In many regions of the US mosquito season has gotten longer, which researcher say poses a risk of disease outbreak ...

Most mosquitoes don’t carry disease. Those that do are called vectors. Vectors spread diseases such as West Nile virus, EEE, dengue fever, malaria and chikungunya in humans. Since 2004 ...

They are also urging local governments to take action. Health authorities issue warning amid spread in dangerous disease ...

Stephanie, thank you so much for joining us. As we just mentioned, humans, we're winning the war against malaria, against mosquito borne diseases for so long. But you write in this series that now ...

In a global study, scientists have uncovered far greater diversity and flexibility in mosquito feeding patterns than ...

There's something about us that mosquitoes just love. In addition to our smell, and our breath, our exposed skin acts as a kind of neon sign advertising that this blood bar is open for business.

He says there are so many species of mosquitoes, targeting the mosquitoes that do harm to humans and spread disease would not be a huge disruption to the balance of the ecosystem. There are ...

Some of the most severe diseases mosquitoes carry and spread among humans are malaria, West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, yellow fever, dengue and Zika, according to the Centers for ...

If a mosquito bites an animal or human that has a certain disease, the infected blood goes into the mosquito’s body. The infected mosquito can then spread that disease to the next animal or ...

IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT, IT IS WORLD MOSQUITO DAY. THE INSECTS AREN’T JUST ANNOYING. THEY KILL MORE HUMANS THAN ANY OTHER CREATURE IN THE WORLD BY INFECTING THEM WITH DISEASES LIKE MALARIA ...

Mosquitoes do a superb job of spreading diseases like malaria – now researchers have shown it's possible to hijack these pests and distribute vaccines via mosquito bite. In human trials, these ...