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European disease experts issue warning about climate-driven mosquitoes

Dengue cases almost doubled in the EU last year, as climate change creates more favourable conditions for vectors.

13/06/2024

Health news

New dengue vaccine approved by WHO as mosquito-borne virus spreads

Cases of dengue - which is transmitted through bites by infected mosquitos - are expected to rise globally due to climate change.

15/05/2024

Health news

Heat-related deaths rising in Europe as climate change takes hold

Experts say governments across Europe need to make sure their healthcare systems and infrastructures are adapting to cope with drastic climatic change.

15/05/2024

Health news

Peru declares health emergency in most provinces as dengue cases soar

Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soar.

27/02/2024

Health news

Brazil snaps into action in response to dengue fever outbreak

Millions are set to be vaccinated against the tropical virus that can be deadly at times.

07/02/2024

Health news

Scientists sterilise disease-carrying mosquitoes with radiation

The Sterile Insect Technique has been used to contain pest insects and disease vectors and does not detrimentally affect the wider ecosystem.

03/01/2024

Health news

Wolbachia wonder bug could stop mosquitoes causing dengue fever

Honduras is the latest country to try beating the tropical disease by releasing lab-grown mosquitoes infected with the bacteria.

28/08/2023

Health news

Lyme disease: Could a vaccine target tick vectors instead of humans?

There is still no vaccine for Lyme disease in humans although trials are ongoing to develop one, but new research shows a vaccine given to mice could influence the bacterium that causes Lyme in ticks.

07/08/2023

Health news

Malaria could increase as temperatures rise and mosquitoes move

As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating upward.

21/07/2023

Health news

Mosquitoes could be helping to spread a flesh-eating bacteria

Researchers in Australia have found a link between native possums and humans that could explain the spread of Buluri ulcer: mosquitoes.

05/07/2023

Health news

US issues warning after reporting first local malaria cases in decades

European health officials warned last week that warming temperatures are creating “more favourable conditions” for the spread of invasive mosquito species that can carry diseases.

27/06/2023

Health news

Scientists develop new repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos

Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of 'chemical camouflage' that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.

10/06/2023

Health news

Biologists in Argentina are battling dengue with atomic energy

Researchers at the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) are employing atomic energy to sterilise male mosquitoes which will then be released into the wild.

25/04/2023

Nature

How disease-carrying mosquitoes are spreading through Europe

Scientists are investigating the threat of mosquitoes in Scotland, after France sounded the alarm over the Asian tiger species.

23/04/2023

Travel News

Popular Spanish island warns tourists of Dengue fever risk

Spanish health officials have of ‘moderate’ Dengue fever risk on Ibiza this summer.

07/03/2023

World News

Good News: the mosquitoes wiping out dengue, and India’s tech detox

Five good news stories, including a breakthrough in transportation for donated hearts, will brighten up your day

13/11/2022

Health news

Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smell

New research suggests some people produce chemicals tied to smell that mosquitoes find irresistibly attractive.

20/10/2022

Health news

What we know about Italy's rising West Nile virus death toll and cases

Some 144 cases have been reported in Italy since the beginning of the year, 50 of which in the last week alone. There have been 10 deaths so far.

11/08/2022

Climate

This scientist wants you to send him dead mosquitoes in the post

'The world's deadliest animal' is spreading further north because of global warming.

22/06/2022

Health news

Zika virus can easily mutate and cause new outbreak, scientists warn

The virus, for which there is currently no vaccine, can cause severe birth defects and neurological issues.

13/04/2022