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Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

What if human blood were toxic to mosquitoes? A drug can make it so

A single dose of nitisinone can make blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, potentially curbing malaria transmission.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease - with promising results

A new strategy using sterile male mosquitoes shows promise in reducing invasive populations and controlling dengue fever spread in Southern California.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time

West Nile virus fragments found in UK mosquitoes for the first time, indicating potential health implications.
OMG science
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria?

Engineered mosquitoes can deliver vaccines, potentially providing enhanced immunity against malaria, especially critical due to the high malaria death rate.
Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

What if human blood were toxic to mosquitoes? A drug can make it so

A single dose of nitisinone can make blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, potentially curbing malaria transmission.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease - with promising results

A new strategy using sterile male mosquitoes shows promise in reducing invasive populations and controlling dengue fever spread in Southern California.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time

West Nile virus fragments found in UK mosquitoes for the first time, indicating potential health implications.
OMG science
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria?

Engineered mosquitoes can deliver vaccines, potentially providing enhanced immunity against malaria, especially critical due to the high malaria death rate.
London food
fromianVisits
2 months ago

The London Underground mosquito: A WWII myth debunked by DNA

Culex pipiens form molestus, once thought exclusive to the London Underground, likely originated in the Middle East thousands of years ago.
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