https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The atmosphere inside the laboratory on the outskirts of Vienna is literally buzzing with armies of male mosquitoes locked up inside net-covered boxes. Their sole mission in life: stop females from breeding. https://www.thelocal.at/20160220/iaea-boffins-seek-to-end-zika-menace Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:19:13 +0100 iaea-boffins-seek-to-end-zika-menace Recent scares over deadly cases of Salmonella, Listeria, and Ebola have raised awareness of blood- and fluid- borne pathogens, with the latest now-confirmed case of the West-Nile virus appearing in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140820/west-nile-virus-now-confirmed-in-austria Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:28:00 +0200 west-nile-virus-now-confirmed-in-austria With most of the floodwaters now receding, Austrians can look forward to a plague of mosquitos of almost Biblical proportions, according to one scientist. https://www.thelocal.at/20140520/mosquito-plague-expected-after-flooding-recedes Tue, 20 May 2014 14:56:00 +0200 mosquito-plague-expected-after-flooding-recedes