First reported UK case of dog-to-dog Leishmaniasis transmissionThe first case of Leishmaniasis (or leishmaniosis) in a pet dog which has never left the United Kingdom has been reported in the Vet Record this week. Leishmaniasis is caused by a protozoan parasite and is usually transmitted via the bite of female… Apr 05 19April 05, 2019Article at The Infection Injection
Do raw meat dog foods pose a health risk for pets and their owners?Your dog’s dinner could contain enough pathogenic bacteria to harm your health and your pet, say Swedish researchers in a study recently published in the Veterinary Record. Feeding Fido a raw meat-based diet has become an increasingly popular option… Mar 05 19March 05, 2019Article at The Infection Injection
Can Malaria make your body odour more attractive to mosquitoes?You may think that having cerebral malaria is bad enough, but what if the parasite could manipulate your body odour and make you even more attractive to blood-feeding mosquitoes? It’s a disturbing prospect both for the patient and the wider… Apr 26 18April 26, 2018Article at The Infection Injection
New study links Dengue fever and strokeThe authors of a new study report that people who have been recently hospitalised with dengue fever in Taiwan have more than twice the risk of having a stroke than other patients. The study analysed data from over 13 thousand patients with the… Mar 15 18March 15, 2018Article at The Infection Injection
The case of the missing mosquitoHave you seen this mosquito? The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, the notorious carrier of yellow fever, Chikungunya, Dengue and a known associate of the Zika virus, has disappeared from Palmyra Atoll. The mosquito, that was accidentally… Mar 07 18March 07, 2018Article at The Infection Injection
Body-snatching fungus hijacks cicada mating behaviourIt’s disappointing when your Friday night internet date doesn’t match their profile. But for male periodical cicadas this could mean their match is in thrall to a body-snatching fungus and they’re about to be the next victim. In their recently… Feb 23 18February 23, 2018Article at The Infection Injection
Can measles immunisation help children survive other infections?The authors of a recently published observational study have found evidence that a child’s overall chance of survival is improved if the last vaccine they received was for measles. The researchers analysed routine vaccination and survival data for… Feb 14 18February 14, 2018Article at The Infection Injection
Mapping patient’s movements during an outbreak may be key to reducing dengue transmissionWhen tackling diseases spread by mosquitoes it’s easy to forget that humans move around too. A recent study investigating a dengue outbreak in Australia revealed that humans were important dispersers of dengue virus during an outbreak in Cairns in… Feb 20 17February 20, 2017Article at The Infection Injection
Is a parasitic worm the solution to the mystery and misery of nodding syndrome?A debilitating form of children’s epilepsy may be caused by an autoimmune response triggered by infection with a parasitic worm, suggests a new study published this week in Science Translational Medicine. The exact cause of Nodding syndrome, which is… Feb 16 17February 16, 2017Article at The Infection Injection
Map reveals where in Scotland Lyme-infected ticks are most likely to get youResearchers can now predict where in Scotland you are most likely to encounter ticks that carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. If that wasn’t enough to make you reconsider those picnic plans, then they have also… Jun 22 16June 22, 2016Article at Spectator Life
