Don't miss out on the headlines from Rockhampton. Followed categories will be added to My News. Already two people have died from the rare Japanese Encephalitis Virus which is caused by bites from ...

A rare and deadly mosquito-borne virus which has ... from the rare Japanese Encephalitis Virus which is caused by bites from mosquitoes, who are infected through biting infected pigs and waterbirds.

A deadly disease is on the rise: dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that already affects millions and is spreading even further ...

a deadly disease that causes fever, fatigue, and sometimes seizures (in the most severe cases). Caused by one of five malaria parasites, this disease is mostly spread by bites from malaria-infected ...

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Public Health Medical Officer Dr Allison Hempenstall said this was the first ...

Mosquitoes contract JEV when they bite infected pigs or wading birds, and it's then spread to humans through mosquito bites from the infected insects. While not everyone infected with JEV will get ...

A drug used to treat a rare inherited disease has been found to make human blood toxic to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. It ...

No treatment is available Powassan virus and about 10% of victims with severe cases die, while half of survivors have ...

“The virus is spread by the bite of a mosquito and not from person to person,’’ she said. “There is no vaccine against MVE virus and the best protection, as with all mosquito-borne ...

In the best circumstances, mosquito bites are an itchy nuisance. In the worst, they can lead to potentially deadly viruses ...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Forget about complaining over gnats and mosquitoes — Arizona ... the giant desert centipede’s bite can cause sharp, burning ...