"It's really exciting to work with something that has not been engineered by man and unlock some of the secrets." Scientists ...

The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a second phase of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in Turkana Central Subcounty in June.This is after the first phase was implemented in 2024 after the ...

Dengue virus, a WHO grade 3 emergency, infected over 10 million individuals in 2024. With no population-effective prophylaxis or direct treatment, there is an urgent need for immediate vector control ...

Variations in temperature, precipitation, and humidity can influence the spread of infectious diseases, including by altering ...

With temperatures rising, officials at the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control say that mosquitos that hibernated over the winter months will be waking up as the temperature exceeds 65 degrees.

Genetically engineered mosquito ... malaria vector in West Central Africa — to fungal spores. Some males were exposed to a wild-type fungal strain, while others were infected with a transgenic strain ...

Here, we summarize current concepts and facts on associations of parasite infections, namely schistosomiasis, opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis, strongyloidiasis, malaria, and Chagas disease with human ...

The final breakthrough came in 1897 when Ronald Ross, in India, demonstrated that Plasmodium completed its life cycle in mosquitoes, proving they were malaria’s vectors. This scientific triumph ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

To combat a dengue outbreak, a village in the Philippines' densely populated capital region is offering a bounty of one Philippines peso for every five mosquitoes residents turn in. At least ...

which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the malaria species, has a highly complex life cycle controlled by precise gene ...