News tagged with mosquitoes
Climate change to increase tropical disease range
According to climate modelling for 2050, northern sections of WA could present ideal conditions for dengue fever.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Continental mosquito with 'vector' potential found breeding in UK after 60 year absence
A species of mosquito has been discovered breeding in the UK that has not been seen in the country since 1945. Populations of the mosquito, found across mainland Europe and known only by its Latin name Culex modestus, were r ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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'Test and Treat' model offers new strategy for eliminating malaria
As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are needed to find and treat individuals who have malaria, but show no signs of the disease. The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Climate-change effects on malaria risk
A new study suggests that climate change, driven by greenhouse-gas emissions and land-use changes, will cause patterns of malaria infection to change over the next 50 years.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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New studies show promise for biological control methods against insects
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, scientists have tried to use environmentally friendly fungi to control fire ant infestations.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Suriname hit with dengue epidemic, health ministry says
Suriname health authorities confirmed Wednesday that a dengue epidemic has taken hold here, resulting in numerous of people being hospitalized over the past month.
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Researchers discover novel anti-viral immune pathway in the mosquito
(Medical Xpress) -- As mosquito-borne viral diseases like West Nile fever, dengue fever, and chikungunya fever spread rapidly around the globe, scientists at Virginia Tech are working to understand the mosquito's ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Microbial communities on skin affect humans' attractiveness to mosquitoes
The microbes on your skin determine how attractive you are to mosquitoes, which may have important implications for malaria transmission and prevention, according to a study published Dec. 28 in the online journal PLoS ON ...
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Researchers trace origins of malaria parasite from African slave trade to South America
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study done using DNA analysis and partly undertaken by the University of California, Irvine, has found evidence to support the premise that malaria was brought to South America via the ...
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Scientists engineer mosquito immune system to fight malaria
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have demonstrated that the Anopheles mosquito's innate immune system could be genetically engineered to block the transmission of malaria-causing parasites to humans. ...
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Study details how dengue infection hits harder the second time around
One of the most vexing challenges in the battle against dengue virus, a mosquito-borne virus responsible for 50-100 million infections every year, is that getting infected once can put people at greater risk ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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New candidate vaccine neutralizes all tested strains of malaria parasite
A new candidate malaria vaccine with the potential to neutralise all strains of the most deadly species of malaria parasite has been developed by a team led by scientists at the University of Oxford. The results of this new ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Blood-sucking mosquitoes keep their cool
No one likes being bitten by whining mosquitoes, but have you ever considered what the experience is like for them as their cold-blooded bodies fill with our warm blood? Now researchers reporting online on ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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655,000 malaria deaths in 2010: WHO
Malaria caused the death of an estimated 655,000 people last year, with 86 percent of victims children aged under five, World Health Organisation figures showed on Tuesday.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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New discovery on how the body fights dengue fever
Worldwide, dengue fever strikes roughly 50 million people every year and takes the lives of thousands, but specific therapies or a vaccine for this mosquito-borne illness remain unavailable. A report coming out in the online ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Mosquito
Anophelinae Culicinae Toxorhynchitinae
Mosquito (from the Spanish and Portuguese meaning "small fly") is a common flying insect in the family Culicidae that is found around the world. There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes. They are vectors for a number of infectious diseases that kill millions of people per year.
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