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What should I know about Eastern Equine Encephalitis?

Hackensack Meridian Health — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:05:52 EST

With recent reporting of a Massachusetts man being infected with the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, people trying to enjoy the last days of summer are being cautioned. An infectious disease expert from Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center shares some answers.

Climate change drived the emergence of West Nile virus in Europe

Universite Libre de Bruxelles — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:05:04 EST

West Nile virus is an emerging pathogen in Europe and represents a public health threat in previously non-affected European countries

Mosquitoes: Fact and Fiction When it Comes to Bite Prevention

Tufts University — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:05:58 EST

Expert Sam R. Telford, III, from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine debunks and confirms the best advice for a mosquito-free summer

Dr. Carol Nwelue discusses how to protect yourself against mosquito bites

Baylor Scott and White Health — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:05:58 EST

WashU Expert: How to avoid mosquito bites

Washington University in St. Louis — Thu, 18 May 2023 08:05:40 EST

In suburban backyards and at family picnic gatherings across the United States, mosquitoes are a common pest. People are most likely to get bitten by mosquitoes during the warm and lazy summer months, says Katie Westby, vector and disease ecologist at Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' environmental field station in Eureka, Mo.

TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer's proteins

Newswise — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:10:43 EST

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Light pollution may extend mosquitoes' biting season

Ohio State University — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:30:47 EST

A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus could be considered both good news and bad news: The disease-carrying pests may not survive the winter, or their dormancy period may simply be delayed.

Infectious Disease Expert Says Get Ahead of Tick Season and West Nile Virus Season

Stony Brook University — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:15:56 EST

Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm

University of California, Riverside — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:40:19 EST

New UC Riverside research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down, preventing them from swimming to or fertilizing eggs.

Small, convenient mosquito repellent device passes test to protect military personnel

University of Florida — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:30:59 EST

A device developed at the University of Florida for the U.S. military provides protection from mosquitos for an extended period and requires no heat, electricity or skin contact.

To track disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers tag them with DNA barcodes

Colorado State University — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:50:27 EST

West Nile, Zika, dengue and malaria are all diseases spread by bites from infected mosquitoes.

Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand

Newswise — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:05:52 EST

Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media

Newswise — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:05:54 EST

California's McKinney Fire grew to become the state's largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated, and Stay Up to Date on Climate Science News with These Latest Headlines

Newswise — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:05:40 EST

The latest research news in Climate Science on Newswise.

Hiking Safety for Kids: Expert Tips

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:05:17 EST

As you're enjoying the early fall weather and outdoor adventures, like hiking, don't forget to make safety a priority to help keep illness and injuries from spoiling family fun time. Jeffrey M. Bender, MD, attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and former ranger in the Sierra Mountains, points out tips on how to prevent bug bites, proper animal interaction and empowering kids to explore the outdoors in a safe and smart way.

UC San Diego Biology Lab Receives $1.4M Grant to Fight Malaria Spread

University of California San Diego — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:05:13 EST

New funding from the Gates Foundation will support cutting-edge genetics strategies designed implement and safely restrain gene drives that help stop the spread of malaria, which annually infects more than 200 million people.

Study: West Nile Virus Cases Predicted to Increase in New York, Connecticut Due to Climate Change

University at Albany, State University of New York — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:55:56 EST

The findings predict that the total number of West Nile Virus cases will increase, and be more geographically widespread, across New York and Connecticut in future years due to warming trends.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021

Newswise — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:00:13 EST

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Researchers Create New CRISPR Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease Transmission

University of California San Diego — Fri, 28 May 2021 14:00:24 EST

Scientists have developed a toolkit that helps pave the way to a gene drive designed to stop Culex mosquitoes from spreading disease. Culex mosquitoes spread devastating afflictions stemming from West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and the pathogen causing avian malaria.

Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:25:01 EST

In Nature, a team led by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) researchers uncovered a broad diversity of large and giant viruses that belong to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) supergroup, expanding virus diversity in this group 10-fold from just 205 genomes.