Karachi

March 16, 2018

Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses

Scientists find that global warming has allowed disease-bearing insects to proliferate, increasing exposure to viral infections. Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses […]
March 15, 2018

New understanding of parasite biology might help stop malaria transmission

Researchers made an important step toward deeper understanding of how malaria blood stage parasites turn the switch to become transmissible to other humans. This knowledge is […]
March 14, 2018

Parasitic worms need their intestinal microflora too

Scientists have cast new light on a little understood group of worm infections, which collectively afflicts 1 in 4 people, mainly children — in the developing […]
March 13, 2018

Feeding wildlife can influence migration, spread of disease

Animal migration patterns are changing as humans alter the landscape, according to new research. Those changes can affect wildlife interactions with parasites-with potential impacts on public […]