London – If someone asked you what the most deadly animal in the world is, you might first think of lions or crocodiles. But—perhaps surprisingly—it’s the mosquito: These tiny insects are responsible for killing over 1 million people each year. Mosquitoes can spread serious diseases, including Zika, malaria, West Nile and dengue, the last of which the World Health Organization (WHO) named a top 10 …
MONTREAL – As diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are spreading, some experts say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to commit to the Global Fund to fight them. They are urging Trudeau to commit $1.2 billion to the fund during the AIDS 2022 conference, starting July 29.
NY – Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists that was published in Science Advances. Lead author Professor Joerg Albert (UCL Ear Institute) said: “Mosquitoes are exquisitely auditory animals; without their sense of hearing they could not reproduce. Within …
GENEVA – The World Health Organization has said the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted health services in many countries. WHO`s World Malaria Report, cited a total of 241 million cases of the disease in 2020, up 14 million from the year before, and 627,000 deaths — an increase …
