NewsDesk @bactiman63 The epidemiological scenario of arboviral diseases in Paraguay reflects the consolidation of the gradual decline in chikungunya, after eight consecutive weeks with fewer cases than...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore reported a record week of dengue fever cases during the week ending Friday, June 12. According to...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 Sri Lankan health officials have reportedly taken steps to introduce Wolbachia bacteria into the environment starting in February. The pilot project is to be carried out in...

A species of fungus that lives in the gut of some Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increases the ability of dengue virus to survive in the insects, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...

A day after 150 experts signed a letter written by such notable individuals as Prof. Amir Attaran with the University of Ottawa, Prof. Arthur Caplan with New York University, Dr. Christopher Gaffney with...

Just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced they’ve concluded that the mosquito borne virus, Zika, is the cause of microcephaly and other birth defects,  the head...

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Hawaii representative Tulsi Gabbard voted yesterday for S. 2512, the Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, a bill that passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives. The...

Mosquito borne illnesses have become a concern in the United States once again in 1999 when West Nile virus was detected for the first time in humans here in New York City. Since that time, West Nile virus...