"If Aedes aegypti becomes established in Alameda County, it can threaten public health and diminish quality of life," the ...

BRITS travelling abroad must take extra precautions against a rise in ‘suitcase viruses’, as “intense transmission of ...

As international headlines focus on a fast-moving chikungunya outbreak in southern China that has sickened thousands, Florida ...

Researchers in a lab at Stanford University are focused on a tiny predator that has an enormous, and sometimes deadly impact ...

Health officials have confirmed the first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year in Hillsborough County.

Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest insects in the world. Their population increases during the rainy season, making homes more vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases. These tiny insects transmit ...

Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day, a date that marks Sir Ronald Ross’ groundbreaking discovery in 1897 that mosquitoes spread malaria. Globally, the day is a reminder of the deadly […] ...

Chinese health officials are responding to an outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe joint pain. More ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 travel alert on Aug. 14 warning of an “elevated risk” of chikungunya virus exposure in China’s Guangdong province. About the virus ...

Aedes aegypti, whatever else you want to say about it, is a good-looking animal. Entomologists have described it to me as “elegant,” “quite attractive,” and even “beautiful.” ...