The newly developed system uses CRISPR-Cas9 “scissors” and a guide RNA to make a genetic cut at a precise location within the mosquito’s genome. It then replaces the unwanted amino acid that transmits ...

Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 ...

How it works: The dunks are small, round objects resembling donuts that contain Bti, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae in standing water. The idea is to lure momma mosquitoes ...

The West nile or western Nile fevera disease with an exotic name that in the past was actually considered only ...

Malaria is on the rise in southern Africa, with several countries – including Botswana, eSwatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe – ...

For decades, the sunbaked fields of the Shire Valley districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje have watched clouds pass with empty ...

Several areas of Greene County will be treated for mosquitos Tuesday night. Greene County Public Health has announced ...

A local nonprofit is trying a creative, low-tech method to track insect populations. The new “Buzz Buggy” driving around the ...

Health officials have renewed calls for early consultation at the onset of dengue symptoms after the number of dengue-related ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and a team of international collaborators shows that ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and a team of international collaborators shows that dengue outbreaks in ...