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Vector Control: Our Best Chance in the Fight Against Zika

July 25, 2016 Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas

Aedes aegypti in the Americas Latin America is currently fighting to prevent the diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito: Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya. There

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Dengue Epidemic in Brazil

May 13, 2015January 25, 2023 Noushin Berdjis

  The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported 746,000 registered cases of Dengue fever and 229 confirmed deaths since January 2015 [1,3]. This marks a

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Antibiotic Use and Mosquitoes’ Ability to Transmit Malaria

February 2, 2015January 25, 2023 Emily Cohn

In an article published in Nature Communications in January of 2015, a connection was revealed between the presence of antibiotics in human blood and increased

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Spotlight: Oh, You Dirty Rat!

January 9, 2014January 25, 2023 Katharine York

We’ve covered a lot of diseases over the past few years, but what we haven’t covered much of are the vectors that carry them. A

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Summer Heat Fuels Tick Illnesses

June 26, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

  On June 20 we celebrated the summer solstice, marking the beginning of summer and the favorite season of both outdoor enthusiasts and, unfortunately, ticks.

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