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Mosquito-borne disease

A drone sprays insecticide near homes on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Brazil's health ministry launched a campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, zika and chikungunya, diseases that can generate

Brazil’s public health workers race to tackle dengue surge

Health & Medicine

Heavy rains and a lull in public health prevention programs during the pandemic have allowed the deadly mosquito-borne disease to flourish.

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, a woman waits outside the Migowi Health Clinic to be injected with the world's first vaccine against malaria in a pilot program, in Migowi, Malawi. 

First WHO-backed malaria vaccine is a ‘dream for the community,’ health expert says

Medicine
Dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses are spread by the Aedes species of mosquito, like the Aedes albopictus pictured here

An unlikely hero could help in the fight against deadly mosquito-borne disease

Disease
Genetically modified mosquiito

EPA approves field trials of genetically modified mosquito

Environment
Mosquitoes and a dragonfly fly around a lit bulb on a hot summer in southern Spain.

To combat the spread of Zika, a nonprofit is using drones and sterile mosquitoes

Health

Record drought conditions contribute to unprecedented levels of West Nile virus

Health & Medicine

Dallas took an unprecedented step Thursday of launching an aerial spraying campaign to try and stop the spread of potentially deadly West Nile virus. Across the country, West Nile is extremely common this year, but especially in the south.

The World

Emerging Science Note/Inoculating Mosquitos

Scientists have cloned a mosquito’s RNA and created an insect resistant to dengue fever.