The Orange County Vector Control District, which has spawned a brouhaha over plans to fumigate central O.C. to stop the spread of West ... Sound like a lot of money? It could have been more.

Insects from the arthropod species, like mosquitoes, ticks, triatomine bugs, sandflies, and blackflies, typically transmit vector-borne diseases. The spread of vector-borne diseases depends on ...

West Nile, dengue and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) are some examples of vector-borne viruses. Vectors are insects such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas and that spread illnesses or germs.

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers discussed the impact of climate change, weather, and other anthropogenic factors on vector-borne illness spread globally.

The diseases include dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever among others. India experiences a large number of deaths due ...