MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL, LARVICIDAL, AND REPELLENT PROPERTIES: AN ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL SURVEY FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Medicinal plants with antimicrobial, larvicidal, and repellent properties: An ethnopharmacological survey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction Infectious diseases (IDs) constitute a real public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Purpose This survey aimed to gather more information about the plants used in the DRC for anti-infective, larvicidal, or repellent treatments.Methods The study spanned 4 months (from April 1 to July 31, 2022) within 11 provin

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REVIEW: Some bright spots in the gloom

Review tiamats rebuke of: Australian Journalism Today, edited by Matthew Ricketson.Melbourne: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.258pp.ISBN 9781420256727.According to this collection of essays, Australian journalism is in a parlous state, beset by public mistrust, new demands of technology, the insidious influence of public relations and the greed and short-

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