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Most people who get infected with West Nile virus have mild symptoms, but in certain cases the illness can become serious or even deadly.
Oropouche virus is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes and midges.
West Nile virus arrived in North America in 1999 and spread across the continent by 2005. Here’s what you need to know about this mosquito-borne pathogen.
Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.
Mosquitoes are commonplace in summer but where do they go once the weather cools? They don’t completely disappear but find fascinating ways to survive the winter.
Tracking mosquitoes is essential to understanding their pest and public health risks. You can help too – here’s how.
Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world. Half of the deaths attributed to them are associated with malaria. But they carry other parasites and viruses that threaten human health.
The cream was found to boost the body’s anti-viral immune response, stopping mosquito-borne viruses in their tracks.
Nuisance-biting and mosquito-borne disease are ongoing concerns for health authorities. But an effective citizen science program is now showing how all of us can help beat the bite of mozzies.
The mozzies are coming! A mosquito emoji will be available on your devices in mid 2018, providing a new angle for communicating the science and health implications of these very dangerous insects.
Zika had already reached 46,000 probable cases by the end of May 2016 and is transmitted by the same mosquito species as dengue and Chikungunya.
There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat the chikungunya virus infection. The only available method of prevention is through shielding people from mosquito bites.
More people in the U.S. and world will be exposed to the disease-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti, not just because of warmer temperatures but global population changes as well.
Academics have sent an open letter to the World Health Organisation calling for the Olympics to be postponed or moved because of the Zika threat. They’re overreacting.
Look beyond transgenic techniques that add new genes to a species. People have used selective breeding techniques to change plants and animals for millennia – why not try them on mosquitoes?
Zika virus may be in the headlines but the burden of other mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, should not be overlooked.
Satellite imaging can locate mosquito-friendly environments, allowing us to predict the advance of diseases they carry.
With limited laboratory capacity and a lack of experts and funding, an outbreak of the Zika virus in Africa could be problematic.
Top contributors
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor and Dean of Programs (Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences), University of South Australia
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Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, University of South Australia
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Lecturer, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor, Molecular Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Scientist Research Applications Laboratory in Climate Science & Applications Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Malawi
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Boswell Distinguished Professor of Global Health, DePauw University
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Masters of Research Student, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Manager of Vector Surveillance, University of South Australia
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Professor of Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
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Biologist, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral research assisstant, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Tennessee
