It's important to know how to protect yourself. Experts issue warning as risk of dangerous disease surges in US region — here ...

The insect repellent market sees opportunities in growing global concerns over vector-borne diseases and lifestyle shifts towards outdoor activities. Innovations in protection delivery systems, along ...

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 ...

The U.S. government has unveiled a National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People, which 17 federal departments and agencies jointly worked to develop. The ...

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 ...

What do insects like mosquitos, fleas, lice, and ticks have in common? They’re all classified as vectors by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO defines vectors as “living organisms that can ...

On a blisteringly hot, sunny day this summer, Emory University researcher Arabella Lewis made her way through the underbrush in a patch of woods in Putnam County, Georgia, about an hour southeast of ...

The Health and Family Welfare Department, Chamba, on Friday organised a one-day workshop under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) for health supervisors, health workers and ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers discussed the impact of climate change, weather, and other anthropogenic factors on vector-borne illness spread globally. Study ...

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