Genetic interventions to combat obstinate mosquito-borne scourgesPosted on 7 September 202323 October 2023Approx reading time: 4 mins This piece was written for Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research and republished here, authored by Leo Braack, Co-Chair of APME......read more
Dengue: is Africa ready to respond?Posted on 15 June 202327 October 2023Approx reading time: 1 min Dengue is the fastest spreading infectious disease in the world. Around 70 percent of cases are currently found in Asia, but preva......read more
The spectre of rising mosquito-borne urban diseasePosted on 19 August 202223 October 2023Approx reading time: 5 mins According to the United Nations, since 2007, more people globally are now living in cities than at any other time in history. In A......read more
Third International Malaria Vector Surveillance for Elimination course in IndiaPosted on 28 June 202223 October 2023Approx reading time: 4 mins Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have achieved significant levels of malaria reduction, but many still face the cha......read more
Success for Dr Sylvia Meek scholars: Helping to address the global shortage of medical entomologistsPosted on 27 July 202123 October 2023Approx reading time: 2 mins There are few things that can rival the satisfaction and quiet pleasure of witnessing the progress of a bright and talented new ge......read more
We must wake up to the dengue threat – and the other diseases lining up behindPosted on 19 June 201924 October 2023Approx reading time: 3 mins Sweat glistens on the skin of the 24-year-old Jeanine. Here and there it coalesces into tiny rivulets that trickle and drip onto t......read more