- by Alison
Why do mosquitoes love me so much? Ever thought you are more attractive to mosquitoes than your companions? Are you always the one covered in bites? There is a scientific reason why. Researchers in Kenya have been investigating what makes victims attractive to mosquitoes. Their…
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- by Alison
Before 1970, only nine countries had experienced severe dengue epidemics. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries, as The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms. It can be found in the Americas, South-East Asia and Western Pacific, Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, with…
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- by Alison
We recently looked at how environmental factors such as climate change can affect how the dengue virus thrives in the Aedes aegypti mosquito and the mosquito’s ability to transmit the disease. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland in the…
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- by Alison
Insecticide resistance has reached a tipping point. “Mosquitoes have developed resistance to all the major classes of insecticides,” says Dr. Sarah Rees, Portfolio Manager at the Innovation Vector Control Consortium (IVCC). “This makes the development of new insecticides for vector control increasingly urgent.” But getting…
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- by breakdengue
Spreading dengue fever is easier than ever before. Dengue may be new to many parts of the world, but is not a new disease to most. In fact, dengue fever first got the eyes of health authorities back in the 1950s when outbreaks raged throughout Southeast Asia.…
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- by Alison
Imagine a world where malaria, dengue, and other vector-borne diseases are eliminated. How do we make that dream a reality? Studies (Bugoro et al 2011; Whittaker & Chang, 2012) have shown that larval control and environmental management might provide part of the answer. They allow…
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- by Dr. Kim Knowlton
Dengue fever is expanding into new geographic areas. The number of people at risk from the disease is growing faster than ever before. In the US – a place you might not associate with dengue – the estimated number of people hospitalized with dengue more…
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- by breakdengue
Dengue is spreading fast It’s clear we have to do more – and soon. But how can we when resources are already stretched beyond the limit? When we’re also fighting malaria, chikungunya, and a whole wealth of other vector-borne diseases? To shake away these diseases…
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- by breakdengue
Vector-borne disease is on the rise worldwide. More people are traveling than ever before, global trade is increasing and climate change is altering our environment. Combined with modern agriculture methods and animal movement, these factors are increasing the risk from vector-borne diseases across the Europe…
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