Malaria: understanding drug resistance
A recent study of the P. falciparum chloroquine-resistance transporter points to mechanisms underlying resistance to chloroquine and piperaquine
Hilary Hurd
Editor at BugBitten
Hilary is Professor Emeritus of Parasitology at Keele University, UK, having retired at the end of 2013. Her research interests have revolved around parasites transmitted by insects and their interactions with their vectors. She was Director of the Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology at Keele for over ten years and served as President of the British Society for Parasitology.
Latest posts by Hilary Hurd (see all)
- Female genital schistosomiasis needs more attention - 12th April 2024
- An Arbovirus new to Australia - 1st March 2024
- Poor host diet affects mosquito life history traits - 12th January 2024
Snorkels to save salmon
A year-long study confirms the usefulness of depth-based cages to protect farmed Atlantic salmon from sea lice infestation.
Jiggers: a painful infestation
Many people living in tropical or sub-tropical regions are exposed to the risk of a debilitating infestation of these tiny sand-fleas, yet little is known of… Read more »
Receptors that help mosquitoes smell us
Some mosquitoes have a strong preference for feeding on humans rather than other vertebrates. Our smell is one of the cues they use to detect us. A recent… Read more »
Unsticking malaria
Recently published work suggests a toxin from the bacterium, Escherichia coli, could be a therapeutic tool for treatment of cerebral malaria.
Competition between different strains of malaria
A recent study in Burkina Faso showed that genetic diversity in strains of malaria resulted in different degrees of disease severity and showed evidence of… Read more »
Now we are five
A look back over the first five years of BugBitten.
A remarkable wasp parasite
A seven-year study has resulted in a new understanding of the life history of a parasitic insect that infects the paper wasp.
A new lease of life for bednets
Resistance to pyrethroid based insecticides is spreading rapidly, giving rise to concern that bednets treated with these formulation are becoming less… Read more »
Switching on the production of malaria sexual stages
A new study sheds further light on the transcription factor that acts as a master switch that turns on the production of sexual stages in the malaria life… Read more »