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How insecticide resistance in household pests fuels malaria resurgence

For decades, insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor insecticide spraying regimens have been important – and widely successful – treatments against mosquitoes that transmit malaria, a dangerous global disease. Yet these treatments also – for a time – suppressed undesirable household insects like bed bugs, cockroaches and flies.

23 Jul 2024

Obese children infected with dengue appear to be at higher risk of hospitalization

Very overweight children infected with dengue appear to be at higher risk of hospitalization, according to researchers who say more public awareness is needed about the risks of obesity and severe disease.

23 Jul 2024

VA Tech discovers new way to genetically control mosquitoes

Virginia Tech researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides.

23 Jul 2024

Research uncovers dengue’s surprising invasion strategies

Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each year according to World Health Organization estimates, and no available treatments exist for this disease.

22 Jul 2024

Breakthrough malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 poised to save thousands of lives

Research paper reviews the efficacy of the first licensed malaria vaccines, RTS,S and R21, highlighting their potential to significantly reduce childhood mortality and discussing future vaccine development strategies.

21 Jul 2024

Exploring the benefits of miniaturizing NGS library preparation

In this interview, Huw Rees, a field application scientist at SPT Labtech, discusses the benefits of miniaturization in NGS library preparation and how using mosquito® can give you more value for your money.

From SPT Labtech 10 Jul 2024

Dengue fever in Taiwan associated with elevated short- and long-term risk of depression

Analysis of the medical records of nearly 50,000 people who experienced dengue fever in Taiwan suggests that this disease is associated with elevated short- and long-term risk of depression.

3 Jul 2024

SRI’s novel injectable formulation aims to provide a better option to fight malaria

SRI today announced that researchers are developing a new treatment that aims to provide a better option to fight malaria, particularly for people in low-income and rural regions.

2 Jul 2024

CRISPR-based genetic technique eradicates malaria mosquitoes with over 99% efficiency

Scientists at the University of California have developed a precision-guided sterile insect technique to eliminate Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, achieving over 99.5% male sterility and 99.9% female lethality, effectively suppressing malaria transmission.

26 Jun 2024

SPT Labtech and Olink Announce New Automated Solution to Accelerate Research with Olink Next Generation Proteomics Technology

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From SPT Labtech 25 Jun 2024

Rising syphilis cases highlight gaps in public knowledge on symptoms and treatment

Syphilis cases are on the rise around the globe, but many Americans don't know the symptoms.

12 Jun 2024

Using AI to revolutionize mosquito surveillance to help combat malaria in Africa

University of South Florida researchers are using artificial intelligence to revolutionize mosquito surveillance to help combat malaria in Africa.

8 Jun 2024

Newsom boosted California’s public health budget during covid. Now he wants to cut it.

When a doctor in Pasadena, California, reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and bone and joint pain, local disease investigators snapped into action.

20 May 2024

New dengue vaccine TAK-003 gains WHO prequalification for high-burden areas

A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO. Developed by Takeda, it is a live-attenuated vaccine containing weakened versions of the four serotypes of the virus that cause dengue.

20 May 2024

SMART researchers identify key mechanism behind artemisinin resistance in malaria

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have discovered a link between malaria parasites' ability to develop resistance to antimalarial drugs – specifically artemisinin (ART) – through a cellular process called transfer Ribonucleic acid (tRNA) modification.

16 May 2024

Mosquito News and Research

How insecticide resistance in household pests fuels malaria resurgence

Obese children infected with dengue appear to be at higher risk of hospitalization

VA Tech discovers new way to genetically control mosquitoes

Research uncovers dengue’s surprising invasion strategies

Breakthrough malaria vaccines RTS,S and R21 poised to save thousands of lives

Exploring the benefits of miniaturizing NGS library preparation

Dengue fever in Taiwan associated with elevated short- and long-term risk of depression

SRI’s novel injectable formulation aims to provide a better option to fight malaria

CRISPR-based genetic technique eradicates malaria mosquitoes with over 99% efficiency

SPT Labtech and Olink Announce New Automated Solution to Accelerate Research with Olink Next Generation Proteomics Technology

Rising syphilis cases highlight gaps in public knowledge on symptoms and treatment

Using AI to revolutionize mosquito surveillance to help combat malaria in Africa

Newsom boosted California’s public health budget during covid. Now he wants to cut it.

New dengue vaccine TAK-003 gains WHO prequalification for high-burden areas

SMART researchers identify key mechanism behind artemisinin resistance in malaria

Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule can differentiate between prior infections with different flaviviruses

New monoclonal antibody vaccine slashes malaria risk in children

Single dose of malaria monoclonal antibody 77% effective in children, trial in Mali shows

Tracking arboviruses by nanopore sequencing of mosquitoes

Climate change boosts infectious disease spread, hits the vulnerable hardest

E-Cigarettes and Ethanol: A forensic Perspective on Vaping

Understanding Consumer-Consented Data to Optimize Digital Health Programs

The Future is Wearable: Advancing Human Health Through Portable Spectroscopy

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