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A Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
study found that 60 percent of all existing infectious diseases are zoonotic, and at least 70 percent of emerging infectious diseases originate in animals.

According to WHO, “Every day, on average, 1,600,000 people get sick due to unsafe food, contaminated with bacteria, viruses, [and] parasites…. It affects all countries” — even the United States.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2023 annual malaria report, incidences are rising, meaning that having knowledge and training accessible to medical staff and academics is critical.

The Infectious Disease Puscast is a bi-monthly podcast that summarizes and discusses the latest infectious disease literature and research to conveniently keep busy clinicians, researchers, students, and others current.

The Infectious Disease Puscast is a bi-monthly podcast that summarizes and discusses the latest infectious disease literature and research to conveniently keep busy clinicians, researchers, students, and others current.

In Dr. Dickson D. Despommier’s new book, The New City: How to Build Our Sustainable Urban Future, he proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for creating a new, self-sustaining urban landscape.

Parasites Without Borders (PWB) will be raising and matching funds for the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC), beginning in May through July, with a minimum pledged donation of $10,000 and a total gift of up to $20,000 for FIMRC.

Hosts and listeners gathered Saturday, April 15th to celebrate the 1000th episode of This Week in Virology (TWiV) with a live taping at Helen Mills Theater in New York City. Bringing science and fun to a widely misunderstood topic, TWiV educates listeners on virology, the study of viruses, in compact and easy-to-digest podcast episodes.

At Parasites Without Borders, our mission is “Getting knowledge to the people and places that need it the most.” Even if that means that 700 heavy textbooks make a month-long journey from the United States to Sudan complete with the hard work of a dedicated professor, forming an amicable relationship with a customs agent at the Khartoum Airport, and a post-delivery celebration for the entire parasitology department at the University of Khartoum.

One in three attendees of the ASTMH Annual Meeting is a student or a trainee. A significant percentage of them hail from low and low-middle income countries. Awardees are selected by the Travel Awards Committee based on the scientific abstract they submit.