In a first, B J Government Medical College (BJGMC) and Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) will undertake studies to decode the genetic material present in the dengue virus. "Whole Genome Sequencing from ...

The MAC-ELISA test detects proteins that fight dengue fever. Molecular tests. These tests identify genetic material from the virus. The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) first makes many ...

A team of researchers from the University of California says deafening male insects makes them unable to mate and reproduce.

In their experiment, the researchers modified a genetic pathway that male mosquitoes use for hearing. The outcome was that these genetically modified males did not make any physical contact with ...

Dengue is a viral disease that can cause severe illness in some people. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports an 8-fold ...

With the arrival in California of dengue, a dangerous mosquito-borne disease present mainly in more tropical climates, public ...

The genetic changes have endowed the virus ... Oropouche infections can look similar to dengue—another viral disease, also spread by mosquitoes, that affects people in Brazil.

The "shocking" findings could help efforts to prevent the spread of diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and Zika.

For the first time, a San Bernardino County resident has been infected with dengue virus locally in the city of San Bernardino. The county Department of Public Health announced the infection on ...

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications ...

The Aedes albopictus mosquito carries the virus that causes dengue fever ... as well as creating a database on the mosquitoes’ genetic makeup. However, the work is still in its infancy due ...

More than 6,800 cases of dengue have been reported nationally so far this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of those cases, more than 4,400 were ...