SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake County health officials detected a rare virus within the county mosquitos for the first time. The St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) has symptoms and transmits similarly to West Nile virus, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department officials, but is less common in the United States. Fortunately, very few people who have …
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LIVERMORE, CA — The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement said that it discovered two adult Aedes aegypti mosquitos in two sites in Livermore August 8. The mosquito is not native to California, and can spread diseases such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. It is an aggressive mosquito that bites throughout the day, often near the ankles. They lay their eggs …
Read More »Mosquitos responsible for West Nile virus recorded at record numbers in metro area Bring Me The News West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes across Twin Cities metro MPR News Increase in West Nile Virus in 7 Minnesota counties 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Mosquitoes with West Nile virus in MN among the ‘highest numbers recorded’ this July FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul West Nile virus surges in …
Read More »CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos …
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Local News It is the first time this year that the virus has been detected in the state. Mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus, which spreads to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. Rick Bowmer The mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in Massachusetts for the first time this year, state health officials announced Wednesday. The virus was …
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