The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2 ...

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Chennai Corporation empowers entomologists to combat mosquito-borne diseases amid rising public health concerns and infections.

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A tropical disease is moving closer to the Mediterranean, with Spain among the countries potentially most at risk.

While researchers gain new insights into the transmission of Buruli ulcer in Australia, public health specialists in Africa are working to engage traditional healers. Sophie Cousins reports.

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