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In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.
The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.
Beard, of the CDC’s vector-borne diseases division, said high-risk states received funding to sample and map the ranges of Aedes mosquitoes after the Zika outbreak in 2015.
Data from nine cities in Mexico confirms that identifying dengue fever “hotspots” can provide a predictive map for future outbreaks of Zika and chikungunya. All three of these viral diseases are ...
For the first time during a global outbreak, scientists have been able to use genomic data in real time to track how a virus is traveling around the world, revealing sources of outbreaks and ...
For the first time during a global outbreak, scientists have been able to use genomic data in real time to track how a virus is traveling around the world, revealing sources of outbreaks and ...
In this way, the map is more useful to identify places with no Zika than it is for helping you decide whether to visit a place with a history of the virus (even if it’s no longer considered a ...
The Zika virus, carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, infected over a million people in 2015 alone. Annual outbreaks of the debilitating chikungunya virus often affect millions as well.
Meanwhile, Mexico and Brazil are dealing with Zika spread by mosquitos, and Nigeria is battling Lassa virus caused by rodents.
After collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have identified wildlife species that are the most likely ...
Outbreaks of Zika have been documented in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. The first outbreak in the Americas occurred in 2015, when the virus spread through Latin and Central ...
Identifying dengue fever 'hot spots' can provide a predictive map for outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika -- two other viral diseases that, along with dengue, are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.