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

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 communities.springernature.com/posts/making...

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. communities.springernature.com/posts/lympha...

🪲New on BugBitten🪲 Check out the blog: "When illegal gold reached Yanomami lands, malaria followed" by Karina Mondragon-Shem 🔗 communities.springernature.com/posts/when-i...

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! Read more here: communities.springernature.com/posts/bugbit....

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-...

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

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

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

this week on BugBitten - Daniel Parsons writes about the Molecular compatibility of #malaria parasites in #mosquito vectors - discussing a paper in Nature Communications @natureportfolio.nature.com @danielparsons.bsky.social @springernature.com communities.springernature.com/posts/molecu...

🎥 Our Director Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the devastating impact of #NTD #noma and highlights urgent research gaps revealed in a new global study. @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @who.int #GlobalHealth #NeglectedDiseases #HealthEquity 🔗 youtu.be/vXchBDksSrQ

Mosquitoes are NOT vectors of Lyme disease virus - a study in Parasites & Vectors has proven through experimental work that mosquitoes are not vectors of the virus that causes Lyme disease communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ve...

Can the microbiome of soils be shaped 'by vaccinating the soil' to protect against pathogenic nematode? #worldmicrobiomeday communities.springernature.com/posts/guardi...

Yellow fever virus is re-emerging and expanding its range. We took a deep dive into its virus-host protein interactions, and uncovered strategies of replication and evolution for this understudied virus. Read more here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Our latest blog from BugBitten looks to the future - Empowering the next generation of biologists with One Health skills... communities.springernature.com/posts/empowe...

Schistosomiasis is one of the topics that will be discussed at MSF Scientific Days next week @msfsci.bsky.social read this recent paper from Parasites & Vectors on the discovery of 2 new antischistosomal compounds parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Bugbitten blog looking at Animal Microbiome paper - The Bacterial and pathogenic landscape of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) whole blood and serum from Kenya communities.springernature.com/posts/hidden...

Our blog BugBitten has moved to the Springer Nature Research Communities platform. communities.springernature.com/badges/bugbi...