Could the extinction of mosquitoes shift the focus of vector-borne disease research? Would the disappearance of mosquitoes affect the development of new vaccines and treatments?

Feb 4, 2022 ... If all mosquitoes disappeared, many animals would have a lot less food. Imagine if all the rice in the world disappeared. Nobody eats only rice, ... Jul 21, 2022 ... Dozens or hundreds of species went extinct not too long ago and no one really cares. If mosquitoes carrying the vectors for deadly diseases ... Sep 7, 2017 ... What if the world's parasites suddenly went extinct? Given how much work we've put into combating malaria-carrying mosquitoes and horrifying ... Apr 18, 2023 ... Mosquitoes cause harm by carrying diseases and annoying people with itchy bites. However, if all mosquitoes were to go extinct, there would be ... Nov 4, 2021 ... “If everything went smoothly, maybe we could do field trials in one to two years and then actual full-on landscape release in three to four ... we went back outside. Thomas's wolf- hound, Rex, a dog the size of a ... high-altitude mosquitoes behave as if they were born farther north—a discov ... Feb 19, 2016 ... Some scientists actually say no, that if mosquitoes were suddenly ripped out of food webs, most ecosystems would heal pretty quickly and other organisms would ... Oct 22, 2024 ... If mosquitoes went extinct, birds and bats would starve. If wasps went extinct, some plants would go extinct too. If roaches went extinct, the ... Feb 11, 2016 ... The mosquitofish Gambusia affinis, a specialised predator of mosquitoes, could go extinct without mosquitos to feed on. ... if, for example, bees ... Feb 20, 2016 ... ... gone for good. And a U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity has noted: "Every day, up to 150 species are lost." The list of extinct species ...