A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved ...

The London Underground mosquito been extensively studied as an example of humans driving evolution and emergence of new species ...

Mosquitoes are well-known vectors for a host of diseases that affect human health. In the United States, those diseases include West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and Zika. Female ...

The white-footed mouse carries Lyme-disease carrying ticks. So although the two seem unrelated, the extinction of the passenger pigeon may have contributed to the increase in Lyme disease we see today ...

Meanwhile, on Jan. 6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first human death from bird flu in the U.S., in Louisiana. Kimberly Dodd, dean of Michigan State University ...

SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists ... safety testing to ensure there are no risks to humans ...

SCIENTISTS have warned 'zombie deer disease', fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), the condition leaves deer ...

also known as “zombie deer” disease — could spill over to humans. A new report from the University of Minnesota detailed gaps in preparedness and response if CWD starts to spread from deer to other ...

Known to transmit deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus, mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths than any other species on the planet, according to various ...

This news comes days after a report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota outlined the potential threat of CWD spreading from deer to other wild ...