Malaria cases have skyrocketed in Djibouti in recent years. Rachel Schraer reports on a British company helping produce insects in the city who cannot spread the deadly disease Read more
The Independent - Dec 28
The post Research on circadian rhythm of mosquitos seeks new ways to fight parasitic diseases appeared first on Berkeley News. Read more
University Of California, Berkeley - Dec 16
A mosquito in Los Angeles County has tested positive for dengue, the first detection of the virus in an Aedes mosquito in the state, officials said. The mosquito was found in a surveillance trap in Sun Valley, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District said in a news release. "The Dis... Read more
Ktla5 - Nov 20
The Hays County Health Department (HCHD) received confirmation from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on Oct. 31 that a mosquito trap sample collected in the 78737 zip code tested p Read more
Sanmarcosrecord - Nov 04
A mosquito trap that was collected in Hays County earlier this week tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a release from the county. Read more
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Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern Europe over the past 200 years. Read more
Medical News - Oct 24
Researchers compiled the first global database tracing how, when, and where non-native mosquito species that transmit human diseases have spread and established. The study reveals accelerating introductions since 1950, driven by trade, transport, and socio-environmental factors, highlighting acti... Read more
Medical News - Oct 23
Dengue has been a public health problem in the tropical world for decades and 2024 saw a global dengue surge, with more than 14 million cases and 10 thousand deaths reported worldwide – more than more double the figures for dengue epidemics previously recorded in 2023 and 2019. Read more
Medical News - Oct 17
New York health officials say a person who tested positive for the chikungunya virus acquired it locally, the first such case reported in the U.S. since 2019. Read more
Tmj4 News - Oct 15
Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty ImagesDoctors in New York have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness first identified in Tanzania. It is the first New York case where the mosquito bite happened in the state rather than abroad. The other 13 cas... Read more
The Daily Beast - Oct 15
