A fungal infection solution could help eliminate up to 86% of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, offering a powerful new tool in ...

Components in mosquito saliva enhance the infectivity of viruses, including dengue, Zika fever and Japanese encephalitis, that the insects transmit to humans, a study has found.

Scientists are exploring new ways to combat malaria, a deadly disease spread through mosquito bites. A recent study shows promising results with a new vaccine strategy using genetically modified ...

The Chikungunya virus is spread by infected mosquitoes and causes symptoms like fever and severe joint pain. There is no specific medicine to treat the virus, and the best way to prevent it is by ...

A Denton resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials reported Thursday, bringing the total to two ...

A case of Chikungunya virus on Long Island was locally acquired, health officials say Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest ...

New research shows that it's possible to end the practice of using people as human bait to catch and test the black flies ...

New research shows that it's possible to end the practice of using people as 'human bait' to catch and test the blackflies ...