A perfect storm of conditions is making mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, a big threat to human health.
European countries, particularly in the south, have already reported their share of vector-borne virus outbreaks this summer. European countries, particularly in the south, have already reported their ...
Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...
The Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County wants to alert residents that several individuals in the Greater Los Angeles area have contracted Dengue, a virus spread by ...
The mosquito-borne disease is spreading in areas that have not reported cases for years, as immunity wanes and cities expand ...
A relatively new class of insecticide that can be disseminated on something the size of a sheet of paper offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria, as well as dengue, ...
A close up of Aedes aegypti mosquito - Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Idaho public health officials have confirmed the state's first detection of Aedes aegypti, a mosquito species capable of spreading ...
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Scientists dream of beating malaria by editing disease-carrying mosquitoes' DNA. Could it work?
Scientists have long dreamed of quashing mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, which alone kills more than 608,000 people per year. Their inventions – notably insecticide-treated bed nets – have ...
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VIENNA, N.Y. — A horse in Oneida County was euthanized after testing positive for the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis virus. The Oneida County Health Department said the horse from the Town ...
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A warm, wet spring means more mosquitoes. How to protect yourself from the diseases they spread
Mosquito bites are annoying. They can also have deadly consequences. So what diseases do mosquitoes in Australia carry? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. And with ...
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