NewsDesk @bactiman63 An additional case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has been confirmed in Western Australia, according to health officials last week. The adult was most likely to have been exposed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health reports that as of October 8, 181,828 cumulative dengue fever cases have been recorded. This is a nearly 200 percent increase over the same period...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Thursday, the Brazil Ministry of Health launched the national campaign to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya. With...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Countries in southeast Asia are seeing an increase in dengue fever this year- Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia to name a few. In the Philippines, 102,619 dengue cases...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Western Australia Department of Health is warning residents and travellers in the Kimberley region to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, following heavy rainfall, flooding...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin. New research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  Oxitec announced this week the successful completion of the mosquito release phase of its landmark project with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. All Oxitec mosquito...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Researchers at the University of California, Davis and Colorado State University presented evidence at the ASTMH Annual Meeting that adding ivermectin to backyard bird feeders...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Eastern Equine Encephalitis The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported a Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a 12-year-old quarterhorse in Hardee County. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Infection with dengue virus makes mosquitoes more sensitive to warmer temperatures, according to new research led by Penn State researchers. The team also found that...