The expansion of foreign mosquito species as potential vectors of diseases of public health relevance has caused considerable worry in Europe in recent decades. Aside from the well-known tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, another species of this genus, Aedes koreicus, is expanding throughout Europe.

Italy sees arrival of Aedes koreicus, a species of mosquito unafraid of the cold

The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared China malaria-free, following a decades-long effort that reduced an estimated yearly toll of 30 million cases in the 1940s to zero in 2017, including 300,000 deaths.

China has eliminated malaria: From 30 million cases to zero

Science and technology are slowly conquering the world and are helping eliminate one problem at a time. In a historic discovery, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and British firm biotech Oxitec have announced release of genetically modified, non-biting male mosquito larvae.

Genetically Modified mosquitoes to be released to help curb diseases

A plan to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes into US' Florida Keys in 2021 and 2022 has received final approval from local authorities. This is being done under a pilot project -- designed to test if a genetically modified mosquito is a viable alternative to spraying insecticides to control the Aedes aegypti (to be precise, to test if these genetically modified mosquitoes can kill the disease causing ones.

Millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in US for pilot project

At a time when countries across the globe are pushing their efforts to find a vaccine to treat novel coronavirus, an institute in US is experimenting with the saliva of mosquitoes to build a vaccine that can help in protecting against all the pathogens that insects transmit into humans.

US institute develops vaccine from mosquito spit that could prevent next epidemic

A total of 67,377 cases of dengue and 48 deaths due to the vector-borne disease have been reported from across the country till October 13 this year, according to a report released by the Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme.

67,377 dengue cases, 48 deaths reported across India till October this year

The dengue death toll has increased from 68 to 75 in Bangladesh, said Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.

Bangladesh struggles to contain dengue outbreak, death toll climbs to 75

Nepal on Sunday directed the authorities to be prepared for a possible outbreak of dengue after studies found the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Health Ministry issued an alert in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts.

Nepal issues dengue alert as studies find presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

The notices were issued after mosquito larvae were found at a number of sites on the 320-acre estate

India: President's Estate issued 52 notices over mosquito breeding

Scientists inject mosquito eggs with wolbachia bacteria, then release infected male mosquitoes to sterilise females they mate with

China: Scientists release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes to combat Zika, other diseases

A public health institute said the US has around 1,132 registered cases of people who contracted the virus while travelling abroad

Continental US records first Zika-related death

A baby suffering from a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born on Tuesday in New Jersey to a woman visiting from Honduras who is infected with virus after she was bitten by a mosquito early on in her pregnancy, media reported.

Baby born with birth defect in New Jersey to mother infected by Zika

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