Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading across Southeast Asia
An aggressive strain of drug-resistant malaria that originated in Cambodia has rapidly spread into neighboring countries.
Tag: mosquito
Mosquitoes hunt first by smell, then by eyesight
They track the CO2 you breathe out.
Why mosquitoes bite me more than others
In short: mosquitoes like you more because you're easier to find on their 'radar'.
Genetically modified fungus wipes out 99% of malaria-carrying mosquitoes
A genetically modified organism could help mankind eradicate malaria.
Algeria and Argentina are now malaria-free
The two countries join many others who have recently eliminated malaria from within their borders.
Dengue vaccine candidate looks promising in Phase 3 Trial
Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that causes flu-like symptoms but can be lethal and kill up to 20% of those ...
We can eradicate malaria — but we need to use new tricks
Improvise, adapt, eliminate.
Mosquitoes are eating microplastics, which they pass on to the food chain
Ultimately, what the mosquito eats, we eat as well.
Indiana’s health officials warn of West Nile virus spotted in mosquitoes in Elkhart, Carroll County
There's no need to panic, no human cases have yet been reported.
Mosquito saliva can affect your immune system up to a weeks
Guess what: one more reason to hate mosquitoes.
Malaria makes its hosts smell better to draw more mosquitoes, research finds
Sneaky, sneaky plasmodium.
Drug could make human blood deadly toxic to mosquitoes
A drug developed in the 1980s to fight parasites can make human blood toxic to mosquitoes when taken in a ...
CRISPR edit makes mosquitoes far less likely to pass malaria
This looks like a better alternative to wiping out mosquitoes at the population level.
Waving away mosquitoes teaches them to stop bothering prey
Mosquitoes learned to associate smells with vibrations mimicking human hand movements produced by "the vortexer" machine.
Scientists want to reduce mosquito population. By releasing 20 million mosquitoes
It seems counterintuitive, but it can work.
Scientists engineer mosquitoes that could stop malaria spread
A mosquito with a gene that blocks the malaria parasite has been created in the laboratory, a new research reports.
Miami Beach mosquitoes are carrying Zika, tests confirm
They're a really tough species to fight.
Need to ward off pesky mosquitoes? Sleep with a chicken over your head
Believe it or not, there's actual scientific proof backing this advice.
Global warming lets mosquitoes thrive in the Arctic, threatening wildlife
The Arctic is overrun with giant mosquitoes: larger, furrier versions of the mosquitoes we all know and hate. As temperatures ...
Drug-Resistant Malaria Could Pose Huge Global Threat
The ability to keep malaria under control is crucial - the disease is highly contagious and the potential health hazards ...
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