Are mosquitoes, ticks and fleas turning California into a disease hotspot?
Some days it feels like we’re losing a battle against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and worms. Just this…
Heavy rainfall and flooding raise infectious disease risks across Europe
From contaminated drinking water to flood-related pathogen exposure, European evidence shows how extreme rainfall can create cascading infectious…
Climate Change Is Shifting Childhood Malaria Hotspots Across Africa, Landmark Study Finds
A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is…
NIH funds mosquito genetics research to curb deadly disease spread
Mosquito-borne pathogens, including zika, yellow fever and other illnesses have serious and worldwide impacts on human health. The World…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
New data confirms dengue vaccine safety for older and chronic-risk travelers
Data from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests that the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability…
Europe could become a chikungunya virus hotspot as heat expands mosquito habitats
Warmer temperatures may expand mosquito habitats, increasing chikungunya risk areas globally, a new study has found. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…
Climate change could expand chikungunya into temperate regions worldwide
Chikungunya (‘to become contorted’ in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one…
AI model reads genetic code to trace evolutionary history
Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the…
Garlic As A Mosquito Repellent: Myth Or Fact?
From kitchen remedies to viral hacks, garlic is often claimed to keep mosquitoes away. But does eating or…
Exotic mosquito trapping launched in Auckland CBD after larvae found at Queens Wharf
The monitoring programme will last three weeks and will centre on a 400m radius surrounding the trap where…
A New Study Links a Record-Breaking Tropical Disease Outbreak in Peru to Climate-Driven Extreme Weather
Every year, mosquitoes in mostly tropical and subtropical countries cause millions of cases of dengue fever, a virus…