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More yellow fever carrying mosquitoes found in Placer County
FOX40 Sacramento· 8 hours ago(FOX40.COM) — Another group of invasive and yellow fever carrying mosquitoes have been detected in...
Previous Zika infection tied to increased risk of infection with some dengue virus subtypes
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 day agoCross-reactivity among orthoflaviviruses should be considered when testing vaccines against the...
Mosquitoes can ruin a hike. Here's how to stop them
Los Angeles Times· 13 hours agoUnfortunately, Southern California’s mosquito season began in early May and there’s no end in sight. This period has grown “longer and longer” according...
Mosquitoes known to transmit diseases were found in new Roseville area. Here’s what to know
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 2 days agoAedes aegypti mosquitoes were identified by by district officials on May 31 in the Foothills...
What makes some people bigger mosquito magnets?
Futurity· 6 hours agoWhat makes some people more attractive to mosquitoes? University of Washington researchers are hoping those itchy bumps could soon become a thing of the...
The Best Mosquito Traps For A Swat-Free Summer
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA quiet fan finishes the job by sucking the pests into an internal basket. Beyond mosquitoes, this trap will also capture house and biting flies, moths,...
Honduras declares health emergency as Central America starts peak dengue season
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHonduras has declared a national health emergency after reporting a rise in hospitalizations and...
Experts warn of concerning side effect of warming winters in Michigan: 'Worse ... for human health'
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAgency notes that much of the state has gotten 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer over the past 100...
France enlists ‘dengue detectives’ to prevent outbreak at the Paris Olympics
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoKevin Meignan crouches down and rustles inside a bush a stone’s throw from the towering Stade de...
Juvenile Hormone as a contributing factor in establishing midgut microbiota for fecundity and...
Nature· 2 days agoIn A. aegypti, the female mosquito midgut responds to mating and to juvenile hormone. Immune suppression in the midgut results in an increased bacteria load in mated animals. The midgut response to mating positively affects the reproductive outcome.