this one was found in texas. reporter: only one kind of mosquito can transmit malaria. here experts are looking at things like mosquito behavior and how they respond to insecticide. it s one of the labs that helped fight the zika and west nile outbreaks. now the cdc, which was founded in 1946 specifically to fight malaria is working closely with local health departments where the latest cases have been found. they process the mosquitos, examine them, process them, and then they re sending them here for us to do the test of the parasite in the mosquito. reporter: she and most experts agree. during the summer outdoor months, insect repellent t is a must,t, but she says the chance of a national outbreak thankfully is very low. because of the history that we ve had, the outbreaks that we have had have been relatively small and contained, as are these. reporter: blayne alexander, nbc news, atlanta. up next here tonight, the great
Aside from the threat of communicable diseases like West Nile Virus, mosquitoes are just plain annoying. Here's what to know about why your ankles seem to be.
Aside from the threat of communicable diseases like West Nile Virus, mosquitoes are just plain annoying. Here's what to know about why your ankles seem to be.
Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.7 million grant to study mosquito s biological timing
Mosquitoes may be small, but they are a formidable foe. Not only can they smell over 400 chemicals that we emit and detect the carbon dioxide we breathe out, but they can even adapt their daily behavior in response to our own.
With the help of a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), researchers at Virginia Tech are now investigating how mosquitoes adjust their olfactory, or smelling, rhythms in response to changes in our own daily activity.
Mosquitoes are sometimes described as the deadliest animal on Earth. What we are seeing is an increase in the rate of mosquitoes that become resistant to insecticides and have some other level of behavioral resistance. We need another tool or other tools to control mosquito populations.