Targeted indoor spraying reduces community risk of mosquito-borne viruses
The intervention resulted in a 60% reduction of mosquitoes in treated households and one-quarter fewer cases of chikungunya, dengue and Zika at the community level.
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Dengue
Florida’s travelers brought 4x the amount of dengue experts expected in 2024
Dr. Michael von Fricken talks with Central Florida Public Media about this year's spike in dengue cases.
Dengue fever is a health threat at the Paris Olympics and here in the U.S. here’s what to know and how to stay safe
Dr. Mike von Fricken discusses why dengue may make an experience at the Olympics with Well + Good.
Dengue in Brazil, Florida’s potential risk
Dr. Michael von Fricken talks with WUFT's The Point on Brazil's dengue outbreak and how it may affect the U.S.
Can climate change-related heat bring on more mosquito-borne diseases?
Dr. Michael von Fricken speaks with WFME, Orlando's NPR station
Novel trial tests Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes’ ability to reduce dengue
A clinical trial is underway to determine if mosquitoes that harbor an infection-blocking bacteria can help break the transmission cycle of certain viral diseases to people.
Tracking dengue
In 2009 when test results on the ailing New York woman who had vacationed in Key West came back positive for the dengue virus, it was the first reported case in Florida since 1934. Dana Focks, Ph.D., a research professor in the department of environmental and global health who develops mathematical models for vector-borne disease, is examining the cause of the outbreak.
