Zika virus is currently present in over 90 countries and spreading at a rapid pace, thanks to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which ...

WHO reports a significant increase in Zika virus cases in India, especially in Maharashtra with 140 cases recorded alone in ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing an experimental treatment designed to help ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

A study from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that Zika virus alters human skin chemistry, increasing volatile organic compounds that attract mosquitoes. This boosts virus ...

Female Aedes aegypti commonly lay eggs on the inner walls of artificial containers. When the containers fill with water, mosquito larvae hatch from the eggs. After developing through four larval ...

Environmental management approaches involve eliminating the container habitats in which Aedes aegypti lay their eggs. Chemical control involves the use of insecticides to kill immature or adult ...

‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites. Two people in the Florida Keys contracted dengue after being bitten by infected mosquitoes. Centers for Disease Control and ...

MELAKA: A total of 9,500 premises or 9.7% of the 98,299 premises inspected in Melaka last year were hosts to Aedes mosquito ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.