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Media Mentions by Year

2024

WBALTV
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute working to reduce threat mosquitoes pose to humans(link is external), feat. George Dimopoulos

Veg News
Are you a Mosquito Magnet? Eating Certain Foods Might Help(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Inside Climate News
To Help Stop Malaria’s Spread, CDC Researchers Create a Test to Find a Mosquito That Is Flourishing Thanks to Climate Change(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Association of Health Care Journalists | AHCJ
Why new tools for fighting malaria need more media coverage(link is external), feat. Bill Moss

KOAT TV (Albuquerque, NM)
Mosquitos and malaria(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Goodnet
How to Prevent Mosquito Bites According to Science(link is external), feat. Diego Giraldo

Business Insider | Yahoo UK
Mosquitoes are most attracted to a chemical compound present in butter, cheeses, and yogurts.(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Bloomberg School of Public Health Magazine
Peter Agre's Third Act, feat. Peter Agre

Nature Africa
On the scent in the quest to learn mosquitoes’ preferred humans. Body odour could hold key to more effective repellents and malaria control(link is external),(link is external) feat. Conor McMeniman, Limonty Simubali

WYPR News
Maryland school is a breeding ground for the deadliest creature on earth — but for research purposes only(link is external),(link is external) feat. Conor McMeniman, Photini Sinnis

NPR | Goats and Soda
RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms(link is external),(link is external) feat. Photini Sinnis

Baltimore Banner
Johns Hopkins breeds millions of mosquitoes -- to stop them from killing you,(link is external) feat. Chris Kizito, Conor McMeniman

World News Today
Africa in Critical Stage in Fight Against Malaria: New Vaccines Offer Hope(link is external),(link is external) feat. Jane Carlton

WBAL TV (Baltimore) 
Hopkins researchers breeding mosquitoes at insectary to find ways to combat malaria(link is external),(link is external) feat. Conor McMeniman

Agencia EFE (Spain)  
La lucha contra la malaria en África, en un punto crucial por la aprobación de dos vacunas(link is external),(link is external) feat. Jane Carlton

Association of Health Care Journalists 
Why you should report on the spread, treatment and prevention of malaria,(link is external) feat. William Moss

Contagion (US)
World Malaria Day: Addressing Challenges and Advances in Malaria Research(link is external),(link is external) feat. Photini Sinnis

GAVI
Why you should report on the spread, treatment and prevention of malaria(link is external),(link is external) feat. Jane Carlton

New Telegraph (Nigeria) 
Insecticide Resistance Major Hindrance To Malaria Elimination(link is external) – Experts , feat. Conor McMeniman

Science News 
Malaria parasites can evade rapid tests, threatening eradication goals(link is external), feat. Jane Carlton

STAT 
Second-generation mosquito nets prevented 13 million malaria cases in large pilot programs, feat. Conor McMeniman

WBAL TV  | (Baltimore) 
Malaria Transmission in the U.S. (link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Malaria No More | Blog News
Malaria Know More: Johns Hopkins' Dr. Photini Sinnis on Malaria Research and Innovation(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Drug Discovery News
Bacterial warriors fight mosquito-borne diseases(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs Lorena

Infection Control Today
Unveiling Malaria: Parasitic Complexity, Climate Impact, and Vaccination Advancements(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

ContagionLive.com
Navigating Malaria Control(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

THE COOL DOWN
Scientists sound alarm after finding evidence of disease-carrying insects migrating to new areas(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

BBC | World Business Report
World Business Report at Minute 09:00(link is external), feat. Bill Moss

2023

DEVEX
With malaria cases rising, experts worry about impact of global warming(link is external), feat. Jane Carlton

The Guardian
WHO: Climate crisis presents a mounting threat to fight against malaria(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Reason
New Mosquitos Can Help Beat Malaria(link is external), feat. JHU

The Week
Malaria is spreading, but we can stop it(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

NTD News
No Reason for Americans to Panic as 2nd Malaria Vaccine Approved Amid Unprecedented Demand: Expert | NTD(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

Pharma Times
Johns Hopkins study shows potential for chemical vaccine against malaria(link is external), feat. Theresa Shapiro

Express Healthcare Management 
Researchers Discover Potential for Injectable Malaria Preventive(link is external), feat. Theresa Shapiro

HeadTopics UK
Study supports potential for injectable 'chemical vaccine' for malaria using atovaquone(link is external), feat. Theresa Shapiro

BSPH
Clinically relevant atovaquone-resistant human malaria parasites fail to transmit by mosquito, feat. Theresa Shapiro

The Guardian Nigeria
Breakthrough against yellow fever, dengue, Zika, other mosquito-borne vectors(link is external), feat. George Dimopoulos

The Street Journal
Clean Technology Hub Hosts e-Mobility Conference, Exhibition(link is external), feat. BSPH, George Dimopoulos

Nature Communications
Clinically relevant atovaquone-resistant human malaria parasites fail to transmit by mosquito(link is external), feat. Theresa Shapiro

XINHUA Net
Roundup: U.S. records more homegrown malaria cases for the first time in 20 years(link is external), feat. BSPH

Borneao Bulletin
A Sweet Target(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Nature World News
Mosquitoes Are Turning More Dangerous and Deadly Due to Climate Change(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

The Lancet: Infectious Diseases
Locally acquired malaria cases in the USA(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

GEN: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
How siRNA Protects Mosquitoes from Viral Infections Like Zika and Dengue(link is external), feat. George Dimopoulos

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Discovery in Mosquitoes Could Lead to New Strategy Against Dengue Fever and Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses, feat. George Dimopoulos

Legal Reader.com
Health Officials Warn of Local Malaria Outbreaks in Three states(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Medical Express.com
What to know about malaria as US reports ist first homegrown cases in decades(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

Express Healthcare Mgmt.com
First Homegrown Malaria Cases Recorded in the U.S. in 20 Years(link is external), feat. Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malaria's Comeback in the U.S., feat. Prakash Srinivasan

EurWeb.com
What Mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CBS News
Scientists at Johns Hopkins research malaria transmission following positive case in Maryland - CBS Baltimore (cbsnews.com)(link is external), feat. George Dimopoulos

YnetNews
New parasite could help prevent malariain mosquitoes, study finds(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Express Healthcare Mgmt.com
New Insights into the Role of lncRNAs in Malaria Parasite's Lifecycle(link is external), feat. Le Roch (Sinnis)

Tech Explorist
A new dawn in malaria management(link is external), feat. Le Roch (Sinnis)

Phys.org
For a new approach to fighting malaria, study focuses on special RNA molecules in human malaria parasite(link is external), feat. Le Roch (Sinnis)

MedPage Today
Partial Resistance to Therapeutic Mainstay for Malaria on the Rise(link is external), feat. David Sullivan

WTOP News
Do I need to worry about COVID again? What about malaria?(link is external), feat. Andrew Pekosz

Washingtonian
What to Know About Malaria Around DC(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

Tech Times
US Malaria Alert: Ninth Case Sparks Calls for Mosquito Surveillance(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

NBC Nightly News
Inside a malaria research center after 9 cases identified in the US(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

NBC
Where are the mosquitoes that spread malaria in the U.S.? Officials aren't sure(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

CBS 58 Milwaukee (CNN)
What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN 
The US eliminated malaria in 1951. How can it keep it under control now?(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

BSPH
Leading Researcher Jane Carlton Joins Malaria Research Institute as Director, feat. Jane Carlton

BMC Bug Bitten (blog)
New report of a bacterium that blocks malaria transmission(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Medical Xpress
Naturally occurring bacterium and a compound it secretes show potential for malaria control(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

The Times
Scientists find bacteria that offer hope in fight against malaria(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

News9Live
Scientists find naturally occurring bacterium cuts amount of malaria parasite in mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Health Affairs
An Estimate Of The Return On Investment Of A Malaria Vaccine In 20 Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2021–30(link is external), feat. William Moss

TimesNowNews
Mosquito's Nemesis: Newly Discovered Bacteria Strain Promises Fresh Hope in Malaria Fight(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Fierce Biotech
GSK identifies bacterium with malaria-fighting potential(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

BSPH
Bacteria: A New Weapon Against Malaria, feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

CNN 
How an accidental discovery could help the fight against malaria (VIDEO)(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Spectrum News
Senate bill would re-authorize funding to thwart mosquito-borne illnesses(link is external), feat. Abhai Tripathi

Fast Company
Malaria disappeared in the U.S. in 2003. That changed this year(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

CNBC
GSK scientists discover new bacteria strain to combat against Malaria(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

BBC News
Chance discovery helps fight against malaria(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

WION News
Scientists discover bacteria that stops malaria transmission, by sheer chance(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Science
Microbe stops mosquitoes from harboring malaria parasite(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Financial Times
Bacteria in mosquito guts trialled as weapon against malaria(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Bloomberg
Bacteria, Seen as Safe for the Environment, May Help Aid Malaria Eradication(link is external), feat. Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena

Reuters
Fact Check-No proof of ‘deadly mosquitoes’ at AFRAM in Baltimore(link is external), feat. George Dimopoulos

North Africa Post
More Africans to be exposed to malaria mosquitoes due to rising temperatures — experts(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

India Today
Malaria alert! Mosquitoes on the move as temperature rises globally(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

US Times Post
Mosquitos Are Moving to Higher Elevations—and So Is Malaria(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

Daily Sabah (Associated Press)
More malaria on horizon: As temperatures rise mosquitoes migrate(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

WEYI - Fox News 66/NBC 25 (Associated Press)
As planet gets hotter, more mosquitoes could bring more malaria(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

VOA News
Amid Climate Change, Mosquitoes Migrate; Will Malaria Follow?(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

Grist
Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria(link is external), feat. Douglas Norris

Associated Press (AP)
As temperatures rise, mosquitoes are also on the move. Scientists worry that could mean more malaria(link is external), feat. Douglas Norris

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Why are malaria cases happening in Sarasota now?(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Very Well Health
What You Need to Know About Malaria in the U.S.(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

Boston Globe
Can climate change bring malaria to New England? Here's what you need to know.(link is external), feat. Prakash Srinivasan

Wall Street Journal
Why your #smell could be the reason #mosquitoes love you (VIDEO)(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

NBC Nightly News
CDC issues malaria alert after 5 locally contracted cases reported in the US(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

MedPage Today
Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.(link is external), feat. David Sullivan

CNN Online
How to Protect Yourself from Mosquitoes, according to science(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

The Times GR
How you can keep mosquitoes at bay(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Business Insider
The US documented 5 locally transmitted malaria cases for the first time in 20 years. It's not a reason to panic, but sheds a light on the concerns of climate change(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

New York Times
How to Build a Scent Smorgasbord for Mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN Online
How to Protect Yourself from Mosquitoes, according to science(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN International Online
How to Protect Yourself from Mosquitoes, according to science(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN
What scientists say keeps mosquitoes at bay(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CBC Radio One Online
Bug Off! Your scent signature could be key to keeping mosquitoes away(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Gizmodo
Scientists Built a Giant Human Scent Buffet to Learn How Mosquitoes Find Us(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Washington Post
How mosquitoes use your body chemistry to pick you for their next meal(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Telegraph
Eating certain herbs and spices ‘could stop mosquitoes biting you’(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Science
World’s largest ‘scent arena’ reveals bloody preferences of mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

New York Post
Are you a mosquito Magnet?(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

NBC Right Now
Why some people attract mosquitoes and others don’t(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Gizmodo
Scientists Built a Giant Human Scent Buffet to Learn How Mosquitoes Find Us(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

FOX News
Are you a mosquito magnet? It might be for one unpleasant reason(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman, Diego Giraldo, and Stephanie Rankin-Turner

Cosmos Magazine
Scientists discover which body odours mosquitoes prefer(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN Online
A body odor buffet reveals which scents attract mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN International Online
A body odor buffet reveals which scents attract mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Business Insider
Mosquitoes are most attracted to a chemical compound present in butter, cheeses and yogurts.(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman 

BBC | The Naked Scientist
Why mosquitoes prefer some people to others(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Al Jazeera English
The Mind of the Mosquito(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman and Macha Research Trust Scientific Director Dr. Edgar Simulundu 

CNN Online
A body odor buffet reveals which scents attract mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Gizmodo
Scientists Built a Giant Human Scent Buffet to Learn How Mosquitoes Find Us(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN
What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN Online
A body odor buffet reveals which scents attract mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

CNN International Online
A body odor buffet reveals which scents attract mosquitoes(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Bioengineer
Researchers build mosquito testing area to discover how they find us(link is external), feat. Conor McMeniman

Nature
How can mosquitoes find you? All you have to do is exhale(link is external), feat. Diego Giraldo

Science News
Researchers map mosquito cells that may help the insects choose tastiest humans(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

News-Medical.Net
Mapping specialized receptors on mosquito nerve cells reveals why the insects are more attracted to some humans(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

WIRED
This Startup Is Using AI to Unearth New Smells(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

2022

The Lancet: Infectious Diseases
WHO antimalarial strategy for Africa(link is external), feat. WHO (Matt Ippolito)

Technology Networks Neuroscience News
“We Now Understand Why Mosquitoes Have an “Unbreakable” Ability to Smell Humans”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

HHMI News
“The Unbreakable Attraction of Mosquitoes to Humans”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

The Scientist
“The Neuroscience Behind Why Mosquitoes Always Find You”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

El País 
“Los mosquitos tienen un olfato infalible para encontrar a quién picar”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

Smithsonian Magazine
“How Can Mosquitoes Find Humans So Easily?”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

New Scientist
“Mosquitoes have more ways to smell us than we thought”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

Consumer Reports
“What’s Really in Your Insect Repellent”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

AARP
5 Reasons to Fear Ticks(link is external), feat. Doug Norris

NPR | Science Friday
Bug Off: Why Mosquitoes Have An Annoyingly Amazing Sense Of Smell(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

The Scientist
“Researchers Discover What Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

MIT Technology Review
A Milestone in the Fight Against Malaria(link is external), feat. Photini Sinnis

Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
All Malaria is Local, feat. JHMRI, Macha(link is external), feat. Thuma, Agre

But Seriously Channel
“But Seriously... Probes Mosquito Brains with Dr. Chris Potter”(link is external), feat. Chris Potter

The Scientist
Mosquitoes avoid pesticides that they’ve had close encounters with, a fact that may complicate pest management.(link is external), feat. Chris Potter