The risk of outbreaks is highest after a period of drought followed by intense rainfall several months later. A new climate model can predict dengue outbreaks […]
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up mass drug administration with careful monitoring […]
Researchers have developed new techniques to track the mobilization of jumping genes. They found that during a particular period of egg development, a group of jumping-genes […]
By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for food. Removing malaria-carrying mosquitoes unlikely to […]
