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Syphilis and ‘Sons of Empire’: The ‘Prostitute’ and Britain's Fighting Arm in Nineteenth ̵ Century Colonial Punjab

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The British army in India took great care to provide European troops with facilities for sexual relations while anxiously managing venereal disease. Examining archival evidence, political debates and medical discourse from the nineteenth century, this article examines the colonial military enterprise of regulated prostitution in colonial ...
Sameera Chauhan
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Malaria transmission risk is projected to increase in the highlands of Western and Northern Rwanda

Communications Earth & Environment
Malaria is one of the major health threats in Africa, and the risk of transmission is projected to be exacerbated by global warming. Rwanda experienced an 11-fold increase in malaria incidence from 2011 to 2015 despite extensive funding and ...
Lian Zong, Jean Paul Ngarukiyimana, Yuanjian Yang, Steve H. L. Yim, Yi Zhou, Mengya Wang, Zunyi Xie, Hung Chak Ho, Meng Gao, Shilu Tong, Simone Lolli   +10 more
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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The Transmission of Human Malaria [PDF]

Nature, 1924
THE history of the transmission of human malaria by means of Anopheline mosquitoes has occasioned many polemics, especially between Sir Ronald Ross and myself. Ross has now thought it proper to reopen the question in his “Memoirs”, published last year.1 As I cannot accept his opinions, I may be allowed to reply to him in the columns of NATURE; but I ...
openaire   +1 more source

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) signaling regulates fluid excretion and uric acid metabolism in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) signaling via its receptor has integral roles in mosquito physiology, mediating fluid excretion, stimulating hindgut contractions, and in modulating uric acid levels. Together, these results uncover previously unrecognized roles of prostaglandin signaling in osmotic balance and metabolic homeostasis in mosquitoes.
Hyeogsun Kwon, David R. Hall, Houda O. Maaroufi, Ryan C. Smith   +3 more
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Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov, Tim Brandler, Kai Fischer, Carmen Schwietz   +3 more
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Species abundance and density of malaria vectors in Western Thailand and implications for disease transmission

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Understanding the dynamics of malaria vectors and their interactions with environmental factors is crucial for effective malaria control. This study investigated the abundance, species composition, seasonal variations, and malaria infection status of ...
Thanyalak Fansiri, Boonsong Jaichapor, Arissara Pongsiri, Preeraya Singkhaimuk, Patcharee Khongtak, Wachiraphan Chittham, Nattaphol Pathawong, Duangkamon Pintong, Bussayagorn Sujarit, Alongkot Ponlawat   +9 more
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Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
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Seasonal mass vaccination with R21/Matrix-M for malaria elimination (SERVAL): protocol of the cluster randomised trial

Trials
Introduction Progress in malaria control has stalled since 2015, highlighting the need for new control tools. The R21/Matrix-M (R21) malaria vaccine, a pre-erythrocytic vaccine recently approved by WHO for small children, may be one of these tools.
Edgard D. Dabira, H. Magloire Natama, Fatou Jaiteh, Koen Peeters Grietens, Fadima Y. Bocoum, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Nuredin Mohammed, Balla Gibba, Adrian V S Hill, Azra Ghani, Annette Erhart, Halidou Tinto, Umberto D’Alessandro   +12 more
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Genomic Content in Avian Haemosporidian Parasites Suggests Co‐Regulation of Apicoplast and Mitochondrial Nucleoids

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Apicoplast genomic content and mitochondrial genomic content were found to be strongly correlated (rho = 0.93) for infections going from low to high. Apicoplast and mitochondrial genomic content were deemed as more predictive factors of parasitemia for different infection intensities.
Gaia Porporato, Peter Pibaque, Alanis Cruz Flores, Simone Cescutti, Nayden Chakarov   +4 more
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