Insulin can increase mosquitoes' immunity to West Nile virus

ScienceDaily
Nov 13, 2019, 10:18 am169 pts
A discovery has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. The researchers demonstrated that mammalian insulin activated an antiviral immunity pathway in mosquitoes, increasing the insects' ability to suppress the viruses. Since mosquito bites are the most common…

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