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Inovio Pharmaceuticals, based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa, in collaboration with GeneOne Life Science in Seoul, South Korea, announced that they will soon be conducting the first human trial of a vaccination for the Zika virus.   The Zika Virus The Zika virus is a rare virus carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. It is considered…

Recently the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of mosquitoes is the new threat of the Zika virus. The Zika Virus has not spread to the United States, but that does not mean that we shouldn’t educate ourselves on what to do in order to prevent the contraction and spread of the virus.…

Here’s a Hint: It’s a Brilliant Low-Tech Trap! What do we do when we know where mosquitoes love to breed? Easy. A DIY trap for getting rid of them. A couple of Canadian researchers have developed a trap called Ovillanta – with the help from Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health. It is a mosquito…

What We Need You to Know Zika virus recently made news when it was identified in Dallas and Travis County a couple of months ago. It caused quite the frenzy, but how much do we really know about it? The Bug Master has a couple of helpful answers to keep you in the know! How…

Travis County Health and Human Services Department Confirmed First Case of Zika Virus In yesterday’s press release, The Travis County Health and Human Services Department confirmed the first positive case of Zika Virus. A male under the age of 50 contracted the virus while in Colombia. An earlier discovery confirmed the first case in Dallas,…