Mosquitoes Content

UC Davis Receives $10M for Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence

Amy M Quinton — September 08, 2022 - 10:17am

UC Davis to tackle mosquito and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, as part of the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases.

New Research on Mosquito Gene Drives is Good News for Malaria Control

Andy Fell — June 22, 2021 - 8:01am

A group of UC scientists led by Greg Lanzaro, professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, recently completed an analysis of a strategy aimed at eliminating malaria from Africa using genetically engineered mosquitoes.

DEET Works Against Zika-Infected Mosquitoes, but High Doses are Best

Patricia Bailey — February 16, 2017 - 10:49am

Researchers at UC Davis and in Brazil have studied whether the Zika infection affects mosquitoes' response to repellents.

Mosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis

Katherine E Kerlin — September 15, 2016 - 10:58am

Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genome. This reduces their odds of transmitting the malaria parasite, according to a University of California, Davis, study published Sept. 15 in the journal PLOS Genetics.

Zika Virus and Other Ailments Take Flight (INFOGRAPHIC)

Patricia Bailey — May 17, 2016 - 11:45am

As illustrated by this infographic, mosquitoes carry a number of life-threatening diseases to millions of people around the world when they feed on infected humans or animals.

Public Invited to Zika Virus Symposium at UC Davis

Patricia Bailey — May 16, 2016 - 11:43am

This public Zika virus symposium will feature experts from Brazil as well as from UC Davis and offer advice for protecting against the disease.

UC Davis Experts on Zika Virus

Patricia Bailey — January 29, 2016 - 2:31pm

Zika virus, first identified in monkeys in 1947 and in humans in 1952, has become a major health concern since 2015, when health officials in Brazil began to notice that an outbreak of the virus coincided with a significant increase in newborn babies with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads. Zika virus was previously known only to cause relatively mild symptoms, including fever and rash, in infected people. The virus is transmitted to people by the Aedes group of mosquitoes and is known to be present in Africa, South America, Central America and the Western Pacific.