Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the ...

Zika virus is currently present in over 90 countries and spreading at a rapid pace, thanks to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which ...

Zika transmission has been reported more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and ...

A study from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that Zika virus alters human skin chemistry, increasing volatile organic compounds that attract mosquitoes. This boosts virus ...

“So she makes sure you get a multiple dose,” says University of Kentucky entomologist Grayson Brown, who in March went to Brazil, where Zika has hit hard, to help lead an Aedes aegypti summit.

“The number of ZVD cases reported in 2024 in Maharashtra state is the highest since 2021 compared with respectively one, ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

Maharashtra reported 140 cases of the Zika virus disease in 2024, its highest since 2021, said a situation report published ...

For the third year in a row an invasive mosquito species linked to the Zika virus and other pathogens has been trapped in ...

As per a retrospective-prospective, matched cohort study published recently, exposure to Zika virus while still in the womb can lead to a greater risk for neurodevelopmental delay in early ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.