
Assessing the repellent efficacy of essential oils
Environmental management and protection from insect bites remain some of the main strategies shared with communities to prevent...


Understanding patient mobility patterns to tackle dengue transmission
The mosquito species that can transmit dengue tend to remain close to their breeding sites and have low mobility - comparatively, the...


In the frontline: Disease Control Agents' role, an insight from Brazil
Vector control and environmental management are crucial aspects of dengue control, with professionals in the field delivering these...


First case of autochthonous dengue near Lyon, France
This week, French health authorities including the local Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne Rhône-Alpes have confirmed the first case of...


World Dengue Day at the Asia Dengue Summit
The 4th Asia Dengue Summit took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, in July 2019, bringing together dengue experts from academies and research...


Women and biosocial approaches to dengue control
Successful dengue control is reliant upon integrated and cross-disciplinary approaches, including collaboration across entomology and...


Dr. Eliana Nakano (Instituto Butantan São Paulo)
By searching for new compounds to schistosomiasis control, we aim to increase the current chemical arsenal available for this disease.


Roy Head (Development Media International): Evidence-based Behaviour Change Taken to Scale
At ISNTD Festival 2017, Roy Head, CEO at Development Media International (DMI), speaks about DMI's work in using mass media for health b


Pr. Gabriella Gibson (University of Greenwich): Vector behaviour & control and surveillance
At the annual ISNTD Bites conference on vector-borne diseases and vector control, Pr. Gabriella Gibson from the University of Greenwich spea


Mark Carnegie-Brown (Oxitec): Advanced genetics & molecular biology for Aedes control
At the annual ISNTD Bites conference on vector-borne diseases and vector control, Mark Carnegie-Brown, CEO at Oxitec, speaks about the impac