequently increasing travel, we’ve taken a look at five of the most common infectious diseases posing a risk to travelers in our latest infographic.
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0 Zika – an update on the vaccine pipeline
Is a Zika vaccine imminent? Editor, Martha Powell, provides an overview of the current Zika vaccine candidates in human clinical trials and how these vaccines are being assessed.
0 Mosquito-borne diseases – how can omics help characterize vectors?
In this exclusive opinion piece, the authors discuss how ‘OMICS’ can help to unravel molecular dynamics driving the complex biological process involved in disease transmission.
0 What impact does the sandfly nanobiome have on leishmaniasis development?
Martin Olivier, discusses how the nanobiome of vectors may impact the infectious processes of disease, highlighting his work on exosomes in sandflies and leishmaniasis.
0 Novel imaging allows real-time monitoring of dengue infection in the body
Researchers have demonstrated an imaging technique utilizing PET, which allows non-invasive and real-time monitoring of dengue infection in mouse models.
0 Are lymphatic filariasis patients more likely to suffer depression?
Researchers have quantified the burden of stigmatization and discrimination on lymphatic filariasis patients, discovering individuals are up to four times more likely to suffer depression than average.
0 New LAMP test could rapidly and sensitively detect Zika virus
Researchers have utilized LAMP technology to develop a new rapid and sensitive low-cost test for Zika virus; they hope it will allow more effective tracking of disease spread.
0 Video infographic: WHO World Malaria Report 2016 – the facts
To highlight World Malaria Day To highlight World Malaria Day take a look at our video infographic based on the WHO’s World Malaria Report.
0 ECCMID17: Could host gene expression be utilized to diagnose malaria?
Host gene expression patterns could be utilized to accurately diagnose malaria according to research presented at ECCMID 2017 on World Malaria Day.
0 ECCMID17: Could Wolbachia be a promising tool to control Zika?
Research presented at ECCMID 2017 highlighted the potential of intracellular bacterium Wolbachia to control and prevent arboviruses, including Zika and chikungunya.