Florida’s dengue outbreak is largest in continental U.S. in decades
On Oct. 6, 2026, Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the…
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Debugging California: Fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes
On Jun. 4, 2026, a program called Debug—run by Google’s health research arm—has applied to the EPA to…
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Debug by Google expands Singapore site to accelerate AI and automation inglobal fight against mosquito-borne diseases
On May 12, 2026, Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases,announced the expansion of its research and…
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Dengue vaccine remains 80.5% effective against severe cases after five years
On Mar. 11, 2026, the tetravalent dengue vaccine, developed by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, with…
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Annual World Malaria Report Shows Global toll could deepen
On Dec. 4, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the 2025 World Malaria Report showing that since…
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Disease | Environmental | USDA
Pathogens spread by high-flying wind-borne mosquitoes
On Nov. 25, 2025, recent studies published in PNAS have revealed that many mosquito species regularly engage in…
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Debug project research reveals Origin and movement of the mosquito Aedes aegypti—which could help disease control Efforts
On Sept. 22, 2025, Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases, announced research that reveals the origin…
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Valneva shares tumble after suspension of U.S. chikungunya vaccine license
On Aug. 25, 2025, shares of French drugmaker Valneva slumped more than 20% after the U.S. Food and…
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World Health Organization raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus
On Jul. 22, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to…
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UK Reports First detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes
On May 21, 2025, A research programme by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Animal and Plant…
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
On Oct. 20, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a…
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Oxitec Launched Sparks™, a Commercial Platform to Scale Dengue-Blocking Wolbachia Solution, Aiming to Protect One Billion People by 2040
On Sept. 19, 2024, Oxitec announced it had launched Sparks™, a new commercial platform to accelerate the global…
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CDC issued alert for increased risk of Dengue Virus infections in the U.S.
On Jun. 25, 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN)…
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Roche received FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
On Mar. 26, 2024, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the cobas…
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U.S. CDC Advisory Committee recommended use of Valneva’s single-dose Chikungunya caccine IXCHIQ
On Feb. 29, 2024, Valneva announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionﾒs (CDC) Advisory Committee…
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West Nile virus reported in humans and horses from four counties in Washington state
On Sept. 25, 2023, the Washington State Department of Health confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in…
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NIAID-funded study traced evolution of Malaria drug resistance in East Africa
On Aug. 24, 2023, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that emerging resistance to…
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18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023-2025
On Jul. 5, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announce that twelve countries across different regions in Africa…
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WHO certified Belize as malaria-free
On Jun. 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had certified Belize as malaria-free, following…
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Biotechnology | Disease | WHO
WHO launched new initiative to stop the spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
On Sept. 29, 2022, the World Health Organization announced that it had identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Vaccine | WHO
Malaria booster vaccine showed durable high efficacy in African children, meeting WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal
On Sept. 8, 2022, researchers from the University of Oxford and their partners reported findings from their Phase…
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U.S. EPA and State of Florida approved second pilot project with Oxitec Friendly mosquitoes in the Florida Keys
On May 4, 2022, Oxitec announced approval from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including reviews…
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WHO recommended groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine…
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The Medicines Patent Pool secured its first license for malaria, tuberculosis and hepatitis C
On Sept. 21, 2021, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced that it had signed a licence agreement with…
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From 30 million cases to zero: China certified malaria-free by WHO
On Jun. 30, 2021, following a 70-year effort, China was awarded a malaria-free certification from the World Health…
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WHO announced position on genetically modified mosquitoes
On Oct. 14, 2020, recognizing the urgent need for new tools to combat vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and in…
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Mosquitoes’ taste for blood traced to four types of neurons
On Oct. 12, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Leslie Vosshall’s team at The Rockefeller University and colleagues…
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Universal mosquito vaccine tested
On Jun. 23, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had tested a ‘universal mosquito vaccine’…
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CEPI granted $141 million to consortium of Bharat Biotech and IVI to advance development of Chikungunya vaccine in collaboration with Ind-CEPI
On Jun. 3, 2020, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, in collaboration with Ind-CEPI, announced a new…
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The FDA approved only drug in the U.S. to treat severe malaria
On May 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved artesunate for injection to treat severe…
