A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

Two Knox County children were hospitalized with La Crosse virus this month, marking the first cases of the year, according to the Knox County Health Department.

Mosquitoes are highly visual hunters when it comes to finding a human to bite. This means movement and dark clothing colors like black, navy and red can stand out to a mosquito. Research has shown ...

The newly developed system uses CRISPR-Cas9 “scissors” and a guide RNA to make a genetic cut at a precise location within the mosquito’s genome. It then replaces the unwanted amino acid that transmits ...

The Allegheny County Health Department plans to treat areas for mosquitoes where positive samples were found in the neighborhoods of Arlington, Beltzhoover, Carrick, Hazelwood, Knoxville, Mt. Oliver ...

For thousands of years malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the globe. Even the name of the disease, ‘malaria’, derived from two Italian words meaning ‘bad air’, highlights the ...

A truck will spray for mosquitos near Hanover on Wednesday night after a spike in West Nile Virus detections was reported, ...

If you ever find what appears to be an oversized mosquito in your house, it's not there for your blood, in fact, it probably ...

Attracting mosquito-eating birds and bats to your yard is one way to boost your defenses against mosquitos. Don’t forget to ...

As floodwaters recede, they often leave behind debris, stagnant pools and waterlogged areas — providing ideal breeding ...

Certain flood-born mosquitoes proliferate after storms. Eggs can lie dormant for months but hatch quickly once submerged, ...