aegypti also is a vector for the Zika virus, blamed for an outbreak of ... If society chooses to eliminate one or more species of mosquito, what are the downsides? Mosquitoes play a critical ...

"The mosquito species that spreads Zika has two forms ... leading to a natural barrier that reduces the spread of Zika virus in Africa. Both forms live in Africa, but the amount of variation ...

For starters, estimates of mosquito species worldwide range from 3,200 ... it is unwittingly injecting a fresh batch of Zika virus. Because the saliva prevents the victim's blood from clotting ...

For starters, estimates of mosquito species worldwide range from 3,200 to 3,900 or more ... it is unwittingly injecting a ...

On World Malaria Day, we explore how malaria differs from other mosquito-borne diseases—from the mosquito species involved to ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito was detected in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of South San Jose, where two adult mosquitoes were trapped — meaning that the species survived the winter after they were ...

An invasive species of mosquito known for aggressive, day-biting behavior was recently detected in San Jose, according to ...

COLUMN. On La Réunion, the chikungunya epidemic has peaked with more than 33,000 cases and six deaths recorded. Like dengue ...