New York has confirmed its first locally acquired chikungunya case in six years, a concerning development as the infected ...

To get rid of mosquito bites and soothe itching, avoid scratching and try a cool compress or an antihistamine medication.

Permethrin-treated baby wraps, used alongside bed nets, significantly reduced malaria cases among children aged 6 to 18 ...

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.

Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - There are four areas of West Baton Rouge Parish that will see some extra attention after mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus. You might think a ...

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 ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - WTOC is getting an inside look at the mosquito testing facility in Beaufort County. It’s where they test pesky insects for deadly diseases, like Eastern Equine ...

Scientists at Virginia Tech may have just made it easier to fight the world's deadliest animal: the mosquito. Only female mosquitoes bite because they need nutrients from blood to develop eggs. That ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified the world's deadliest animal, and it can be found flying around the Garden State. According to the report the mosquito is the world’s deadliest ...

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 ...