Our latest research: 👉 doi.org/10.1186/s130... The fungus Metarhizium pingshaense reverses insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes by depleting energy reserves and suppressing detox genes. Congrats to #LucienLamy for leading this work and to the team #IRSSBurkinaFaso and @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Metarhizium pingshaense infection reverses insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato by altering energy reserves and gene expression - Parasites & Vectors

Background Entomopathogenic fungi like Metarhizium are emerging as effective biopesticides against malaria vectors. They reduce mosquito survival, fecundity, and flight ability, and reverse insecticid...

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Our H5 avian flu in marine bat story is in News from Science 🌊🦇🦠 thanks @martinenserink.bsky.social for covering it! Also excited to see my MSc lecturer @thijskuiken.bsky.social commented on it! 📰 News link www.science.org/content/arti... 🔬Preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread

Bats could form a bridge between marine and terrestrial mammals, scientists say

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Important new work by Emmanuel Hape and team #IfakaraHealthInstitute, @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, #UniversityWitwatersrand & others. Characterization of a new laboratory colony of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes established in Ifakara, Tanzania 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Characterization of a new laboratory colony of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes established in Ifakara, Tanzania

Background: Anopheles funestus, a major vector of malaria in Africa, has proven difficult to colonize in laboratory settings, impeding research on its biology and control. After several attempts, our ...

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My 1st first-author paper is out as a preprint! Excited to share the fascinating story of marine-feeding vampire bats 🌊🦇 We found that marine-diet bats were exposed to #H5#AvianFlu 🦠 from marine wildlife and could potentially spread it to livestock via blood feed🩸 doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.09.686930

A day well spent @wellcometrust.bsky.social where #BasicScience we, final year PhDs, spent the day networking and learning about possible career and funding opportunities post PhD. @mvlsdtpteam.bsky.social

Thank you to the WT team for organising a great Final Year PhD Meeting at the @wellcometrust.bsky.social . A day of networking with fellow researchers, exploring post-PhD career opportunities and presenting my research!

In 2wks, our #VectorsGlasgow team will do #GreatScottishRun for @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social They do crucial work to raise awareness & advocate for investment in #malaria control- never more needed with recent global health funding cuts ⏬️ - ajbellgreatscottishrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/heather-f...

A great start to the month joining the three-day @vbdhub.bsky.social ‪workshop on data sharing and analysis down in Silwood Park, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Huge thank you to the VBD Hub team for hosting and organising such a great event!

New research from the Ifakara Health Institute, Prof Fedros Okumu and @baldini-francesco.bsky.social. New species of mosquito found on the Coast of East Africa www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... #mosquito #vectorbornedisease #malaria

Read all about our One Health Vector-Borne Disease Symposium held in Manila and organised by FETPAFI, @sydney.edu.au and @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 👇👇👇 fetpafi.org/stories/stor...

First case of Japanese encephalitis reported in NSW for this season; take steps to avoid mosquito bites if you live in or are visiting western NSW https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250215_00.aspx

In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊

New work by #JoelOdero & team! Distinct Genetic Populations and Resistance Backgrounds of the Malaria Vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #IfakaraHealthInstitute @malariagen.bsky.social

🥼🧹Lab clean up today!!!! Great team work!!! Thank you @ic-uribarri.bsky.social for coordination and everyone for the amazing help! @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social #vectorsglasgow @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social

New blog by @meshachlee.bsky.social from @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social, describing experience at his first international conference, the European Society for Vector Ecology meeting in Montpellier @4sove.bsky.social. Great ad for #ESOVE meetings #MosquitoScotland naturallyspeaking.blog/2024/12/18/e...

💡New Researcher Spotlight! 💡 Our final Researcher Spotlight article of the year focuses on PhD student Erin Johnston (@erin-eco1.bsky.social) In this article, Erin details her research on the xenosurveillance of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in the Philippines via the mosquito vector.