Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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Warmer weather is here and so are the mosquitoes. Here’s what happens when a mozzie bites and our body reacts.
Most people who get infected with West Nile virus have mild symptoms, but in certain cases the illness can become serious or even deadly.
Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives may help combat these odor changes.
Tracking mosquitoes is essential to understanding their pest and public health risks. You can help too – here’s how.
Prolonged rains increase the amount of stagnant water in the environment in which mosquitoes breed. This increases the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.
While no deaths have been reported in Ethiopia so far, outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease spread rapidly and have severe impacts on public health.
In the ongoing arms race to kill off mosquitoes that spread malaria, researchers have modified a naturally occurring fungus that kills mosquitoes with a deadly toxin to wipe out these insects faster.
Thousands of Australians contract Ross River virus each year. Mozzies can infect us with their bites, but only after they’ve bitten an infected animal host.
It doesn’t just seem like the world is experiencing more viral infections than before – it’s a reality. And the way humans live today helps viruses thrive.
The collapse of Venezuela’s public health system has terrible consequences inside the country, but it also is giving rise to mosquito-borne viruses that could spread to nearby countries.
A novel mosquito repellent has been found to have a longer lifespan than those commercially available.
Top contributors
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; 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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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Florida
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Research Professor, Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida
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Masters of Research Student, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of Institute of Applied Materials, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral fellow in Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, and Director of the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative, Vanderbilt University
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Lecturer (University of Tasmania), University of Tasmania
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Dean Students, College of Health, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Stanford University
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Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of Connecticut
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UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Professor of Neurology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz