Tag Archives: Epidemiology

06Apr/26

The Rules of Attraction: Why Mosquitoes Target Your Head and Shoulders

April 5, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Recent research from Georgia Tech and MIT, published in Science Advances, explores how Aedes aegypti mosquitoes utilize different sensory signals to target their victims. Through experiments tracking the insects with 3-D infrared cameras, scientists discovered that mosquitoes are most strongly attracted to the combination of dark colors and carbon dioxide. Continue reading

01Nov/22

Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – an expert answers three key questions about these new COVID variants

Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster

Two new omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, are quickly gaining traction in the US, collectively accounting for 27% of infections as of October 29. Both are descendants of BA.5, the omicron variant that has dominated around the world for some months.

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25Jul/22

Monkeypox: World Health Organization declares it a global health emergency – here’s what that means

Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the current monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency.

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