West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of “vector-borne zoonotic diseases,” caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors ...

Mosquitoes pierce thin fabric with needle-like proboscises. IIT-Delhi’s new detergent embeds repellent in clothes, cutting mosquito landings and offering wash-renewable protection against rising ...

In medical terms, a vector is any living organism that facilitates the transfer of a particular infectious disease to another living organism. An example familiar to most of us would be the ...

Vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria are classically associated with the rainy season in India, when standing ...

With steady monsoon showers soaking Chennai, health authorities are urging citizens to stay alert against seasonal diseases ...

Scientists from the United States have conducted a systematic review to understand whether cattle increase the risk of contracting vector-borne diseases by humans. The review is currently available on ...

Led by a team of Cornell faculty, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases received a five-year, $8.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...

What do insects like mosquitos, fleas, lice, and ticks have in common? They’re all classified as vectors by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO defines vectors as “living organisms that can ...

Incorporating satellite observations in disease models has become a valuable component in informing public health policy and decisions. Twenty years ago, predicting a disease outbreak seemed like ...

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are infectious diseases often caused by the bite of an arthropod vector to a human, animal or plant host. Examples include the transmission of malaria protozoans or dengue ...

Vector-borne diseases -- caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria transmitted by insects and animals -- account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases on Earth. While many emerging infectious ...