Some viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway − a virologist and entomologist explain why
The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...
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The Art of Making Mosquito Coils in a Factory
The Art of Making Mosquito Coils in a Factory Posted: January 18, 2025 | Last updated: January 18, 2025 Discover the intricate process behind making the world's first mosquito coils in a ...
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Mosquito-borne dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis detected in Queensland
An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne ... Officer Heidi Carroll said free JEV vaccines were ...
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'Toxic' Semen Could Turn Mosquito Mating Deadly to Curb Disease Spread
Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method. The "toxic male technique" ...
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Genetically engineered mosquitoes with "toxic" semen could kill females and curb spread of disease, researchers say
The mosquito has killed as many as 50 billion people over the course of human existence. Mosquitoes are responsible for millions of yearly deaths worldwide from malaria, dengue fever and other ...
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'Toxic male technique' could reduce female mosquito population by poisoning them during sex
A new study by Macquarie University researchers has suggested that the toxic male technique could be used to address the prevalence of mosquito-borne illness. The scientists, which genetically ...