But officials around the country who have been battling other mosquito-borne diseases say that knowledge is hard won and comes only with time.

Like most mosquito-borne diseases it is becoming a more common problem in affected countries.

"One human death from any mosquito-borne disease constitutes a very serious threat," he said.

A simple new device may help reduce the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases.

As of November 2011, it has killed over 300 people in the last several months and over 14,000 are infected by this mosquito-borne disease.

Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, kills more than one million people a year, mostly children.

The figure may rise because infections from the virus, a mosquito-borne disease, continue, although the season appears to have passed its peak, the officials said.

As for the low number of reports, she said people probably realize that these specific mosquito-borne diseases are not a significant problem in the human population.

This mosquito-borne disease occurs in some parts of southern China.

Malaria might be the most widely recognized mosquito-borne disease, but it's hardly the only one.