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- Chikungunya Aftermath Triggers Chronic Health Crisis and Healthcare Strain in Cuba
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Diseases & Conditions
Cuba is grappling with a widespread surge in chronic joint pain and secondary symptoms following a massive "syndemic" of mosquito-borne illnesses that peaked in late 2025. An estim...
- Health Ministry Confirms Fourth Chikungunya Infection Amid Regional Viral Resurgence
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Diseases & Conditions
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health has officially confirmed the country’s fourth case of chikungunya in 2026 following laboratory verification by INCIENSA. The latest infection involv...
- New Georgia Tech Research Debunks "Follow the Leader" Theory in Mosquito Swarms to Reveal Individual Signal Tracking
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Health
A collaborative study between Georgia Tech and MIT has determined that mosquitoes do not swarm by following one another, but rather by independently responding to the same environm...
- MIT Researchers Develop First 3D Flight Model to Predict How Deadly Mosquitoes Track Human Targets
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Scientists at MIT and Georgia Tech have created a quantitative 3D model that decodes how mosquitoes alter their flight patterns in response to specific visual and chemical cues. Th...
- Stanford Study Links Thirty One Percent Increase in Extreme Weather to Surge in Climate Driven Dengue Outbreaks
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers from Stanford University and the Peruvian Ministry of Health have established a direct causal link between climate change and a historic 2023 dengue fever epidemic in P...
- Groundbreaking Baylor University Study Identifies Neural Receptor OR49 as Key to Mosquito Avoidance of Plant Compounds
Published: Mar 11, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
International researchers led by Baylor University have discovered that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes possess a specialized odor receptor, OR49, specifically tuned to detect and avoid t...