How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge?
How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge…
Resurgence of malaria in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia (2014–2024): trends, spatial expansion, and control challenges | Malaria Journal
WHO. World malaria report 2024: addressing inequity in the global malaria response. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Google…
A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) | BMC Ecology and Evolution
In this study, we explored, for the first time in Brazil, the population genetic structure of two sympatric…
Adherence to severe malaria treatment guidelines in Northern Uganda: a mixed-methods study | Malaria Journal
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants A total of 384 patients’ medical records were assessed. Nearly half of the malaria…
A reason to celebrate in a time of uncertainty. Response to: Linblade et al. “Assessing the accuracy of the recording and reporting of malaria rapid diagnostic test results in four African countries—methods and key results” | Malaria Journal
A reason to celebrate in a time of uncertainty. Response to: Linblade et al. “Assessing the accuracy of…
Detection of invasive Aedes vittatus mosquitoes in Jamaica: molecular identification and surveillance implications | Parasites & Vectors
Manguin S, Boëte C. Global Impact of Mosquito Biodiversity, Human Vector-Borne Diseas and Environmental Change [Internet]. The Importance…
A case of a misleading conclusion: a critical reassessment of the methodological and interpretive flaws of a recent meta-analysis of the vector role of cat fleas in feline hemotropic Mycoplasma species transmission | Parasites & Vectors
Reanalysis of the Thai samples Stored individual flea samples that previously tested positive by Jensen primer-based PCR without…
Habitat heterogeneity and green filamentous algae influence the larval ecology of Anopheles stephensi during the dry season in Eastern Ethiopia | Parasites & Vectors
Study design This study was conducted in three Ethiopian urban centers: Semera, Logiya and Jigjiga (Fig. 1). All three…
The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal
The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…
Malaria healthcare service utilization before, during, and 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 sub-Saharan African countries using Generalized Estimating Equation | Malaria Journal
Study design and data source Longitudinal study was conducted using secondary data drawn from two survey datasets: ‘Premise…
Experimental transmission of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia persica in its tick vector Ornithodoros tholozani by transstadial, transovarial, and hyperparasitism routes with description of dynamics within the tick host | Parasites & Vectors
Artificial feeding and lifecycle completion The whole lifecycle of O. tholozani ticks was completed three times in consecutive…
Forelimb motion and reciprocation mediate aerodynamic control in a gliding lizard | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Study taxon and husbandry Hemidactylus platyurus is an arboreal species with morphological adaptations that increase surface area (i.e.,…