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 ...

Although malaria elimination has been reported in 14 countries, human health risk reduction against vector-borne diseases remains dire. With neither effective treatment nor widely available ...

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 ...

A global survey of 3,752 health professionals and researchers across 151 countries has identified climate change as a leading driver behind the escalation of infectious disease outbreaks, and ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...