Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

Many cause only mild symptoms, but some can lead to serious illness. And increasingly, they're circulating right here in the U.S. By Catherine Roberts, Kevin Loria Few of us will forget the Zika virus ...

A perfect storm of conditions is making mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, a big threat to human health.

This week, a New Hampshire man died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but extremely serious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus. Human cases of EEE have also been reported in Wisconsin ...

The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2 ...

Rhode Island's least favorite summer guests have arrived: mosquitos, especially those carrying eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus. Several towns have taken measures to deal with the ...

The most dangerous animal to humans? You’ve probably encountered it. In fact, you’ve probably been attacked by it. And now ...

CDC warns travelers about a chikungunya virus outbreak in five countries. Learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites. (Photo: Adobe Stock) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught ...

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a daily defense for billions of people, yet until ...

Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught the dengue virus. The move came after health officials reported new ...