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Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death.

10 Jul 2017

Zika: costs of prevention and control

They undertook a modelling study based on six states in the US in areas that are at risk of Zika emergence. The main finding of this study was that the total cost of Zika in these sates had a range that went from approximately 183.4 million dollars to 1.2 billion dollars.

6 Jul 2017

Removing flowers from invasive shrub could reduce malaria transmission

Proper management of an invasive shrub in mosquito-prone regions could reduce mosquito populations and malaria transmission, say researchers.

5 Jul 2017

South Dakota scientists use weather and vector mosquito data to produce West Nile Virus forecast

Use insect repellent and wear protective clothing when we're outside in the evening - even when it doesn't feel like mosquitoes are biting.

30 Jun 2017

New study in Baltimore finds larger mosquito populations in lower-income neighborhoods

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reports that in Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus).

30 Jun 2017

Scientists show way to edit genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes

Scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside have demonstrated a way to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes that brings us closer to suppressing them on a continental scale.

28 Jun 2017

ISU entomologist urges summertime precautions against mosquitoes and ticks

Ryan Smith, an assistant professor of entomology at Iowa State University is encouraging Iowans to take precautions this summer when spending time outdoors in areas commonly populated by mosquitoes and ticks, which can transmit West Nile virus and other diseases that can have serious or potentially fatal outcomes.

22 Jun 2017

Entomologist advises New Yorkers to take steps against disease-causing mosquitoes

The New York City Health Department has detected the first of the season's mosquitoes with West Nile virus.

22 Jun 2017

CDC releases new data showing the distribution of Zika transmitting mosquitoes in the US

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked local public healthcare professionals to gather information about the geographic distribution of these two mosquito species as a result of the growing apprehensions about Zika virus since 2015.

21 Jun 2017

Animal model of Gulf War illness hints at possible ways to mitigate symptoms

When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 in what is now called the First Gulf War, they were exposed to a variety of chemicals.

20 Jun 2017

NIH renews major grant for UW-led research center to understand malaria in India

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a major grant that funds a University of Washington-led research center to understand malaria in India.

20 Jun 2017

Study shows insecticide-resistance monitoring as key to controlling mosquitoes that spread Zika

One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito has no measurable impact when applied in communities where the mosquito has built up resistance to it, a study led by Emory University finds.

20 Jun 2017

Major study to examine clinical outcomes of children infected with Zika virus after birth

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Baylor College of Medicine will join with Guatemalan investigators in a major study examining the clinical outcomes of children infected with the Zika virus after being born, focusing on long-term brain development.

19 Jun 2017

Exposure to light at night suppresses biting, manipulates flight behavior in mosquitoes

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behavior in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, the major vector for transmission of malaria in Africa, according to new research published in the journal Parasites and Vectors.

16 Jun 2017

IU study may explain how Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from transmitting deadly diseases

A new study from Indiana University may explain how a bacterium called Wolbachia prevents mosquitoes from transmitting deadly diseases such as dengue fever, West Nile virus and Zika.

16 Jun 2017

Study reveals role of mast cells in severe forms of dengue infection

Why mosquito-borne dengue virus causes more severe disease in some individuals, including hemorrhagic fever with or without shock, remains controversial and researchers are focusing on the factors related to the interaction between the virus and the host immune system, including the role of mast cells.

12 Jun 2017

Adult male farmers in Malaysia more likely to contract 'monkey malaria'

Adult male farmers in Malaysia are more than twice as likely to contract Plasmodium knowlesi malaria - an infection usually found only in monkeys - than other people in their communities, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

9 Jun 2017

Insecticides and chemicals used to combat Zika linked to reduced motor function in infants

A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Michigan study found.

9 Jun 2017

West Nile virus positive mosquitoes detected in Las Vegas

According to the health officials in Southern Nevada, mosquito samples from multiple Las Vegas neighbourhoods have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The affected zip code areas according to the officials are 89011, 89110 and 89146. These areas were being combed for Zika virus in mosquitoes. One such case of human West Nile virus infection has been confirmed in Clark County a few weeks ago.

7 Jun 2017

Research shows new Zika virus vaccine that offers 100% protection in mice

Research presented by Farshad Guirakhoo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GeoVax, Inc., at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting showed a new Zika virus vaccine that gives 100% protection in mice.

5 Jun 2017

Mosquito News and Research

Malaria drug effectively blocks Zika virus transmission to the fetus

Zika: costs of prevention and control

Removing flowers from invasive shrub could reduce malaria transmission

South Dakota scientists use weather and vector mosquito data to produce West Nile Virus forecast

New study in Baltimore finds larger mosquito populations in lower-income neighborhoods

Scientists show way to edit genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes

ISU entomologist urges summertime precautions against mosquitoes and ticks

Entomologist advises New Yorkers to take steps against disease-causing mosquitoes

CDC releases new data showing the distribution of Zika transmitting mosquitoes in the US

Animal model of Gulf War illness hints at possible ways to mitigate symptoms

NIH renews major grant for UW-led research center to understand malaria in India

Study shows insecticide-resistance monitoring as key to controlling mosquitoes that spread Zika

Major study to examine clinical outcomes of children infected with Zika virus after birth

Exposure to light at night suppresses biting, manipulates flight behavior in mosquitoes

IU study may explain how Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from transmitting deadly diseases

Study reveals role of mast cells in severe forms of dengue infection

Adult male farmers in Malaysia more likely to contract 'monkey malaria'

Insecticides and chemicals used to combat Zika linked to reduced motor function in infants

West Nile virus positive mosquitoes detected in Las Vegas

Research shows new Zika virus vaccine that offers 100% protection in mice

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