Large-scale analysis offers insights into sporadic nature of chikungunya virus outbreaks
The symptoms come on quickly – acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months.…
Genomic studies reveal human influence on mosquito evolution and disease spread
Two of the world’s deadliest mosquito vectors – Aedes aegypti and Anopheles funestus – have evolved, spread, and adapted in ways that…
Waning Japanese encephalitis immunity linked to more severe dengue illness
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese…
New class of insecticide offers yearlong protection against mosquito-borne diseases
A relatively new class of insecticide that can be disseminated on something the size of a sheet of…
How a Réunion Island outbreak sparked France’s record chikungunya season
A surge of imported cases from Réunion Island triggered France’s earliest chikungunya season ever, testing the limits of…