A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers … Read more
Scientists have managed to turn one of the deadliest insects into a vaccine delivery system. According to new reports from NPR, a clinical trial for a system meant to use mosquitoes to deliver vaccines has been underway in the United Kingdom. The findings of the trial have been published in Science Translational Medicine. According to … Read more
Southern California is plagued by a tropical mosquito with a hunger for human ankles. The Aedes mosquito originates from a tropical climate, arrived in California over a decade ago and has now spread to every continent in the world. The insects appear to have migrated to southern California this summer near the San Fernando Valley … Read more
Bill Gates made a statement about malaria recently since he did whatever it took to make a point, that it shouldn’t be just the communities in economically challenged circumstances who should deal with the situation. He’s been an advocate to combat malaria Gates who has been a fundraiser and investor for different life-threatening situations has … Read more
One Seattle morning, Carolina Reid sat in a room with nine other volunteers, each waiting to take part in a clinical trial for a new, experimental malaria vaccine. Reid’s turn came. She put her arm over a cardboard box filled with 200 mosquitoes and covered with a mesh that keeps them in but still lets … Read more
Massachusetts health officials announced the second human case of West Nile virus of the year Friday. The Massachusetts department of Public Health said a man in his 70s had been exposed to the virus in Suffolk County, noting that the Boston area is at moderate to high risk of human infection. The first case, a … Read more
New Hampshire this year has detected the first batch of mosquitoes that have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. State health officials announced Monday that the first batch was collected at Atkinson in early August. The second batch arrived a few days later from Hampstead. Jamestown Canyon virus is transmitted by the bite of … Read more