Australia has long been thought to be free of Leishmania but the recent discovery of a new species infecting kangaroos, and other macropods, has prompted a re-think. In work, recently published in the International Journal for Parasitology, Annette Dougall and colleagues from the Menzies School of Health in Darwin set out to answer how this…
Dear ASP members, We are writing to brief you on an exciting new development for our Society and the field of parasitology. During the ASP’s strategic planning process, we determined there may be an opportunity for the ASP to sponsor a new Journal focussing on antiparasitic drugs and the mechanisms of drug resistance. Such a…
Australia and frogs have a long and successful history. Over 200 species of frog currently call Australia home and the fossil records show that the association has persisted through 45 million years of extreme climatic change and environmental stress. In the 1980s, however, it was noticed that frog numbers were undergoing a severe decline, some…