Let's take a look back at BugBitten's contributions!
From investigating the role of lice in Black Death to exploring the effect of sprays to help control malaria vectors, check out some key research and blogs featured in 2025!
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Our latest BugBitten blog: Otzi the Ice Man keeps on revealing new insights - this time on the dynamic microbial ecosystem he possesses
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Global Change, Pest Invasions, and Migration: Challenges for Rural Communities.
📅 Friday, October 17th, 2025
⏰ 13:00 PM CET | 14:00 PM GMT+1 | 09:00 AM EST
Register here: cassyni.com/events/PuudG...
The event will feature presentations by Antonio Biondi and Dr Samira Abuelgasim Mohamed
Calling all malaria and global health scientists! Would you like to work with @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social towards a new communications strategy to engage the public on malaria and global health issues?
Read their blog on BugBitten to find out more
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We will be attending this year's MSF Scientific Day. For more details about the day and to register: msf.org.uk/msf-scientif...
Come and visit us, we have online and in person booths (BioMed Central) @msfsci.bsky.social
BugBitten's latest blog from @scianouk.bsky.social looking at the recent findings on insect sentience - what implications will this have on vector control? go.nature.com/47jeJ1S
Daniel Parsons' blog: COVID‑19 severely disrupted lymphatic filariasis control programmes. This puts hard‑won progress toward elimination at risk - leading to resurgent infections in some endemic areas.
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A new study offers insights into how mangrove extent and health intersect with vector ecology across Africa’s coastal zones.
Findings suggest larger mangrove forests may reduce malaria risk; denser mangroves may increase it.
➡️Read more: go.nature.com/48qfS7i
Nominations for the 2026 Odile Bain Memorial Prize are open until the end of February!
Read about the prize, including full eligibility details, at: link.springer.com/journal/1307...
For more about the prize's history & 2025's prize-winning research: communities.springernature.com/posts/odile-...
🪲New on BugBitten🪲
Check out the blog: "When illegal gold reached Yanomami lands, malaria followed" by Karina Mondragon-Shem
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Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease that impacts millions. While global efforts have reduced its burden, disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic risk reversing progress, highlighting...
The malaria crisis in Yanomami territory is not simply a return of an old disease. It is the result of rapid environmental destruction driven largely by illegal gold mining and the deforestation it br...
In the field of public health, we conduct a variety of experiments and studies on insects, such as mosquitoes, to advance vector-borne disease research. However entomologists’ variable knowledge and a...
Parasites & Vectors focusses on all aspects of the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens. Broader ...
A new study offers insights into how mangrove extent and health intersects with vector ecology across Africa’s coastal zones. Findings suggest larger mangrove forests may reduce malaria risk, while de...
