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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

Health news

Scientists have made synthetic 'blood' to catch and kill mosquitoes

Scientists claim this cheaper, targeted method of pest control could be an alternative to mass pesticides that impact the entire ecosystem.

07/01/2022

World News

Modifying mosquitoes reduces diseases such as dengue by 77% - study

A groundbreaking study by the World Mosquito Program has found that inserting a natural and safe bacteria into mosquitos can block the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases and reduce one of the world’s fastest-growing tropical diseases.

10/06/2021

France

Mosquitoes to be bred on large scale to study infectious diseases

InnovaFeed will partner in this project with the World Mosquito Program (WMP). who began fighting the transmission of such viruses to humans ten years ago by infecting female mosquitos with bacteria.

26/08/2020

United Kingdom

Breakthrough as scientists find microbe that stops spread of malaria

As the world scrambles to find a COVID-19 vaccine, this is a rare bit of good news.

05/05/2020

Israel

Man vs mozzie: Tech firm develops laser to track and target mosquitoes

The system follows the insects with a red laser beam and sends a text alert to householders, letting them know where the mosquito can be found.

19/08/2019

Burkina Faso

Researchers create fake village filled with GM fungus to fight malaria

Scientists from University of Maryland Baltimore and the IRSS research insitute in Burkina Faso created the "mosquito sphere" filled with toxic fungus to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes

31/05/2019

United Kingdom

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes could be killed off by gene editing

A laboratory at Imperial College London has wiped out a population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes using gene editing. The lab spread a genetic modification that blocks female reproduction through a caged population

12/10/2018

World News

Mosquitos carrying deadly virus in Greece

At least 17 people have died after contracting the West Nile virus from mosquitos in Greece.

31/08/2018

World News

Romania screens transfusions after West Nile disease outbreak

13/09/2017