Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs) collectively cause the highest global burden of parasitic
disease after malaria and are most prevalent in the poorest communities, especially in sub…

Although the implications of climate change for public health continue to be elucidated, we
still require much work to guide the development of a comprehensive strategy to underpin the …

Global climate change is progressing and health impacts have been observed in a number
of countries, including Australia. The main health impacts will be due to direct heat exposure, …

Climate change will affect human health, mostly adversely, resulting in a greater burden on
the health care system, in addition to any other coexistent increases in demand (eg from …

Carrion is an ephemeral and nutrient-rich resource that attracts a diverse array of arthropods
as it decomposes. Carrion-associated mites often disperse between animal carcasses …

Sugarcane farmers can utilise a soil conservation technique called green cane trash blanketing,
a form of mulching that can increase plant productivity through a number of channels, eg…

Background The sucking louse fauna of endemic Australian rodents has been under-studied
for decades. Sixty-five species of native rodents have been recorded in Australia. However, …

A new species of sucking louse, Hoplopleura zyzomydis, is described and illustrated from
the common Australian rock rat Zyzomys argurus (Thomas, 1889)(Rodentia: Muridae), …

Pinworm nematodes of the genus Syphacia (Nemata : Oxyurida : Oxyuridae) have a global
distribution, and infect the caecum of rodents. Within the Australian Bioregion, 17 species of …

Three new species of the rodent louse genus Hoplopleura (Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) are
described and illustrated from Australia: H. melomydis new species from Melomys burtoni (…