To Avoid Malaria, Try Sleeping With A Chicken At Your Bedside
A study finds that the Anopheles arabiensis species of mosquitoes, a major carrier of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, is repelled by the smell of chicken.
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Is The Risk Of Catching Zika Greater In Poor Neighborhoods?
A statement of advice for visitors to the Olympics, from WHO, initially said to avoid impoverished areas to reduce the risk of Zika. Does research back it up?
Summer Camps Say They're Not Sweating Over Zika Risk
Mosquitoes are part of the summer camp experience, and camp directors say they'd be hard pressed to deploy CDC guidelines for avoiding Zika virus. But it may not be an issue this summer.
WATCH: Mosquitoes Use 6 Needles To Suck Your Blood
Beyond pesky, mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year. And the bites aren't random. A mouth packed with sensors, drills, spears and straws guides the bug to blood.
Mosquito Hunters Set Traps Across Houston, Search for Signs of Zika
Harris County, Texas, operates one of the largest mosquito control operations in the country, with more than 50 people who trap, freeze and test mosquitoes for disease threats.
Today's Tools For Combating Zika Mosquitoes Hark Back To 1945
The message about reducing the risk from the Aedes aegypti mosquito is the same today as it was 70 years ago. This time there's just a new virus involved.
Volunteers Who Say 'Bite Me' Are Helping To Win The War Vs. Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes inflict more death and spread more illness than any animal. The Zika virus is just the latest example. But now humanity is finally getting the upper hand.
A Starry-Eyed 4-Step Guide To Wiping Out A Mosquito
You'd need a mosquito czar, worldwide cooperation, millions of dollars and the hope that the technology works out. Good luck!
GOP Congressmen Question The Need For $2 Billion To Fight Zika Virus
Republicans say the NIH should switch funds from Ebola research to fighting Zika virusi, instead, but NIH officials balk. And a company prepares to test genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida.
Puerto Rico Races To Stop Zika's Mosquitoes Before Rains Begin
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an old foe, spreading yellow fever and dengue on the islands long before Zika gained a foothold. How do you stop an insect that can breed in a teaspoonful of stale water?