What boosts Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes in coastal ecuador?
A new study determines which household-level characteristics influence the presence of disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Huaquillas, Ecuador.
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Zika
Novel clinical trial to test if wolbachia-infected mosquitoes reduce dengue
Two UF researchers are helping to determine if spreading a bacteria among mosquitoes can suppress the incidence of dengue infections in people.
1.3 billion people could be exposed to Zika virus by mid-century
A warming world will shift arboviruses, such as Zika virus, into new areas where human populations are susceptible to infection.
Zika epidemic likely suppressed dengue in Latin America
This is a digitally colorized transmission electron microscopic image of Zika virus, which is a member of the family, Flaviviridae. Virus particles, colored blue, are 40nm in diameter, with an outer envelope, and an inner dense core. New findings published today in Nature Communications show that the Zika…
More nitrogen in mosquito diet reduces its ability to transmit Zika
Feed mosquitoes more nitrogen when they’re young, and the adults are less likely to transmit the Zika virus, University of Florida scientists say. Now, researchers want to know why, and they’re determined to discover how the findings can help further their research into the dangerous virus.
Dengue immunity may buffer against Zika
EPI Researcher discovers that people who have developed immunity against dengue virus have built-in protection against infection from the Zika virus.
UF/EPI researchers develop rapid, inexpensive test for Zika
UF researchers with Emerging Pathogens Institute affiliations have created a rapid, cost-effective point-of-care test for the Zika virus.
Zika virus likely transmitted through breast milk, report finds
Mothers infected with the Zika virus may be able to transmit the virus to newborn infants through breast milk, according to a recent report led by EPI researcher John Lednicky.
Zika transmission in U.S. linked to travel from Caribbean
Travel between the continental U.S. and the Caribbean led to locally acquired Zika virus infections in Florida, according to new research published this week.
Data analysis looks at Zika’s introduction to Americas, predicts microcephaly cases
Researchers at the University of Florida and several peer institutions have developed a model mapping the spread of Zika virus in the Americas and predicting that the virus arrived in Brazil in late 2013 or early 2014 before spreading throughout the region. The model also projects the number of microcephaly cases that will occur by the end of the year, with hundreds of cases in Mexico, Haiti and Colombia, and thousands of cases in Brazil due to Zika virus infection.
