A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia pipientis and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not ...

CAPC's 2026 Pet Parasite Forecast predicts continued geographic spread of Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and ...

Scientists from the United States have conducted a systematic review to understand whether cattle increase the risk of contracting vector-borne diseases by humans. The review is currently available on ...

Delhi has documented 16 cases of malaria, 59 of dengue, and 2 of chikungunya this year, with no deaths reported. There is a notable decline in malaria cases compared to last year during the same ...

A collaborative, grant-funded program called Vector Educational Center for Training, Outreach and Resources, VECTOR, aims to expand and improve control capacity against vector-borne diseases across ...

Much of the Earth has been modified by humans, which has a flow-on effect on natural ecosystems, including the insects that carry disease. For the first time, researchers have examined when and how ...

A recent review published in PLOS Pathogens discussed the current research on the role of molecular mechanisms in mediating immune priming in insects and regulating vector-borne disease transmission.

Health teams plan citywide surveillance, breeding checks and awareness drives; high-risk areas identified across sectors and villages.

Led by a team of Cornell faculty, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases received a five-year, $8.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock According to a recent study in Nature Communications, mosquitoes are increasingly spreading across the globe ...