Warm weather is here and mosquitoes are on the rise in Australia. Unseasonably large swarms are causing problems in some ...

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes, especially those of ...

The national capital has reported an ”isolated” case of Japanese Encephalitis, official sources said on Thursday. All public health measures have been instituted as per the National Centre for ...

A 72-year-old man from Delhi was diagnosed with Japanese Encephalitis. He received treatment at AIIMS and was later ...

Their mosquito identification and technical skills significantly improved while taking part ... While the Australian backyard mosquito (Aedes notoscriptus) and the southern house mosquito (Culex ...

They photograph the collections and send them to researchers for identification ... Australian backyard mosquito (Aedes notoscriptus) and the southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus ...

"We are trying to delay or prevent the establishment of these invasive species. These mosquitoes are wily, they lay eggs that survive the winter, and are difficult to control once established." ...

But the emergence of an invasive species of mosquito on the continent could massively increase those numbers. Anopheles stephensi is native to parts of South Asia and the Middle East but was ...

Mosquitoes acquire the virus from infected hosts (e.g., pigs and wild birds) and then transmit the virus to non-infected hosts (e.g., humans and horses). The principal vectors are Culex species ...

"It can also be spread by some species of Culex mosquitoes," Lucas said. Due to our semi-tropical climate, mosquitoes are found in Collier and Lee counties year-round, and they sometimes rise to ...