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This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa
The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.
North Carolina Mosquito Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
Officials say a mosquito in North Carolina has tested positive for West Nile virus.
In 'The Mosquito,' Humans Face A Predator More Deadly Than The Rest
Timothy C. Winegard has written a well-researched work of narrative nonfiction that offers a history of the world through the role that mosquitoes — and mosquito-borne illnesses — have played in it.
Building A Better Mosquito Trap — One Scientist Thinks He's Done It
A researcher in Australia has invented a low-tech, insecticide-free trap that might be able to reduce bites from a particularly pesky mosquito in some neighborhoods.
First West Nile Virus-Related Death Reported In North Carolina
One person has died from West Nile virus in North Carolina. Health officials say it's also the first confirmed case in 2018.
Keystone Virus Makes Jump From Mosquitoes To Human For First Time
The first known human case of the virus was identified in a Florida teen after a year of tests. Known symptoms include fever and a severe rash, but it's unclear if it causes brain inflammation.
In A Case That Is 'Almost Impossible,' Girl Dies Of Malaria In Italy
"It's a mystery," said one health official. Italy was declared malaria-free in 1970. Officials will try to determine how and where the 4-year-old was infected.
To Shrink Mosquito Population, Scientists Are Releasing 20 Million Mosquitoes
Scientists plan to release millions of sterile, male bacteria-infected mosquitoes in California, to breed with wild females. They're hoping for a "steep decline" in the species that carries Zika.
Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S.