Mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have discovered mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems, making them more susceptible to dangerous viruses and thus more likely to transmit diseases to people. The finding may have a bearing on urban epidemics resulting from viral diseases, such as West Nile fever and chikungunya fever, which are transmitted by infected mosquitoes.