Aedes aegypti
20 million modified mosquitoes are set free to control the Zika Virus
The Division of Biological Sciences at Google has a plan to control the propagation of the Zika virus: to release 20 million…
Emphasis on the monitoring and education function of the Vector Control Unit
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Fund announced that they would create and manage the Vector Control Unit of…
Mosquitoes in Puerto Rico are diseases vectors
This is the second article in a series about the spread, treatment and prevention of tropical diseases such as Denge,…
The pros and cons of Naled use
This article provides a discussion on the use of Naled, an organophosphate insecticide used to control the Aedes aegypti…
Study confirms link between Zika virus and microcephaly
LONDON - 1 in 100 women infected with zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy runs the risk of the fetus…
ZIka vaccines might arrive too late
Ginebra - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the vaccine against Zika virus might arrive to late to have a…
FDA does not see any environmental impact for releasing transgenic mosquitoes
WASHINGTON - The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) does not consider the use of transgenic mosquitoes to control the…
How to control zika, dengue and chikungunya in Puerto Rico
The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can transmit the viruses that cause dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever is an insect…
We are mosquito food
Human beings are indispensable for the survival of Aedes aegypti, since we are the most abundant food source for the mosquito…
Zika virus, mosquitos and climate change: A possible equation
First dengue, then chikungunya, and now zika, all viruses caused by the same mosquito... Why does the proliferation of these…
Study finds zika virus in fetus' brain
European researchers described an extremely abnormal fetus' brain from a woman that was infected with the Zika virus during her…
A vaccine for the Zika virus
The Unted States government begun an investigation for the development of a vaccine against the Zika virus, but this will not…