A Cornell professor who studies diseases carried by mosquitoes is warning that this year’s unusually warm summer may be causing an uptick in cases of West Nile Virus in New York State.
Malaria – a disease carried via mosquitoes – causes 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Cover Africa, a campus student organization that works to raise malaria awareness, hosted its bi-annual concert on Oct. 28 at the Nines.
Swarms of mosquitoes may be a season away, but Cornell researchers are trying to unlock a new method of controlling mosquito reproduction that could help dengue fever victims in developing countries as well as itchy students.
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