Asian longhorned ticks getting ready to spread further in the US
Krisztian Magori provides an update on the geographical distribution of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the United States, and his… Read more »
Krisztian is the Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Department of Biology at Eastern Washington University. He is a disease ecologist, interested in the complex relationships between hosts, vectors, pathogens, and their biotic and abiotic environment. You can also follow his writing on https://kmagori.weebly.com.
Latest posts by Krisztian Magori (see all)
- Parasites, vectors and vector-borne diseases in the news - 13th October 2023
- A Tale of Two Conferences - 1st September 2023
- Teaching disease ecology in-person is fun again (but not without challenges)! - 14th July 2023
Standing up for the health of migrants againt anti-immigrant rhetoric
Krisztian Magori reviews the recently published report by the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health, with particular emphasis on dispelling myths and… Read more »
Non-human hosts share Guinea Worms with people in Chad and Ethiopia
Krisztian Magori summarizes recent research published on the genetic structure of Guinea worms collected from humans and non-human hosts in endemic countries.
Harmless but annoying gallinipper mosquitoes following Hurricane Florence
Krisztian Magori summarizes the recent media coverage of large swarms of mosquitoes in the Carolinas following flooding post-Hurricane Florence.
Wolbachia is ready for prime time!
Here, Krisztian Magori summarizes the most recent updates from the World Mosquito Program on the success of scaled deployment of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes… Read more »
Where can we expect the longhorned tick to go (in the US)?
Krisztian Magori shares his preliminary analysis of the potential distribution of the longhorned tick in North America and the United States, based on… Read more »
The incredible value of mosquito surveillance and control programs
Commemorating National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, Krisztian Magori argues for the incredible value of mosquito surveillance and control, and the… Read more »
“Glocalized” teaching and learning to investigate global processes through local examples in disease ecology
In this post, Krisztian Magori discusses "glocalized" education as a potential way to help students better appreciate global concepts, such as the effects of… Read more »
NTDs, violent conflicts, and the role of military in global health
Krisztian Magori summarizes two recent papers by Peter Hotez and his coauthors on the potential link between violent conflict and NTDs, and discusses the… Read more »
Don’t Let the Grinch Steal Global Health
Krisztian Magori summarizes below the current state of global health funding, the challenges facing continued financing, and provides a few ideas about… Read more »