Vector control

Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how

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The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve resistance to the poisons that people use to kill them. In particular, the mosquito-borne disease malaria kills over 600,000 people annually. Since … Read more

Revealing complex mosquito behaviour: a review of current automated video tracking systems suitable for tracking mosquitoes in the field | Parasites & Vectors

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Mosquitoes are important vectors for a wide range of pathogens that infect both humans and animals, causing a heavy burden on human society [1]. The key mosquito-borne pathogens are the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite and dengue virus. For malaria, three main interventions have contributed to the drastic decrease in malaria incidence across the African continent … Read more