Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...

Incompatible Insect Technique involves the use of a naturally occurring bacteria that can function as a mosquito birth control. When these males mate with females on the landscape, the eggs do not ...

The mosquito becomes infected when it bites a person ... Having dengue fever increases the risk of pregnancy complications such as preterm birth and low birth weight. After an infection with ...

A Connecticut father died Monday — five years after he was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing brush in his wooded backyard. Richard Pawulski, 49, was killed from complications of ...

After three years of negligible mosquito-borne disease in Southern Nevada ... The Zika virus is associated with a birth defect called microcephaly, which can affect babies born to women who ...

Scientists have come up with a quirky new way to contain the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and ...

A non-native mosquito capable of spreading diseases and hasn't been seen in Alameda County for a decade has been found in a Pleasanton neighborhood, county officials said Thursday. Residents are ...

A recent case of Zika virus in Gujarat has brought attention to the state’s healthcare response and public awareness of this ...

The West Nile virus poses a "serious" threat to Ukraine, one of Kyiv's top health officials has said, as the spread of the mosquito-borne virus has killed nearly a dozen people in the war-torn ...

Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus have been identified in Baldwin Park, bringing to five the recent total concentrated in the area and raising concerns of a “small local outbreak ...

Yesterday, I was an emotional wreck,” said Werner. The county says following a number of major storms over the last few months, the mosquito population has exploded. County officials say somethi ...