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What to Know About Locally Acquired Malaria Cases in the U.S.—the First in 20 Years
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA mosquito, that is silhouetted against the moon, bites a human arm Credit - Mark Tomalty–Getty...
The US eliminated malaria in 1951. How can it keep it under control now?
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWorking underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the...
Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSome evidence suggests that malaria mosquitoes are becoming resistant to insecticides. Paul...
Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMosquito in old book with mosquito swatter and blood stain Getty Images/Nikola Nastasic This summer,...
The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving – and bringing disease
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThere are very few winners in the climate crisis, but scientists are pretty sure there’s going to be...
The West Nile virus is detected in Houston and other parts of the U.S. Should you be worried about...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 2 weeks agoWhat to know about dengue fever, West Nile virus and malaria. (Illustration by Kyle McCauley; Photo:...
Six Diseases Mosquitoes Can Give to Humans
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoao Burini/GettyMost people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases...
What You Need to Know About Malaria in the U.S.
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFive locally acquired cases of malaria have been identified in the last two months, which hasn’t occurred since 2003. Malaria is treatable with...
Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA factory producing insecticidal bed nets in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo by Charles Ommanney/Getty ImagesSub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by...
Local elimination of mosquitoes is possible. Here’s why we shouldn’t simply kill them all
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAt this point in the year, we’re all quite familiar with the sounds of summer: the breeze through...