URBAN outbreaks of yellow fever are brought to an end either by the eradication of the mosquito vector, Aëdes (Stegomyia) aegypti, or by the immunization of a high percentage of the human population.

The standard protective dose is almost 14,000 units, but even 500 units raises antibody levels sufficiently to do the job.

This includes one species of mosquito alone which can transmit yellow fever, Zika and Chikungunya. Three species of mosquito are of particular concern in Europe, according to the European Centre ...

Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral zoonotic illness that is endemic in Africa and South America. 1 Yellow fever outbreaks are most commonly reported in Africa, where more than 100,000 severe ...

A deadly mosquito-borne virus is spreading across three states, with a second confirmed case identified in Victoria.

The World Mosquito Program (WMP) of Monash University and Debug by Alphabet announced today that they are teaming up to explore a collaboration to deploy automated releases of Wolbachia Aedes aegypti ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by the female Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The same vector ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2022, around 608,000 people died from malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, worldwide. Add to that, viral infections like dengue, West ...