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Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes

Nicolas Gubert and Amélie Baubeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:28 AM

As infection rates of illnesses carried by mosquitoes increase, companies and researchers are racing to develop effective means of controlling the blood-sucking creatures' population. Read more »

How climate change could expose new epidemics

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 02:53 PM

Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika "season" in Europe. Read more »

How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic

Clare Baldwin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:12 AM

The vaccine, if it pans out, would protect against all of the pathogens the insects inject into humans - malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile, Mayaro viruses and anything else that may emerge. Read more »

Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'

Stéphane Orjollet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 02:55 PM

Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world. Read more »

India on alert as zika virus hits tourism hotspot of Jaipur

Alasdair Pal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:53 PM

NEW DELHI - India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women.   Read more »

Anti-mosquito tips for moms

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Updated as of May 14 10:50 AM

Protect yourself and your family. Read more »