Mosquitoes
Carrying babies in cloth treated with insecticide reduces malaria cases
The six-month study conducted in regions of Uganda where malaria is endemic included 400 mothers and their babies, ages 6 months to 18 months.
Fossil of 99 million year old mosquito larva found in Myanmar amber
New York confirms first locally acquired Chikungunya case in US since 2019
Chikungunya resurfaces in U.S. after 6-year lull, CDC confirms local infection
West Nile virus reaches Israel, worrying health experts
Dr. Hamza Habib Allah, Senior Coordinator for Pest Control at the Environmental Protection Ministry, highlighted the danger of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus.
Target on your back? Here are 5 reasons why mosquitoes bite you
The current summer is hotter than ever and that means lots of sweat and humidity. It also means a lot of mosquitoes. So why do they bite you and not others? Here are five reasons.
Eight natural ways to prevent mosquito bites
There were several cool days in May, but now the summer heat and the sound of annoying, buzzing mosquitoes has arrived. Here are some effective ways to avoid mosquito bites.
Want to stop mosquito bites? This study may explain how
Everyone has most likely asked: Is there any way to not get bitten by mosquitoes? Yes, and it has everything to do with color.
Can Israel end mosquitoes? A government-backed start-up is working on it
Five local startup companies won a total of NIS 5.3 million for demonstrating innovative solutions to pressing environmental-technological challenges.
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile Fever virus found in northern Israel
The West Nile Fever is not contagious and can only be transmitted to a person bitten by an infected mosquito.
Protein in mosquito may shed light on brain communication pathways
Proteins called rhodopsins via optogenetics can control the activity of neurons in mice.
Mosquito protein could lead to groundbreaking virus treatments - study
The protein AEG12 is able to strongly inhibit flaviviruses, a family of viruses consisting of known highly contagious and potentially deadly diseases like Zika, West Nile, dengue and yellow fever.
West Nile Virus found in northern West Bank, near Dead Sea
The mosquitoes were found in the Beit Aryeh and Peduel settlements in the West Bank and in Beit HaArava and Kalya near the northern Dead Sea.
Mosquitos with West Nile virus identified in Israel's North and South
The ministry called for citizens to take precautions to avoid contracting the virus, especially considering the strain that the coronavirus pandemic has placed on Israel’s healthcare system.