Where humans build, mosquitoes follow – bringing dengue, West Nile and other diseases with them
By Kylee Rae Noel, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sadie Jane Ryan, Professor of Medical Geography, University of Florida
A mosquito buzzing in your backyard may seem like a minor annoyance. But these tiny insects, with their taste for human blood, are increasingly appearing in areas where they were once rare or absent, and that’s raising concerns about the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile, Zika and dengue…
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026