Genetic fragments of the West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time during a national surveillance programme. The virus was identified in two samples of the ...
Scientists have found eggs of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the UK for the first time – a mosquito that spreads many tropical diseases. The eggs were recently discovered in a trap at a freight depot ...
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been found in the UK, according to research. Aedes aegypti, also known as the Egyptian mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, also known as the (Asian) tiger ...
Malaria vector research is entering a pivotal stage as decades of control progress have begun to plateau and, in some settings, reverse. Across endemic ...