Chikungunya Virus is Expected to Become Established in the U.S.
About six months ago, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a travel warning for people visiting islands in the Caribbean because chikungunya virus had been detected on the island […]
Multiple Cues Needed for Mosquitoes to Bite
Although it may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, a new study from the Rockefeller University has found that it takes a combination of at least two […]
Panama Considers Sterilizing Mosquitoes to Combat Dengue
Weeks after Panama’s Health Minister, Javier Diaz, declared that the country was experiencing a “dengue epidemic,” Panama approved the evaluation of a novel tool to combat the dengue mosquito. It […]
CDC Issues Travel Warning to Caribbean due to Chikungunya Virus
According to the Centers for Disease Control’s website, on December 12, the World Health Organization reported 10 cases of chikungunya that have been identified in people who live on the […]