Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Stop Disease Pass Early Test

Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Stop Disease Pass Early Test

May 9, 2022 — Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. appear to have passed an early test that suggests they might one day help reduce the population of insects that transmit infectious diseases. As part of the test, scientists released nearly 5 million genetically engineered male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes over the course of 7 … Read more

Tests of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Prove Positive

Tests of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Prove Positive

April 20, 2022 The first open-air study of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States has yielded positive results, says Oxitec, the UK-based company that ran the study. However, Oxitec says larger tests are needed to determine whether the insects can suppress the disease-spreading mosquito population in the wild, according to Nature. Dengue, Zika, and … Read more

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and Calif

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and Calif

March 9, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes said. The experimental program created by Oxitec is designed to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. The program … Read more

First Malaria Vaccine a Major Milestone Despite Hurdles Ahead

Dec. 2, 2021 — The parasite that causes malaria can kill a person within 24 hours of symptoms appearing. Patients’ symptoms are flu-like, including a fever, headache, and chills. It all starts with a microscopic poke. When a malaria-infected mosquito plunges her needle-like mouth through human skin, she releases immature forms of the parasites, called … Read more

Mosquito-Resistant, Bite Proof Clothing in the Works

Aug. 11, 2021 — There were 200 hungry mosquitoes in the Plexiglas enclosure volunteers agreed to sit in so scientists could test their new bug-resistant fabric to see whether individuals wearing it got mosquito bites. The live, disease-free mosquitoes were starved overnight and yet they did not bite, report researchers led by senior author … Read more

Florida Woman Dies From Dengue Fever

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The death of a Miami woman in her 30s from locally acquired dengue fever highlights the need for awareness of a potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus that’s now found in the United States. Once only seen in hot and steamy tropical or subtropical locales, … Read more

Wonder why humans attract mosquitoes? Researchers say female mosquitoes need blood to develop eggs

static.reu

Mosquitoes are troublesome. A mosquito bite is capable of causing pain and irritation and even causes diseases like dengue, malaria and yellow fever. But what attracts mosquitoes to human blood in the first place? A study reveals that they are not attracted to “simple flavours like sweet or salty, but only a complex combination of … Read more