Mosquito‑ & Vector‑Borne Disease

19+ min ago   (84+ words) WARREN COUNTY, N.J. — Aerial mosquito larvicide treatment is scheduled for Wednesday evening in portions of Allamuchy, Independence and Frelinghuysen townships, according to the Warren County Mosquito Control Commission. The treatment is scheduled from 7 to 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. The alternate date is…...

56+ min ago   (221+ words) MISSAUKEE COUNTY — Michigan has confirmed its first case of West Nile virus in a domestic animal this year, a three-year-old standardbred-Friesian mare in Missaukee County, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said Sept. 15. The mare, believed to be…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (270+ words) The Times of India Mumbai: Cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria—the deadliest strain—rose from 375 to 2,382 between 2015 and 2025 in the city, driving up its share of the total cases from 5.5% to 25.3%, shows BMC health department’s data.BMC officials attributed…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (431+ words) Cochise County Health and Social Services released information late last week about a growing concern about the spread of a mosquito-borne illness. With all the rain Cochise County has received this summer, mosquitoes are more active than usual, and this…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (265+ words) Two people living close to Germany's Frankfurt Airport have contracted malaria, the city's Public Health Authority announced on Tuesday. It follows the identification of a total of six cases of malaria among airport staff at the end of August. The…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (262+ words) BROWN COUNTY, Wis. — One person in Wisconsin is infected with West Nile virus, according to Brown County Public Health. This is the first WNV case in a person in the state this year, per the health department. The person was…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago   (913+ words) "Barely saw them all summer — and now they're everywhere." September has arrived with a welcome break from a record-shattering heat wave, bringing cooler temperatures and the feel of early autumn. But the season has also brought an unwelcome guest. Mosquitoes…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1150+ words) Scientists found mosquito waste can reveal West Nile virus, unexpected viruses, parasites, and clues about local mosquito populations. Mosquito-borne viruses can spread through a community before many people become sick enough for health officials to notice. That creates a basic…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (391+ words) Deccan Herald When health experts want to study whether viruses are circulating in a certain community, they look for evidence in wastewater Entomologist Dana Price applied the same principle and built a “mosquito toilet.” It was…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (192+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Health officials have confirmed a second case of locally acquired West Nile virus in Duval County, the Florida Department of Health in Duval County announced Tuesday. The DOH reported the first case August 31. The Duval County DOH and…...