Vaccines Show Promising Efficacy Against Rare Mosquito-Borne Viruses [CLINICAL TRIAL]

Medicine & Technology May 13, 2022

Experts from NIH saw promising results from Phase 1 clinical trials of vaccines against a set of mosquito-borne viruses. Read more about the encephalitis vaccine and how the rare disease works.

Asymptomatic Children With Malaria Can Infect Mosquitoes

Nov 20, 2020

Scientists discovered that asymptomatic children could infect mosquitoes with malaria, which can then infect other people.

Climate Change Is Increasing the Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Aug 06, 2020

With temperatures getting significantly warmer each year due to global warming, mosquitoes carrying deadly viruses are thriving in areas like Los Angeles, California. The same pattern is happening on a global scale.

Crab Shells: The Best Way To Get Rid Of Malaria Virus

May 12, 2017

The recent study showed that crab shells mixed with silver particles can control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases

Hawaii Reports First Case Associating Zika Virus And Birth Defects

Jan 18, 2016

A new-born baby in Hawaii with an unusually small head got infected with Zika virus, according to health officials in the USA. This is the country's first reported case to associate the virus and birth defects.

West Nile Virus Still Threatening Massachusetts

Oct 28, 2015

the season has ended but there are still cases reported for the West Nile Virus.

Scientists Develop New Insecticide to Fight Off Mosquitoes

Apr 02, 2015

New Tool in the Fight against Mosquitoes