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Uttarakhand faces dengue crisis with 600 cases, Dehradun worst-hit. Heavy monsoon floods have caused waterlogging, creating favorable environment for Aedes mosquitoes to breed, leading to spread of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Health officials struggling to contain situation.

The Asian tiger mosquito may be considered a small but mighty coloniser. Despite only measuring around 3mm, this invasive species has managed to spread across most of mainland France in just 20 years. With global warming creating perfect conditions for its proliferation, this tiny pest risks spreading diseases like zika,…

As if COVID, monkeypox and triple-digit heat indices aren’t enough to make you consider sealing yourself inside an air-conditioned hazmat suit, the announcement by Florida’s health department that confirmed the first locally transmitted case of dengue in Miami-Dade County might be enough to get you asking about measurements for such…

Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds

Scents from infected mice found to ‘stimulate a significant response in mosquito antennae’

Researchers have found that certain viruses may have a trick up their sleeve that can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes. The study also revealed a possible remedy.

Getting infected with a virus like dengue or Zika can make you smell delicious to mosquitoes, the flying carriers of these infections, according to scientists.

Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya fever.

Co-infection of dengue, chikungunya and Zika also a concern, they say