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Parasitology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of parasites, including the host response to these agents.
A study suggests that TBC9, one of the Rab GTPase Activating Proteins, is crucial for early vesicular transport and inner membrane complex formation by regulating Rab2, Rab11A and Rab11B in Toxoplasma gondii.
Sekine et al. traced the origins ofPlasmodium vivax resurgence after achieving malaria elimination on Aneityum Island, Vanuatu. Analyzing five nuclear microsatellite markers, samples from the resurgence and nearby Tanna Island exhibit identical or closely related haplotypes, suggesting that imported infection contributes to the reintroduction.
Tens of millions of people have female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that few physicians have even heard of. Efforts are under way to move it out of obscurity and empower women and girls to access sexual and reproductive health care.
As Earth warms, the creatures that spread neglected tropical diseases are gaining a foothold in Europe. Wealthy countries must prepare themselves for more cases.