Merck’s commitment to donate ivermectin for onchocerciasis control in the late 80s was only the beginning of the challenge to deliver the intervention to those [...]

A new study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame suggests that light pollution may increase risk of human exposure to mosquito-borne diseases. The [...]

The Clean Water for Carolina Kids program was the 2020 winner of the Harvard-based Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership. The program, which protects children [...]

Literature review establishes clear reasoning in support of larviciding as part of an Integrated Vector Management strategy Parasites & Vectors is an open access, peer-reviewed [...]

As the world marshals its collective resources in the fight against COVID-19, an often forgotten major Public Health accomplishment achieved through an intense global Public-Private [...]

California’s improved 2020 numbers against West Nile Virus took a step backward, beginning with the last full week of September. After a total of 33 [...]

In September, Madera County California officials reported the first Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) mortality in the US since 2018. SLEV-related deaths are relatively uncommon. [...]

FKMCD hoping to turn the tide in the first major outbreak of dengue since 2010 Aedes aegypti As the world remains embattled with COVID-19 and [...]

Mosquitos can’t transmit the coronavirus, according to a Kansas State University study published in Scientific Reports, the first to produce conclusive evidence on the relationship […]

A total of eight new cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) were reported in California’s August 28, 2020 Arbovirus Surveillance Bulletin, bringing the state’s year-to-date [...]

Parasites like ticks and worms are often seen as pests and agents of diseases, but ecologists argue many parasites are actually harmless to humans and [...]

Dr. Waheed Bajwa answers the phone in his lab coat. He’s been looking at samples under the microscope, thinking about things most people will never [...]

Even while staying six feet apart, people venturing outside during quarantine are being exposed to other diseases: those carried by ticks. Ticks don’t obey any [...]

In 2019, cases of the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) hit a record high in the United States. 38 people were diagnosed and 15 [...]

A lack of medical attention threatens the health of thousands of hypertension patients globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly half the adult population is [...]

Pregnant women aren’t more likely to contract COVID-19, case studies show, but they may be more likely to have fatal complications during childbirth as COVID-19 [...]

Virtual summit on the WALS biorational application strategy for control of container mosquitoes brings educational opportunity and CEUs for abatement professionals in many as 20 [...]

Tim Madden has been an equipment technician with the Hillsborough County Mosquito Management team (Department of Public Works) for the past 18 years. When he [...]

Fresh off an appearance on Ted Talks, Tracey McNamara provides prophetic insights on Coronavirus and her tireless efforts for zoonotic disease surveillance on a global [...]

Powerful constraints demand skillful management. That usually means less about new tools and more about new ways to use existing ones. Resources come in many [...]

ESA leads the charge as vector control stakeholder groups join forces Once the Zika transmission cycle in the US was effectively controlled in 2016, the [...]

A clear and interesting example of innovation through adaptation lies in the domain of Public Health Education. Toward the end of 2016, we reported on [...]