Practice smart sanitation in the kitchen. Keep food in sealed containers. Clean up all spills and crumbs as they occur. Wiping down surfaces with warm, soapy water and a clear water rinse also removes ...

Malaria is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, carrying a single-celled parasite from the Plasmodium ... By employing ...

An international team of scientists has provided an unprecedented look into the unique crystals formed by the malaria ...

However, other pathogens do possess traits that enable them to survive and replicate in the saliva of mosquitoes. When a mosquito is carrying these viruses or pathogens, it can transmit them when ...

that transmit pathogens onward thrive in specific, unique, temperature ranges. Mosquitos, which transmit a host of diseases, are among the most troubling of vectors. Mosquito species have temperature ...

Failing to take a proactive stance against these emerging viral pathogens assumes an unacceptable risk. Estimates are that dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses will spread throughout the United ...

carrying pathogens with them. The first outbreak was recorded in December of 2022, when five people who had boarded a cruise ship in November fell ill with pneumonia. Upon sampling the ship's ...

The father-of-four contracted eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), the West Nile virus and St Louis encephalitis, presumably from a mosquito carrying all three pathogens. Doctors were shocked ...

Scientists are exploring the release of genetically modified mosquitoes that are either sterile or carry genes to inhibit the transmission of deadly pathogens. These advanced techniques ...