All Parasites articles – Page 8
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NewsMosquito-controlling bacteria might also enhance insect fertility
A new study reveals biological mechanisms by which a specific strain of bacteria in the Wolbachia genus might enhance the fertility of the insects it infects - with potentially important implications for mosquito-control strategies.
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NewsStudy supports potential for injectable ‘chemical vaccine’ for malaria using atovaquone
Researchers demonstrate in mouse model that key mutation that renders malaria parasites resistant to atovaquone also makes them non-transmissible via mosquitoes.
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NewsGenetic fingerprint suggests cutaneous leishmaniasis may be gaining foothold in US
Analysis reveals DNA evidence of a US-acquired strain of cutaneous leishmaniasis - the prospect of a growing threat comes amidst concerns that domestic sand flies could acquire a deadly form of the disease via dog imports.
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NewsLetting go of an extra weight to control sleeping sickness
A new study has found a new strategy by the host to cope with Trypanosoma brucei infection.
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NewsPrevalence of malaria infections varies among migrant populations
A systematic review shows that malaria parasite prevalence is highest in migrants from the Sub-Saharan region, particularly migrants from Central Africa.
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NewsStudy IDs six drugs that can be repurposed for treatment of toxoplasmosis
Brazilian researchers screened 160 compounds known to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 and identified those that also act against the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
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NewsLeishmania’s secret weapon is ability to infect non-immune cells
The parasites that cause visceral leishmaniasis appear to have a secret weapon, new research suggests - they can infect non-immune cells and persist in those uncommon environments.
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NewsMainstay malaria drug may be beginning to fail in the Horn of Africa
In eastern Africa, malaria parasites have developed resistance to artemisinins, the backbone of current treatment regimens, a development that could dramatically worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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NewsNanoparticle vaccine candidate shows promise against emerging tick-borne virus
Researchers have used nanoparticles to develop a potential vaccine candidate against Dabie Bandavirus, formerly known as Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV), a tick-borne virus that has no prevention, treatment or cure.
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CareersIgnoring the rise of anti-science could usher back once-deadly diseases
As a wave of anti-science sentiment sweeps the globe, scientists need to speak up, says paediatric vaccine scientist Dr Peter Hotez in an interview with The Microbiologist as he launches his new book.
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NewsClimate change can alter the risk of succumbing to infectious diseases
A new Europe-wide study has found that he prevalence of potentially pathogenic protozoans, bacteria and viruses in birds and bats is associated with temperature or rainfall.
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NewsMalaria parasites resistant to treatment and detection emerge in Ethiopia
Genomic surveillance by scientists has revealed mutations in malaria-causing parasites that will complicate efforts to eradicate the disease in Africa.
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NewsChagas research unravels mystery of how the tropical disease progresses
Researchers have established a link between disease progression in Chagas disease and parasite strain diversity.
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NewsStudy reveals how leishmaniasis vaccines work at molecular level
Researchers have determined how these vaccine candidates for leishmaniasis prompt molecular-level changes in host cells that have specific roles in helping generate the immune response.
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NewsChytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
Researchers were able to analyze chytrid DNA from two alpine snowpack sites in Japan using single-spore PCR.
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NewsTargeting malaria parasite’s IncRNAs could halt life cycle progression
A study into mechanisms that regulate gene expression through the different stages of Plasmodium falciparum’s lifecycle could open new avenues for therapeutic strategies aimed at stopping the parasite’s life cycle progression.
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NewsResearchers target lifecycle of parasite behind Chagas disease
Researchers are studying the signaling pathway that leads the parasite behind Chagas disease to transform and reproduce.
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NewsTick- and mosquito-borne diseases prevalent in shelter dogs
Ticks and mosquitoes are expanding their geographic range due to warming temperatures, frequently bringing disease, and a new study suggests shelter dogs in the eastern U.S. may be bearing the brunt of that burden.
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NewsInflammation slows malaria parasite growth and reproduction in the body
Researchers have found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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NewsCo-infection by novel species of parasite found in visceral leishmaniasis patient
Genome sequencing of clinical samples from a child has revealed the simultaneous presence of the protozoan Leishmania infantum and an as-yet unnamed parasite that was identified earlier in a fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis.