Flightless mosquitoes help control dengue fever
A new strain of mosquitoes in which females cannot fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, according to UC Irvine and British scientists.
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Stopping the spread of infectious diseases
UCI research on infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, HIV and meliodosis, could benefit millions worldwide.
UCI Podcast: We’re tired of COVID-19, let’s go to Thailand!
Daniel Parker takes us on a tour of Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand through his work with malaria in areas of conflict
On coronavirus vaccine, don’t hold your breath, experts say
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On a mission to mitigate malaria
UCI epidemiologist helps eliminate the disease in global hot spots by breaking down barriers to healthcare
Stopping malaria … one mosquito at a time
UCI vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have developed a genetically modified insect model blocking transmission of the disease – and it may also work on Zika
University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes
New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually
Renowned UCI biologist Anthony James to discuss malaria eradication in Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Anthony James will give the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, focusing on the novel, genetics-based strategies that he and others have designed to target mosquitoes as part of a worldwide campaign to wipe out malaria.
UCI-led study reveals how SARS virus hijacks host cells
UC Irvine infectious disease researchers have uncovered components of the SARS coronavirus – which triggered a major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2002-03 – that allow it to take over host cells in order to replicate.
UCI researchers create mosquitoes incapable of transmitting malaria
UC Irvine vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have produced a model of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito – a major source of malaria in India and the Middle East – that impairs the development of the malaria parasite.