Insecticides and mosquito nets only get you so far. Synthetic biologists are ready to take the battle against mosquito-borne disease to the level of DNA – which might spell the insects’ ultimate doom.
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Models based on where the mosquitoes that transmit Zika are found and human travel patterns to and from infected areas are key to predicting where the virus will spread.
Zika was discovered almost 70 years ago, but wasn’t associated with outbreaks until 2007. So how did this formerly obscure virus wind up causing so much trouble in Brazil?
There’s something about mosquitoes that means they don’t get sick from the infections they carry. So can we turn that function off, genetically?
New genetic technology could change the DNA of entire species to prevent them from spreading diseases.
While slipping on a wrist band or sticking on a patch may be an attractive alternative, they’re unlikely to provide any substantial protection from biting mosquitoes.
Solar is a vital piece of the energy puzzle for Africa, but there is an insect problem that comes with the light from solar.
We monitor mosquitoes to help predict and control virus outbreaks. And a new technique for collecting mosquito saliva from the field has made the process both more sensitive and inexpensive.
Could climate change cause mosquito-borne diseases to spread? While this an extremely important health question, the answer is far from simple.
The UK’s recent heatwave is perfect for mosquito breeding but something far more dangerous may be coming.
A new drug that stops the malaria parasite in its tracks, and could be delivered in a single dose, has researchers excited about treatment prospects for the disease.
Annihilate the Aedes aegypti mosquito population and you’d stop dengue fever from infecting up to 100 million people worldwide annually. Here are some high-tech methods under development.
The east coast of Australia is currently experiencing one of its worst outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease in years.
The folk song goes: all God’s creatures got a place. But not the mosquito.
About one in five people infected with Ross River virus develop symptoms, which start two to 19 days after being bitten.
Mosquitoes need blood to survive. And what better place to get a good meal than a slow, tasty human. Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying. Every year around 5,000 Australians get sick following a mosquito bite…
There’s always one in a crowd, a sort of harbinger of the oncoming mosquito onslaught: a person mosquitoes seem to target more than others. What is it about these unlucky chosen few that makes them mosquito…
Our world is becoming increasingly urbanised. In 1950, just 30% of the world’s population lived in urban areas. This number is now over 50% and rising. By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population are…
The smell of mozzie repellent is as much a part of summer as barbecues and the cricket. Despite supermarket and pharmacy shelves overflowing with insect repellents, there are actually only a few active…
An Australian native mosquito has for the first time been detected in urban California, in the latest wave of mozzies hitching rides to new destinations. While it is unlikely to pose a significant health…
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Lecturer (University of Tasmania), University of Tasmania
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Professorial Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Clinical Research Fellow, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Epidemiologist, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor and Dean of Programs (Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences), University of South Australia
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Adjunct Lecturer and PhD student, School of Social Sciences; Public Health Physician, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, UNSW Sydney
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Director Biosecurity Flagship, CSIRO
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Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and Public Health Scientist, MidMichigan Health, University of Michigan
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Associate professor, The University of Queensland
