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February 4, 2025 Lee Rafuse Haines, _University of Notre Dame_ and Pilar Pérez Romero, _University of Notre Dame_ The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to

infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people, however, it faces extra challenges. July 3, 2024 Cameron Webb, _University of Sydney_ If you’re traveling to a tropical destination to

escape the Australian winter, make sure to take steps to protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease such as dengue. April 12, 2024 Cameron Webb, _University of Sydney_ Authorities have

issued warnings for people in parts of Western Australia to avoid mosquito bites after Murray Valley encephalitis virus was detected in local mosquitoes. Here’s what you need to know.

September 21, 2023 Jenny Wachter, _University of Saskatchewan_ The bacterium that causes Lyme disease is a master of disguise, changing its appearance to evade the immune system as it moves

from the ticks that carry it to humans or animals. September 17, 2023 Muhammad Morshed, _University of British Columbia_ West Nile virus arrived in North America in 1999 and spread across

the continent by 2005. Here’s what you need to know about this mosquito-borne pathogen. September 13, 2023 Abay Yimere, _Tufts University_ Climate change is putting pressure on Ethiopia’s

largest city, Addis Ababa, and exposing people to disease and natural disasters. July 10, 2023 Immo A. Hansen, _New Mexico State University_ and Hailey A. Luker, _New Mexico State

University_ Two mosquito physiology experts explain which repellents work better than others and how to protect yourself this summer. November 10, 2022 Shüné Oliver, _National Institute for

Communicable Diseases_ and Jaishree Raman, _National Institute for Communicable Diseases_ As the Earth warms up the malaria vector will develop faster, allowing them to breed faster, bite

more frequently and expand into formerly unsuitable habitats. October 30, 2022 Jaishree Raman, _National Institute for Communicable Diseases_ For a malaria vaccine to have an impact, health

promotion is key. Awareness campaigns must address safety concerns and emphasise expected positive impacts. August 18, 2021 Jory Brinkerhoff, _University of Richmond_ How bad are ticks this

year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise. May 27, 2020 Jory Brinkerhoff, _University of Richmond_ What might look like a mild case of COVID-19 could actually be a

bacterial infection from a tick bite, with potentially debilitating symptoms if it goes untreated. March 18, 2020 Damaris Matoke-Muhia, _Kenya Medical Research Institute_ Women must be

included at decision making levels to advise on development, designing, delivery and implementation of tools that target health issues that affect them especially malaria. October 22, 2018

Oghenekaro Omodior, _Indiana University_ and Daniel Becker, _Indiana University_ Is our changing climate making regions of the US more suitable for ticks and mosquitoes that spread diseases?

Or is the climate changing human physiology making us more vulnerable? June 18, 2018 Gabriela Blohm, _University of Florida_ and John A. Lednicky, _University of Florida_ The collapse of

Venezuela’s public health system has terrible consequences inside the country, but it also is giving rise to mosquito-borne viruses that could spread to nearby countries. May 25, 2018 Alvaro

Toledo, _Rutgers University_ There is a new type of tick spreading in New Jersey, and it doesn’t need a male to reproduce. It’s known to spread disease and is proving difficult to

eradicate. May 21, 2018 Joyce Sakamoto, _Penn State_ and Shelley Whitehead, _Penn State_ The CDC recently announced an uptick in diseases spread by vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks.

Here’s why and what you can do to lower your risk. May 23, 2017 Michaela Schultz, _Boston University_ Several sites in the US are releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes as a way to fight

mosquito-borne viruses that threaten people. What’s the science – and how well will it work? April 25, 2017 Julio Frenk, _University of Miami_ Malaria has long menaced the world, but gains

have occurred. Those efforts could now be stymied by budget cuts, however. Here’s how a disease that knows no borders could widen its deadly reach. October 27, 2016 Cameron Webb, _University

of Sydney_ and Nigel Beebe, _The University of Queensland_ Upscaling the success of emerging mosquito control technologies relies on automating the rearing and release of millions of

mosquitoes. Australia is to become the testing ground for a novel strategy. September 1, 2016 Cameron Webb, _University of Sydney_ A rise in cases of the mysterious “Bairnsdale ulcer” in

coastal Victoria has health authorities on alert and scientists investigating the role of mosquitoes in the spread.