Spread of Dengue Fever in Northern Australia May be Controlled By Bacterium That Infects Mosquitoes Harboring the Virus

The spread of dengue fever in northern Australia may be controlled by a bacterium that infects mosquitoes that harbor the virus, Australian and U.S. researchers report Aug. 25 in two papers published in the journal Nature.

Iowa State University Researcher Examines Mosquito Gene for New Disease Response

Iowa State University researcher Lyric Bartholomay searched for new genes that are turned on during infection in a type of mosquito that is not only a pest, but transmits disease-causing pathogens. Bartholomay is the first author on the paper, “Pathogenomics...

Researchers Identify Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other life-threatening diseases.

Human Movement Can Play a Critical Role in Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission

To control mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, researchers need to look at the behavior of people, not just the insect that transmits the disease, according to newly published research by Steven Stoddard of the University of California, Davis, and colleagues.