Zika, dengue, yellow fever: UC Riverside researcher gets $14.9 million to thwart disease-carrying mosquitoes – Press-Enterprise
07/21/2017
Zika, dengue, yellow fever: UC Riverside researcher gets $14.9 million to thwart disease-carrying mosquitoesPress-EnterpriseDuring the four-year study, researchers will be using mosquitoes as their test subjects, developing strains unable to carry or transmit diseases such as zika and dengue fever. None of the insects will be released outside of the laboratory, Akbari said …and more »
07/21/2017
Zika, dengue, yellow fever: UC Riverside researcher gets $14.9 million to thwart disease-carrying mosquitoesPress-EnterpriseDuring the four-year study, researchers will be using mosquitoes as their test subjects, developing strains unable to carry or transmit diseases such as zika and dengue fever. None of the insects will be released outside of the laboratory, Akbari said …and more »
Why India Needs to Worry About the Zika Threat – The Diplomat
07/21/2017
Why India Needs to Worry About the Zika ThreatThe DiplomatA case of the Zika virus has been recently reported in Chennai, India. This comes on the heels of three Zika cases reported in Ahmedabad in May 2017 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Indian government authorities have so far disregarded these as …
07/21/2017
Why India Needs to Worry About the Zika ThreatThe DiplomatA case of the Zika virus has been recently reported in Chennai, India. This comes on the heels of three Zika cases reported in Ahmedabad in May 2017 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Indian government authorities have so far disregarded these as …
A Step Closer to Halting the Spread of Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya – R & D Magazine
07/21/2017
R & D MagazineA Step Closer to Halting the Spread of Zika, Dengue and ChikungunyaR & D MagazineUpstate Medical University researcher Anna Stewart Ibarra, Ph.D., M.P.A., and her colleagues have created a mathematical model that can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne …and more »
07/21/2017
R & D MagazineA Step Closer to Halting the Spread of Zika, Dengue and ChikungunyaR & D MagazineUpstate Medical University researcher Anna Stewart Ibarra, Ph.D., M.P.A., and her colleagues have created a mathematical model that can serve as a guide to make monthly predictions on when people are at greatest risk for contracting mosquito-borne …and more »
How to protect yourself from mosquitoes this summer – Miami Herald
07/21/2017
Miami HeraldHow to protect yourself from mosquitoes this summerMiami HeraldUntil recently, the CDC listed Miami-Dade County as a yellow (cautionary) area for Zika. Although that has since been lifted, the risk of contracting the virus could be higher here than in other parts of the country. Therefore, it's best to err on the …
07/21/2017
Miami HeraldHow to protect yourself from mosquitoes this summerMiami HeraldUntil recently, the CDC listed Miami-Dade County as a yellow (cautionary) area for Zika. Although that has since been lifted, the risk of contracting the virus could be higher here than in other parts of the country. Therefore, it's best to err on the …
Mutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling Zika – Emory News Center
07/21/2017
Emory News CenterMutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling ZikaEmory News Center“The recent epidemic of the Zika virus has raised awareness that we need to focus on what really works when it comes to mosquito control,” Vazquez-Prokopec says. “The data from our study makes a bold statement: Any mosquito-control program involving …
07/21/2017
Emory News CenterMutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling ZikaEmory News Center“The recent epidemic of the Zika virus has raised awareness that we need to focus on what really works when it comes to mosquito control,” Vazquez-Prokopec says. “The data from our study makes a bold statement: Any mosquito-control program involving …