Dr. Jorge L. Santana Bagur, Professor from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus in collaboration with Universities in the United States and Canada, are working simultaneously on a study to test the efficacy of a vaccine agaist zika virus.

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El Aedes aegypti is the vector for viral diseases such as: dengue, chikungunya and zika. Although there are manufactured products that can be used to repel mosquitoes, some prefer the use of naturally ocurring oils from plants. Various botanical oils have proven effectivity as mosquito repelants, such as the Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), citronela (Cymbopogon nardus) and  “lemon grass” (Cymbopogon citratus).

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Human beings are indispensable for the survival of Aedes aegypti, since we are the most abundant food source for the mosquito responsible of transmiting viruses such as Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya. The male mosquito does not bite since it feeds from nectar. On the other hand, the female mosquito depends on our blood to develop the eggs that will allow the survival of the species. 

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This article describes the recent article about dengue genetics published in Science by Dr. Mariano García Blanco and his colleagues at Duke University.

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The Science article could be found at: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2015/07/01/science.aab3369.abstract