Dengue

We do need to control disease-carrying mosquitoes in Australia, but more research is needed on GM strains before their proposed release in Queensland

The Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever – and now a new strain is protecting people in Malaysia

Mosquitoes carrying anti-viral bacteria show remarkable stability a decade since their release in field trials. New strains have now been developed to help future-proof dengue control

Dengue mosquitoes and tiger mosquitoes pose a range of challenges to global health, but genomics is helping us to prevent these dangerous species from sneaking past Australian biosecurity

Anti-viral bacteria used to control dengue-carrying mosquitoes can bounce back from heatwaves, according to new research

The Wolbachia bacteria has successfully suppressed dengue-fever carrying mosquitoes in a trial, but more work is needed to understand how the insects move to infest new areas

(Actually four gross facts, and one geekily great one)

It may be just a matter of time before the tiger mosquito arrives on mainland Australia bringing tropical diseases south

Second strain of bacteria that guards against mutations gives researchers an insurance policy in fight against mosquito-borne viruses

A simple bacterium that can stop mosquitoes carrying many viruses could be part of the answer in controlling the Zika outbreak in Latin America