I had a blast attending the 2025 BES Annual Meeting of @britishecologicalsociety.org. I presented our work on the impact of fisheries 🐟 on parasite communities🦠🪱 of mangrove fishes, a collaboration of Hasselt University, @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, @ird-fr.bsky.social, and @uwsafs.bsky.social

On my way to Edinburgh today 🚆 for the @britishecologicalsociety.org Annual Meeting 2025 #bes2025

Check out my poster 📃 about fisheries 🐟 and parasite communities 🪱 in mangrove forests 🌿 on Wednesday evening or have a look at the pdf through the official conference App (Whova)

Another great Dag van de Wetenschap ("Science Day") at Hasselt University yesterday #dvdw 🔬

Thank you everyone from the Aquatic Biodiversity team helping out with our stand and talking about parasites to people of all ages! 🪱🦠

Have a look at the video below:
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🌍 More mangroves = less malaria 🦟
Greener mangroves = (slightly) more malaria?🌿
Conservation & mosquito control must go together.
Read our new preprint 🔗 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #Malaria #Mangroves #Biodiversity

Day 5 of the 3rd expedition to the Saloum exploring the disease landscape of #mangrove forests affecting humans and fishes, funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social in collaboration with Oumar Sadio from @ird-fr.bsky.social. Many fishes and mosquitoes were caught, which we will study further in the lab.

Presented results on parasite communities in mangrove forests yesterday at the Ichthyoparasitological Symposium in Germany, a collaboration of Hasselt University, ULB, @ird-fr.bsky.social and @uwsafs.bsky.social
Thanks to the organisers! @danielg1978.bsky.social @berndsures.bsky.social

Discussing talks over a beer at the Ichthyoparasitology meeting organized by @berndsures.bsky.social group at @unidue.bsky.social!

Thanks @vschpc.bsky.social for the amazing resources that have enabled us to study the evolution of stress responses genes of flatworms parasites

Our parasite perception survey was also covered by the media @vrtnws.be

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(1/5)🦠 Are parasites worth conserving? UHasselt researchers want to hear your opinion! 🧬

👉 Take part in the global conversation: 📊 Fill out the parasite perception survey here: uhasselt.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨How does an adaptive radiation of host species affect the stress responses of their parasites? Find out in our paper rdcu.be/d52Q0 in @BMCBiology. Many thanks go to all collaborators involved in this study based in 6 countries to obtain this whole-genome dataset of 11 monogenean species

Four new species of Cichlidogyrus (Platyhelminthes, Monopisthocotyla, Dactylogyridae) from Lake Victoria haplochromine cichlid fishes, with the redescription of C. bifurcatus and C. longipenis
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My first time at #BES2024. I presented our study on malaria prevalence in proximity to mangrove forests. Thanks @britishecolsoc.bsky.social for the organisation of the event and Chelsea Wood, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Maarten Vanhove, and Olexiy Kyrychenko for working on this study with me