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This Aedes albopictus mosquito could carry diseases like dengue and chikungunya. As temperatures change around the globe, the distribution of this species and its viruses will put large swaths of the planet at risk. Photo by James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Science Mar 28

How climate change will put billions more at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

By Vicky Stein

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Healthcare workers carry the coffin of a baby believed to have died of Ebola, in Beni, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 15, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo
3 global health challenges to watch in 2019

Will the U.S. get a licensed dengue vaccine? Will Sanofi pocket a coveted prize?…

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Science Aug 30

Zika stays in the family, mother mosquitoes pass virus to eggs

The inheritance of Zika virus may guarantee its long-term survival in mosquito (and human) populations.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Mar 11

Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know

MIAMI — The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

Health Jan 26

Research begins for possible vaccine against Zika virus

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is beginning research into a possible vaccine for the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is suspected of causing an unusual birth defect as it spreads in Latin America.

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

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