Mosquitoes

Bangladesh dengue fever surge strains hospitals as case numbers pass 42,000

At least four dengue patients died, and 1,558 others were hospitalized in the past 24 hours, according to health ministry data, marking the highest daily admission tally recorded so far this year.

A worker washes his face after working in a utensil making factory under hazardous working conditions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 17, 2026.
Culex pipiens, a common mosquito species, is seen through the microscope of Matthew Vanderpool, environmental health specialist and entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness on August 25, 2021

Elderly man dies from West Nile Virus as infected mosquitoes are found in central Israel

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Israel urges mosquito control after West Nile virus detected in South

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says


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.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

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. 

 Close-up of a mosquito.

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.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

Protein in mosquito may shed light on brain communication pathways

Proteins called rhodopsins via optogenetics can control the activity of neurons in mice.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

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.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

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.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

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.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria

Malaria affects more than 200 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 405,000 people in 2018 - most of them babies and children under five years old.

Mosquito (illustrative).

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile found in Israel twice in one month

The West Nile virus has the potential to cause an infection in the brain, which can result in severe outcomes such as paralysis or fatality.

A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through thei

Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida and Texas

The mosquitoes released will all be male, which do not bite people and as such pose no risk to humans.

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