Mosquito Vector

Zika virus is an important mosquito-borne pathogen with significant public health concerns. Zika vaccine development is an ongoing area of research with several candidates in the pipeline.

The CDC issued a health alert Monday after two states reported the first locally acquired malaria cases in the United States in 20 years.

After a sharp increase in global malaria cases and deaths as COVID-19 spread in 2020, WHO reported that both cases and deaths remained relatively stable in 2021.