Month: August 2024

  1. We now know what causes the Buruli ulcer, so what are we doing about it?

    Dr VĂ©ronique Paris, Dr Peter Mee, and Nicholas Bell Knowing that mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of the Buruli ulcer in Victoria is a breakthrough, but we need to work out what happens next to tackle the disease Understanding how infectious diseases spread is crucial for developing effective prevention and control strategies, especially for […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2024/08/13/we-now-know-what-causes-the-buruli-ulcer-so-what-are-we-doing-about-it

  2. Mosquito stowaways repeatedly spread new insecticide resistance mutations across the world

    This blog was originally shared on the Ecology & Evolution ‘research community: read it here – https://communities.springernature.com/posts/mosquito-stowaways-repeatedly-spread-new-insecticide-resistance-mutations-across-the-world Original research paper can be found at Nature Communications here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49792-y Aedes mosquitoes are some of the deadliest animals on the planet. Two species in particular, Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) and Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito), have […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2024/08/05/mosquito-stowaways-repeatedly-spread-new-insecticide-resistance-mutations-across-the-world