News tagged with aedes aegypti

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Flightless mosquitoes developed to help control dengue fever

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new strain of mosquitoes in which females cannot fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, according to UC Irvine and British scientists.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Getting mosquitoes to kill their own

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's about mosquitoes killing mosquitoes.

Biology / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Hoarding rainwater could 'dramatically' expand range of dengue-fever mosquito

Ecologists have developed a new model to predict the impact of climate change on the dengue fever-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia - information that could help limit its spread.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Discovery could shrink dengue-spreading mosquito population

Each year, dengue fever infects as many as 100 million people while yellow fever is responsible for about 30,000 deaths worldwide. Both diseases are spread by infected female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers field test genetically modified mosquitoes to combat dengue fever

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxitec, a British company spun off from Oxford University has announced the results of its field test of genetically altered mosquitoes to combat the infamous dengue fever. As they report ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Mosquito parasite may help fight dengue fever

Dengue fever is a terrible viral disease blighting many of the world's tropical regions. Carried by mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti, 40% of the world's population is believed to be at risk from the infect ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Team uncovers dengue fever virus' molecular secrets

Researchers at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are making major strides toward understanding the life cycle of flaviviruses, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0