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Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis
Dr Martin Walker has been awarded a BBSRC LIDo PhD studentship to research "Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis". Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect humans and most …Dr Martin Walker has been awarded a BBSRC LIDo PhD studentship to research "Modelling the …
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New London International Development Centre grant
Congratulations to Dr Martin Walker and Professor Joanne Webster who have been awarded a grant by London International Development Centre to work on "Towards improved interventions against human toxoplasmosis by identifying routes of transmission". …Congratulations to Dr Martin Walker and Professor Joanne Webster who have been awarded a grant by …
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A diagnostic to determine the route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii
One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. Toxoplasma gondii, a lesser-known cousin of the malaria parasite, infects all known warm blooded animals, including us, with as many as one in three …One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. …
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New RVC research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite
A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the human infection burden of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a globally distributed parasitic infection, have been greatly underestimated.A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study, published in Trends in Parasitology, suggests that the …
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New RVC research identifies changing epidemiology of harmful foetal disease
A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) highlights the changing epidemiology of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT), a foetal disease which affects approximately 190,000 pregnancies around the world each year, and the need for more extensive …A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) highlights the changing epidemiology of …
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Reasons behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour identified in new study
Research led by scientists from the RVC has identified aerodynamic features which help explain these features.