The researchers compared three different mosquito collection methods: Human landing catch -- the current gold standard which relies on collection of mosquitoes which land on human volunteers ...

The researchers compared three different mosquito collection methods: Human landing catch - the current gold standard which relies on collection of mosquitoes which land on human volunteers - and ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

Nitisinone, a drug used to treat rare diseases, can kill malaria-causing mosquitoes, a new study found.

In 2010, a study revealed that the main agent of malaria in humans, called Plasmodium falciparum, arose from the gorilla. Today, the vector which transmitted the parasite from apes to humans has ...

Scientists have unveiled the detailed genome of the malaria mosquito vector, revealing thousands of new genes vital for the development of genetic control strategies of disease transmission.

The gut microbiota of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes contributes to the insects’ resistance to the parasite. Here, Gendrin et al. show that antibiotics in ingested human blood alter the ...

A team of US-based scientists has described the usefulness of human landing catch as an alternative method to collect mosquitoes that are potent vectors of West Nile virus.

The researchers compared three different mosquito collection methods: Human landing catch - the current gold standard which relies on collection of mosquitoes which land on human volunteers - and ...