Mosquitoes and other insects are known to be attracted to (and use) secretions from their hosts and other animals. Mengistu Dawit and colleagues… Read more »
The rise in human cases of zoonotic malaria poses a threat to control and elimination programmes in Southeast Asia, and a recent review highlights the… Read more »
That fact bed net use protects users from Malaria deaths, especially children, is no news. But what happens once children grow up… Read more »
Surveillance and monitoring of invasive species by public health agencies is often directed at international points of entry,… Read more »
COVID-19 is just one of the many infectious diseases that has been transmitted to humans from wild animals. Another zoonotic… Read more »
A recent study on American robins showed that birds that were starved for two days prior to infection developed heavier viral… Read more »
By testing odours associated with malaria infection identified in a previous study, it was discovered that a specific odour-blend,… Read more »
A recent study shows how disruption of the mosquito doublesex gene affects the courtship songs produced by females.
Cytoplasmic incompatibility resulting in non-reciprocal fertility is a naturally occurring phenomenon, but remains unexplored to… Read more »
While it is currently difficult to measure the population age-structure of mosquitoes, researchers are developing technologies to… Read more »
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