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    • Annual Reports
    • ASP 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book
    • A History of Parasitology in Australia & PNG
    • Australasian Animal Parasites Inside and Out
    • Marketing
  • Awards & Prizes
    • ASP Undergraduate Prizes
    • ASP Student Conference Travel Grant
    • Researcher Exchange, Travel and Training and JD Smyth Postgraduate Student Travel Awards
    • The Australian Society for Parasitology Elsevier Lectureships
    • The Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence
    • The John Frederick Adrian Sprent Prize
  • News & events
  • Education
    • ASP Education Committee and resources
      • Parasites VR
    • Concepts in Parasitology
  • Outreach
    • Crafty Parasites
    • Gula Guri mayin
    • 2020 National Science Week Events
    • 2020 Art Competition
    • 2018 National Science Week Events
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Monthly Archives: May 2011

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An unexpected visitor – Leishmaniasis in Australia

UncategorizedBy Lisa JonesMay 25, 2011Leave a comment

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…

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New ASP journal: International Journal for Parasitology – Drugs and Drug Resistance

UncategorizedBy Lisa JonesMay 20, 2011Leave a comment

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…

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The good, the bad and the ugly: Frogs, Myxosporean parasites and cane toads

UncategorizedBy Lisa JonesMay 3, 2011Leave a comment

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…

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