The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) has reported the presence of West Nile Virus in a mosquito pool collected in ...

As summer approaches and mosquito season ramps up, the Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging all residents to ...

Mosquitoes are back with a vengeance in Oklahoma after wet spring weather and rising temperatures created the perfect environment for the pesky insects.

What’s the best way to get mosquito bites to stop itching?” I figured I’d get a handful of helpful replies, but within a few ...

A mosquito-borne disease freshly arrived in Britain has spread large distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks to wild birds. Infected insects can spread the deadly Usutu virus to ...

Two vector control districts — local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms — released thousands of sterile male mosquitoes in select neighborhoods, with one district ...

Affected populations: La Crosse virus disease is a rare viral illness that is spread to humans via mosquito bites. The name comes from La Crosse County, Wisconsin, where the disease was first ...

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on the planet, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year through the spread of disease. Neurogeneticist Matthew DeGennaro is on the hunt for a lifesaving ...

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialing the novel pest control method. The "toxic male ...

The mosquito-borne disease chikungunya has a higher global burden than previously estimated, an international team of researchers reports in BMJ Global Health. The analysis concludes that between ...

However, they can transmit mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, Zika, and Dengue fever. Mosquitoes are small insects that can pass some diseases onto humans. Female mosquitoes possess a tube ...

“Cases of mosquito-borne disease are on the rise in the United States,” says Kate Fowlie, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Experts say that climate ...