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    A female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito feeds on human skin.
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    Why Does A Virus Cause Problems In One Region But Not Another? A Study Offers Insight

    Nov 20, 2020
    In 2015, the mosquito-borne virus Zika exploded in South America. Health experts predicted it would erupt in Africa. But a major outbreak never happened. Now scientists think they understand why.
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    With her blood meal visible through her transparent abdomen, the female <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito takes flight as she leaves her host's skin surface.
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    Why One Dangerous Mosquito Developed A Taste For Human Blood

    Jul 23, 2020
    Given the choice between an animal and a human, the Aedes aegypti species prefers ... us. A new study explains how that happened.
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    Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It?

    May 08, 2020
    And as summer nears, the question must be asked: Is it risky from a COVID-19 standpoint to go in a swimming pool?
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    Patients are treated for dengue fever at a hospital in Nicaragua, one of the countries where the virus is surging this year.
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    Why Dengue Fever Cases Are Hitting Record Highs In Latin America

    Dec 17, 2019
    Some of the reasons for the surge are expected — heavy rainfalls create lots of pools where mosquitoes can breed. But there are some surprising factors, like the Zika virus.
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    <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitoes infected with the <em>Wolbachia</em> bacterium, which appears to block transmission of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne viruses.
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    Infecting Mosquitoes With Bacteria Could Have A Big Payoff

    Nov 21, 2019
    Scientists are trying to flip the script on control of mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. Instead of trying to wipe them out, they're infecting them with bacteria.
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    Utah Officials, Residents Encourage West Nile Prevention

    Sep 11, 2019
    OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother has urged residents to take preventative measures against West Nile virus after her son became seriously ill, officials said.
     
    Ryan Stuart, 37, can no longer walk or eat on his own and only speaks a few mostly inaudibly word
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    Utah Counties Find West Nile Virus In Mosquito Populations

    Aug 26, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mosquito populations carrying West Nile virus have been found in multiple areas in Utah following a spring with weather conditions that allowed the pests to flourish.
     
    Officials in Davis, Salt Lake, Sevier, Uintah and Weber counties ha
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    A new study pinpoints which part of a mosquito's body is repulsed by the taste of DEET.
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    How Do Mosquitoes Taste DEET? Hint: It's Not With Their Mouthparts

    Apr 25, 2019
    It's the only repellent that drives mosquitoes away when they come in contact with it. A new study has a theory about why that is.
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    CHART: Where Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Go In The Future

    Mar 28, 2019
    A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked.
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    Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat.
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    How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

    Mar 28, 2019
    Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.
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    Genetically modified "gene drive" mosquitoes feed on warm cow's blood. Scientists hope these mosquitoes could help eradicate malaria.
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    Your Questions About Italy's GMO Mosquito Experiment, Answered

    Mar 01, 2019
    What are some of the leading arguments against this experiment? What happens to other species in the food chain? Isn't developing a vaccine a better way to go?
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    A female <em>Anopheles gambiae </em>mosquito feeds on human blood through a mosquito net.
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    Promising New Bed Net Strategy To Zap Malaria Parasite In Mosquitoes

    Feb 27, 2019
    Progress against malaria has stalled. Now a team is trying a new tactic.
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    Genetically modified "gene drive" mosquitoes feed on warm cow's blood. Scientists hope these mosquitoes could help eradicate malaria.
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    Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab

    Feb 20, 2019
    The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects.
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    Scientists' 'Craziest Experiment Possible' Actually Works On Mosquitoes

    Feb 07, 2019
    What if human diet drugs curb the appetite of bloodthirsty mosquitoes? That's the question a new study set out to investigate.
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    This adult <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> mosquito — the kind that spreads malaria — was genetically modified as part of the study.
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    Mosquitoes Genetically Modified To Crash Species That Spreads Malaria

    Sep 24, 2018
    Scientists demonstrate that a "gene drive" can rapidly spread a genetic mutation through a species, perhaps providing a potent new weapon against malaria. But there are plenty of skeptics.
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    These mosquitoes have been fed a new artificial blood called "SkitoSnack."
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    To Satisfy Bloodthirsty Lab Mosquitoes, Give 'Em The Fake Stuff

    Aug 23, 2018
    Feeding mosquitoes artificial blood could help get them ready to go out in the world and stanch the flow of disease — and reduce the need for animal blood
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    VIDEO: The 7 Dwarfs Whistle While They Work To Fight Malaria

    Aug 19, 2018
    There are two animated anti-malarial videos out there — a new one from the "Wallace and Gromit" team and a 1943 Disney cartoon that put the seven dwarfs under bed nets.
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    NV's First 2018 Human Case Of West Nile Virus In Lyon County

    Aug 17, 2018

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Health officials in northern Nevada have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in the state this year.

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    Chart of mosquito repellents in 2015 study.
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    A Guide To Mosquito Repellents, From DEET To ... Gin And Tonic?

    Jun 30, 2018
    Bug-repellent wristbands? Victoria's Secret perfume? That old standby DEET? A look at the newest — and the tried-and-truest — methods of keeping skeeters from biting.
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    The beaches of Brazil beckon — but travelers need to find out if they're heading to a part of the country where a yellow fever vaccine is recommended.
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    A Global Guide For Leery Travelers

    Jun 23, 2018
    Is your destination too dangerous? How do you protect yourself from health threats?
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    The <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em> uses selfies in a paper describing a parasitic worm called <em>Dirofilaria repens</em>.<em> </em>The paper says a Moscow woman visited a rural area and was bitten by mosquitoes. She soon noticed a nodule movin
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    A Worm That Can Really, Really Get Under Your Skin

    Jun 21, 2018
    And once it's there, it moves around. And around. There's a new report on the worm out this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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    A mosquito's antenna responds to odors. Scientists are trying to figure out how the malaria parasite might trigger a change in body odor that draws in mosquitoes that carry the disease, like the Anopheles skeeter pictured above.
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    What You Learn When You Put Smelly Socks In Front Of Mosquitoes

    Apr 17, 2018
    Researchers are trying to figure out what makes a mosquito more likely to bite people infected with malaria.
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    The female Anopheles mosquito is a spreader of malaria.
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    What If A Drug Could Make Your Blood Deadly To Mosquitoes?

    Mar 29, 2018
    That's what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters.
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    Blue methylene dye is used in labs to stain cells and sold in pet stores to treat tropical fish for fungal infections. It has anti-malarial properties as well.
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    Blue Dye Kills Malaria Parasites — But There Is One Catch

    Feb 09, 2018
    Methylene blue used to be an anti-malarial treatment but fell out of favor. Researchers wondered, what if it were added to a current medication?
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    Female hiker being attacked by bugs on the Welch-Dickey trail.
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    How To Teach Mosquitoes To Leave You Alone

    Jan 25, 2018
    Mosquitoes find some people way more delicious than others. Now scientists have found a way to make you less attractive, no chemicals needed.
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