Student researchers in the Carter Lab are working to understand one of the world’s most persistent public health challenges — ...

"Winged Scourge" highlights the destructive impact of the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquito, illustrating how this tiny insect spreads disease and misery to millions. The film explains the life ...

To learn more about what attracts mosquitoes, researchers turned to one of the world’s least hygienic and most chaotic ...

Here’s an itchy fact: Hungry female mosquitoes are often called “flying syringes.” This tiny tormentor has an exceptional sense of smell; after they sniff out a blood meal, they can triple their ...

In 2023, an outbreak of malaria happened in four states, but these weren’t the usual infections seen in people who traveled ...

ST. LOUIS – Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day and experts say it isn’t a celebration but a time to observe how these small insects have such a huge impact on human health on the global scale. “World ...

A team has examined Anopheles funestus ( An. funestus ), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting ...

A promising strategy in the battle against malaria could offer a major step forward in controlling the mosquito-borne disease that continues to take a devastating toll in sub-Saharan Africa, including ...