Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Risks Examined

Amy M Quinton — May 20, 2019 - 10:00am

In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008.

Mosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis

Katherine E Kerlin — September 15, 2016 - 10:58am

Mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genome. This reduces their odds of transmitting the malaria parasite, according to a University of California, Davis, study published Sept. 15 in the journal PLOS Genetics.

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Risks Examined

Mosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis