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Tag: Mosquitoes

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Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease

October 25, 2024October 26, 2024Maya Misikir and Stephanie NolenComments Off on Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease

Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.

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Was It Really a Hot Zone Summer?

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on Was It Really a Hot Zone Summer?

From Covid to dengue, viral outbreaks seemed to be popping up all over. But maybe Americans are just more attuned to threats now.

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What Are Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Backyard Bugs?

June 3, 2024Catrin EinhornComments Off on What Are Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Backyard Bugs?

Meet the “bucket of doom” and other methods to manage mosquitoes and ticks.

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What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places

October 24, 2023Stephanie NolenComments Off on What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places

Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case.

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Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023Stephanie Nolen and Malin FezehaiComments Off on Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress

Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.

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An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa

September 29, 2023October 1, 2023Stephanie Nolen and Tiksa NegeriComments Off on An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa

A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.

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The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023Stephanie Nolen and Natalija GormalovaComments Off on The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.

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One Village, Two Houses — and a New Tactic to Win the War on Mosquitoes

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023Stephanie Nolen and Esther Ruth MbabaziComments Off on One Village, Two Houses — and a New Tactic to Win the War on Mosquitoes

A different way of thinking about mosquito-borne diseases could save billions of dollars, and end them for good, some health experts believe.

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How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa

February 14, 2023APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa

The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists reported.

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Can New Vaccines Finally Eradicate Malaria?

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022Apoorva Mandavilli and Kang-Chun ChengComments Off on Can New Vaccines Finally Eradicate Malaria?

Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.

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