The Aedes aegypti Mosquito Was a Problem Way Before the Zika Virus
By Richard Levine Today I wrote a guest article for the Oxford University Press blog. What do Napoléon Bonaparte, Walter Reed, the Panama Canal, and the Zika virus all have […]
Free Resources on Aedes aegypti and Zika Virus Research
In response to the recent outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas, Oxford University Press has curated a collection of free articles on the virus and its carrier, the […]
International Entomologists to Collaborate on Controlling Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue in Brazil
Click here to read this in Portuguese. Click here to read this in Spanish. On March 13, 2016, in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) and the […]
New Device Allows Chikungunya Test Results in an Hour
By Ed Ricciuti Scientists at a U.S. Army research center have modified an assay that tests whether or not a sample of mosquitoes harbors the virus responsible for the disease […]