Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with 13 reported for the first time in India. Five species can ...

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

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A detailed field study conducted in Zambia reveals that the biting insects prefer certain body odors over others. Mosquitoes use carbon dioxide and body odor to locate their sleeping human targets. A ...

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Indonesia launches a new passport to coincide with the 79th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. The cover of the Indonesian passport, which was previously colored green, has now changed to ...

A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This news comes after both Victoria and New South Wales issued ...

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Cameron has also received funding from local, state and federal agencies to undertake research into mosquito-borne disease surveillance and management. A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical ...