Mosquitoes
Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says
The Health Ministry confirmed Israel’s first West Nile fever case of 2026, while officials said the location where the Tel Aviv resident was infected remains unconfirmed.
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Protein in mosquito may shed light on brain communication pathways
Proteins called rhodopsins via optogenetics can control the activity of neurons in mice.
Mosquito protein could lead to groundbreaking virus treatments - study
The protein AEG12 is able to strongly inhibit flaviviruses, a family of viruses consisting of known highly contagious and potentially deadly diseases like Zika, West Nile, dengue and yellow fever.
West Nile Virus found in northern West Bank, near Dead Sea
The mosquitoes were found in the Beit Aryeh and Peduel settlements in the West Bank and in Beit HaArava and Kalya near the northern Dead Sea.
Mosquitos with West Nile virus identified in Israel's North and South
The ministry called for citizens to take precautions to avoid contracting the virus, especially considering the strain that the coronavirus pandemic has placed on Israel’s healthcare system.
Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria
Malaria affects more than 200 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 405,000 people in 2018 - most of them babies and children under five years old.
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile found in Israel twice in one month
The West Nile virus has the potential to cause an infection in the brain, which can result in severe outcomes such as paralysis or fatality.
Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida and Texas
The mosquitoes released will all be male, which do not bite people and as such pose no risk to humans.
