Genomic Study Tracks Massive Chikungunya Epidemic on Réunion Island

Between August 2024 and June 2025, Réunion Island recorded more than 54,000 confirmed chikungunya cases and 43 deaths during a massive mosquito-borne epidemic, according to data from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Arbovirus National Reference Center. The outbreak ranks as the second major event of its kind on the island following the 2005–2006 … Read more

Why the World’s Deadliest Animal Kills 700K People Every Year

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mosquitoes are responsible for more than 700,000 human deaths globally each year, making them the world’s deadliest animal. Malaria Global Toll and US Resurgence Malaria remains the deadliest disease spread by mosquitoes, causing more than 600,000 deaths annually, with young children in sub-Saharan Africa bearing the … Read more