Vampire bat rabies: is it actually 100% fatal?
Vampire bats: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vampire_bat_allogrooming.jpg Rabies virus...
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What determines where flukes are found in the Scottish Highlands?
Red deer stag in Scotland. Image credit:...
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Parasite and vector papers during the COVID-19 publication rush
On 30 January 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of...
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What’s age got to do with it? Age gaps in schistosomiasis control
A typical lakeshore scene at an intestinal schistosomiasis hotspot. Preschool-aged children,...
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Circulating nucleic acids for onchocerciasis detection: a diagnostic dead end?
People leading people blinded by onchocerciasis. Source:...
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BMC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – we’re here for you
We are living through unprecedented times. As a publisher whose portfolio covers most biomedical...
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Sparganosis: a rare disease prevalent in China?
Pelophylax nigromaculatus. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/4806442820 Human...
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The U.S. Congress is back in the business of funding gun research. Now what? Part 2
Image by geralt from Pixabay, CC0. (This post continues from the first part that is available...
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Dual Deprivation for Rare Disease
In cases of rare diseases, the genetic and biological mechanisms of conditions and physical...
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A Map for Drug Discovery
About 80% of the 7,000 rare diseases that have been identified so far are of genetic origin. In...
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No Country for Healthcare Equity
Rare diseases (RD) are multi-systemic, complex conditions that can cause great disability. It is...
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London Global Cancer Week 2019 – New Solutions to evolving challenges
©London Global Cancer Week Increasing recognition for the importance of global cancer control in...
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