Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka
Faced with one of its worst outbreaks of dengue in years, Sri Lanka is using military drones to…
Amazon land use patterns reveal where vector-borne diseases collide
New research links Amazon disease clusters to the region’s agrarian divide, showing how forest-linked livelihoods, mining, poverty, and…
Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup
WASHINGTON (AP) — While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America,…
Hong Kong plans new trial of infecting male mosquitoes to halt offspring growth
Hong Kong will trial a “mosquito-to-control-mosquito” strategy next year, under which the insect males are infected with bacteria…
Global warming and increased travel drive surge in Hong Kong dengue infections
Global warming and globalisation have significantly increased the number of imported dengue fever cases in Hong Kong, health…