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We always work with the approval of communities that are affected by mosquito-borne diseases. We work closely with local governments, health authorities and community groups before we release any mosquitoes. We spread the word about our Wolbachia method through local events, TV, radio, newspapers, social media and word of mouth.
The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 struck during the summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the highest fatalities in the United States were recorded. The disease probably was brought by refugees and mosquitoes on ships from Saint-Domingue. It rapidly spread in the port city, in the crowded blocks along the Delaware River.
Culicinae. The Culicinae are the most extensive subfamily of mosquitoes (Culicidae) and have species in every continent except Antarctica, but are highly concentrated in tropical areas. Mosquitoes are best known as parasites to many vertebrate animals and vectors for disease. They are holometabolous insects, and most species lay their eggs in ...
Jan 31, 2022 · The following is a list of diseases that mosquitos can transmit to humans. Malaria. Malaria is not a virus — a parasite causes this mosquito-borne disease. The parasite uses the Anopheles genus ...
Bluetongue disease is a noncontagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, [1] yaks, [2] goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by Bluetongue virus ( BTV ). The virus is transmitted by the midges Culicoides imicola, Culicoides variipennis, and other culicoids .
Mosquito-borne diseases that are sensitive to climate include malaria, lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley fever, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya. Scientists found in 2022 that rising temperatures are increasing the areas where dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-carried diseases are able to spread.
Leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania. [7] It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe.
