All Posts: mosquito borne disease

• Climate Change Portends Wider Malaria Risk as Mosquitos Spread South and to Higher Elevations in Africa

  Based on data that span the past 120 years, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are spreading deeper into southern Africa and to higher elevations than previously recorded.

  Category: News Release Tags: climate change, mosquito borne disease, research

• Commonly Used Antibiotic Shows Promise for Combating Zika Infections

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, global health, infectious disease, mosquito borne disease, Zika

• A Billion People Will Be Newly Exposed to Diseases Like Dengue Fever as World Temperatures Rise

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 28, 2019) — As many as a billion people could be newly exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes by the end of the century because of global warming, says a new study that examines temperature changes on a monthly basis across the world. Scientists say the news is bad even in areas […]

  Category: News Release Tags: climate change, global health, mosquito borne disease