Favorable weather and temperatures, its mix of rural and urban areas and testing are likely among the factors that have ...

Favorable weather and temperatures, its mix of rural and urban areas and testing are likely among the factors that have ...

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito samples in New Bedford, according to a community announcement. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health notified local health officials that the ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that permethrin-treated baby wraps reduced clinical malaria cases in young children ...

Reducing industrial animal use can help to shrink our carbon footprint and boost health—but doing so means we need nutritious meat alternatives that are also ta ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department will conduct fogging in the Highlands this week after mosquitos with West Nile Virus were found in the area. In a news ...

A person in South Carolina has died from eastern equine encephalitis, a rare virus spread by mosquitoes. Approximately 30% of people infected with the virus die, and there is no vaccine or specific ...

Mosquitoes are considered the world's deadliest animal due to their ability to spread viruses like chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. State and federal funding are crucial for supporting Florida's local ...