Research published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, reports that an exotic tick-borne parasite has been found within sheep in the North … read more

Lyme disease is commonly spread through the bites of infected ticks and a group of researchers have published their work in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface which models risk of Lyme disease infection in Scotland based on temperature and geography. read more

A study, published in PLoS Pathogens, showed monkeys with chronic diarrhoea could be treated by microscopic parasite worm (helminth) eggs. The similarity of the condition to inflammatory bowel diseases provides hope for developing human treatments. read more

A paper in Science identified the virus from a parasitic mite that has helped wipe out billions of honey bee colonies globally. The paper explained colony collapse was partially due to the Deformed Wing Virus (DWV), transmitted by the Varroa mite. read more

The author’s of a new study led by scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge came to the SMC to discuss the findings of a new study which identified a potential Achilles’ heel of the malaria parasite with the potential to lead to new drugs and vaccines. read more

Scientists in Cambodia have reported growing resistance to the artemesinin family of drugs, which currently the most effective treatments for malaria available. read more

The paper reported that dual infection with both HIV and malaria fuels the spread of both diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. read more