mosquitos
World Health Organization Declares the Zika Outbreak an International Emergency
The designation, only used three times before, indicates the severity of the situation.
Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea
Hint: no one knows for sure what the consequences would be.
The Little-Known Virus Causing a Panic Over Infant Brain Deformities in Brazil
The crisis is stark example of how difficult it still is to predict and control an epidemic.
Fake Malaria Pills Could Cause an Epidemic
Fake antimalarial pills sold on the black market have helped create a drug resistant malaria strain. We look at who's selling them and the problems they're causing.
Antibiotics Are Helping Mosquitos Spread Malaria More Effectively
Study finds that our antibiotic-rich blood is helping mosquitos live longer, healthier lives, too.
Meet Chikungunya, a Highly Infectious Disease Slated to Hit the American South
Chikungunya is an acute virus transmitted from the bite of an infected mosquito that leaves hosts crippled by persistent arthritis. There’s currently no vaccine to prevent the disease, its just hit the Caribbean, and it's on track to hit the southern...
VICE News Week In Review: Stories to Pocket This Weekend
From the Ukraine dilemma to the crippling student debt crisis, here is a look at some of the top stories from VICE News this week.
Another Deadly Mosquito-Borne Disease Rises From the Swamps
Triple E knocks off a Maryland horse, but humans are also vulnerable.
It'd Be OK if Every Mosquito Died
Scientists say that a mosquito genocide wouldn't hurt the ecosystem much. We explain that, and more weird facts, in this week's Today I Learned on TIL.
What the Dengue Fever Outbreak in Honduras Portends for the US
The vector mosquito is already ruining our picnics–and forming the biological infrastructure for an outbreak.