WHO has released its first-ever clinical guidelines to standardise treatment of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, ...

“Both species have to be controlled in order to bring down the cases of dengue and chikungunya,” he says. Genetically modified mosquitoes provide a promising, if controversial, way to control ...

The disease, which has no known cure, is less lethal than mosquito-borne illness West Nile virus. The joint pain can be excruciating, and debilitating symptoms usually last days and sometimes weeks.

Dueling mosquitoes. Around the world, two species of mosquito can efficiently transmit viruses that cause human illnesses such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University entomologists said the two mosquito species that carry the Chikungunya virus are exceedingly rare in Iowa, but anyone traveling to the Caribbean or other affected ...

The two species of mosquito that carry the virus, Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, live in a broad swath of the United States. Chikungunya causes fever, headache and joint pain that can be ...

Chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral disease, has taken hold in French Polynesia, spreading rapidly and threatening neighboring Pacific nations, regional health authorities said on ...

Now, it’s under five years. “That time span has collapsed dramatically,” Semenza said. Outbreaks in Europe are still small ...

Tiger mosquito, vector of chikungunya virus and dengue fever, is more flighty than first thought. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 11 ...

A second species of dangerous and aggressive tropical mosquito has established itself in Orange County. Vector control officials responding to reports from residents found the newest addition, know… ...