Mosquitoes - Docs Push for More Medicare $; Binge Drinking Pill?...
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Doctors' groups are asking Congress to improve the way physicians are paid by Medicare. Health concerns are increasing in East...
View ArticleMosquitoes - First Victorian to contract Murray Valley encephalitis since...
A Victorian woman in her sixties has died after becoming the first person in the state to contract the mosquito-borne disease in almost 50 years.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Mapping specialized receptors on mosquito nerve cells reveals...
In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have mapped specialized receptors on the...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Victoria's first fatal Murray Valley encephalitis cluster in...
Health authorities say all three confirmed cases of Murray Valley encephalitis in the state this mosquito season have died.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Regional schools urged to spray after third death from...
Mosquitoes carrying the Murray Valley encephalitis virus have been detected across much of regional Victoria and high-risk schools are being encouraged to act as repellent...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Hidden "super spreader" spaces associated with a predominance of...
For mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, the abundance of the insects in places where people gather has long served as the main barometer for infection risk.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Mosquito-borne diseases expected to rise after pandemic across...
There has been a significant spike in dengue and malaria cases across the state, according to Queensland Health.
View ArticleMosquitoes - ‘Couldn't lift my arms': Survivor recounts hellish ordeal from...
Mick Smith contracted Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite during a camping trip on the Murray River. After having his life turned upside down, he is urging others to...
View ArticleMosquitoes' saliva contains immune-dampening substances to increase...
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that thwarts the human immune system and makes it easier for people to become infected with these...
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