This paper adds to a growing body of research. Researchers discover overlooked factor contributing to spread of dangerous ...

A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet ...

However, as climate change allows Aedes aegypti to move northward, survive at higher elevations and stay active for longer ...

A new mosquito species in Colorado is capable of carrying dengue, yellow fever and Zika, while kissing bugs can now carry parasites that cause Chagas disease.

For starters, a mosquito can transmit pathogens at the probing stage, which happens before it starts feeding. "It kind of spits some saliva into you, and this is one of the points where infection can ...

Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught the dengue virus. The move came after health officials reported new ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue, Zika, and yellow fever, continue to pose a significant global health threat, ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits a number of serious diseases. American beachgoers are sprayed with DDT as a new machine for distributing the insecticide is tested for the first time. Image: ...

Cuba's top epidemiologist warned nearly a third of the population has been impacted and swaths of workforce sickened.

The viral illness comes on the heels of Cuba's slow recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall Oct. 29 in Santiago ...