Author: Sarah Spencer

From Business Ghana January 31, 2021 A new malaria mosquito is emerging in African cities, with potentially devastating consequences for those living there, according to a new study. The larvae…

From EurekAlert! January 26, 2021 COLUMBIA, Mo. – In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a “public health emergency of international concern” due to the virus…

From 16 News Now January 22, 2021 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – While the world is in a rush to find a way to kill off COVID-19, another virus is…

From Yahoo News January 7, 2021   The Zika virus came seemingly out of nowhere and broke all the rules. Here’s a look at the plot twists during the first…

From EurekAlert January 7, 2021 New treatments to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and West Nile viruses could result from research led by The University of Queensland.…

From Physicians Weekly December 31, 2020 Flaviviruses bear class II fusion proteins as their envelope (E) proteins. Here, we describe the development of an in vitro quantitative mosquito-cell-based membrane-fusion assay…

From the UC Santa Cruz News Center December 16, 2020 For over ten years, Ali Yanik has been working to develop novel biosensor technology to provide rapid, low-cost testing for…

From EurekAlert! December 16, 2020 Scientists have developed a novel smartphone-based technique to diagnose viral infections that uses a deep learning algorithm to identify viruses in metal nanoparticle-labeled samples, enabling…

From EurekAlert! December 10, 2020 The Zika virus can remain in mouse brain for extended periods, leading to long-term neurological and behavioral consequences, according to a study published December 10…

From EurekAlert! December 10, 2020 Flaviviruses — a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes — infect an estimated 400 million people annually with diseases like yellow fever, Dengue…

From Gilmore Health News December 6, 2020 A study of 3,000 children during an outbreak in Nicaragua showed that those previously infected with dengue were less likely to develop Zika…

From MedicalXpress December 4, 2020 Anopheles malaria mosquitoes in Africa and Latin America are evolving in response to human activity, studies in both continents have found. Anopheles gambiae, the most…

From the NIH November 23, 2020 In 2015, hundreds of children were born with brain deformities resulting from a global outbreak of Zika virus infections. Recently, National Institutes of Health…

From Pasadena Now November 23, 2020 he current surge in COVID-19 cases is renewing public anxiety about the virus, but experts say they want to put people’s minds at ease…

From KGET November 19, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Health officials say they have diagnosed a fourth case of West Nile virus in Kern County. California health officials announced the…

From The Horse November 18, 2020 On Nov. 13, officials at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed a horse in Sacramento County with West Nile virus (WNV). The…

From VOA News November 16, 2020 The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is annoying, but scientists have developed an app that uses that sound to detect dangerous mosquitoes. Mosquitoes kill…

From the Laguna Beach Independent November 12, 2020 Laguna Beach residents are reporting an uptick in ravenous ankle-biting mosquitos following recent rainstorms, the Orange County Vector Control District shared this…

From Bio Med Central November 10th, 2020 Background Wolbachia bacteria are widely distributed throughout terrestrial arthropod species. These bacteria can manipulate reproduction and influence the vector competence of their hosts. Recently, Wolbachia have…

From the Coronado Eagle Journal November 9th, 2020 Recently, residents have noticed an increase in the number of mosquitoes in Coronado. There is a new invasive species of mosquito called…

From the Daily Nexus November 8, 2020 These mosquitoes, commonly known as southern house mosquitoes, were discovered in traps for a different invasive species of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti discovered in…

From Bakersfield Now November 6th, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif., (KBAK/KBFX) — According to the State of California’s West Nile site, Kern County has had three confirmed human cases of West Nile so far…

From Medical Xpress November 4, 2020 Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, Zika virus may not be far behind. Although the explosive 2015-2016 Zika epidemics in the Americas are behind us, Zika…

From AlKhaleejToday November 3, 2020 Using a strategy known as “population modification,” which involves using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene propulsion system to introduce genes that prevent parasite transmission into mosquito chromosomes,…

From Winters Express October 29, 2020 The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District discourages the practice of exchanging potted plants as the invasive mosquito population in Winters remains widespread across…

From KRCR October 28, 2020 An invasive mosquito that can spread several diseases has been found in Oroville. The non-native species, known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito, can transmit viruses…

From Noozhawk October 28, 2020 A sample of mosquitoes collected from a mosquito trap in Santa Barbara has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), according to the Mosquito &…

From KEYT October 27, 2020 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mosquitos that were caught in Santa Barbara tested positive for West Nile Virus on Tuesday. The Mosquito & Vector Management District…

From Spectrum News 1 October 26, 2020 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Every morning Michael Saba heads out to feed his fish — all 75,000 of them. Known as “The King…

From KCRA 3 October 23, 2020 BLAINE, Wash. — They’re here, and they’re apparently making themselves at home. The Washington State Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed they located the…

From CBS Sacramento October 23, 2020 ARDEN-ARCADE (CBS13) — A pandemic, a historic fire season and now disease-carrying mosquitoes that can spread the Zika virus. Mosquitos are becoming more than…

From CBS Sacramento October 23, 2020 ARDEN-ARCADE (CBS13) — A pandemic, a historic fire season and now disease-carrying mosquitoes that can spread the Zika virus. Mosquitos are becoming more than…

From the Moorpark, CA Patch October 22, 2020 The City of Moorpark Vector Control Division (Division) has detected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes within the City of Moorpark. The first detection was on October 13,…

From ABC 10 October 22, 2020 STOCKTON, Calif. — San Joaquin County Public Health Services (SJCPH) said it has received the first reported human case of the mosquito-borne disease St.…

From the Sacramento Bee October 22, 2020 The mosquito that can carry the Zika virus has been spotted this week in yet another area of Sacramento County, this time in…

From the International Business Times October 21, 2020 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are carriers of dengue and Zika viruses, are known to be active biters during the daytime, but a…