Check your kids carefully before they go to bed each night. Put on bug spray before you're sure you'll need it. Keep your dog on a leash and on the trail when you venture into a park or natural area.

Rainfall leads to stagnant water where mosquitoes breed as temperatures rise. And Southern California is in a drought.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health investigates one confirmed and two potential travel-related Zika virus cases on Oʻahu and ...

New Orleans has detected West Nile virus in local mosquitoes and is conducting spraying operations to control the population.

The island of Oahu has at least one confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus, which can also be transmitted from a pregnant ...

Malaria remains a persistent public health burden, with Plasmodium falciparum causing the most dangerous form of malaria and ...

Isaac Choy was in charge of hiring contractors for the repair of the Hawaii Convention Center’s leaking roof and other major projects worth about $100 million.

Climate variability, characterized by fluctuating weather patterns, impacts vector insect populations like mosquitoes and ticks. While rain provides breeding habitats for mosquitoes, excessive ...

Vector control teams, or experts who monitor populations of disease-spreading species like mosquitoes, ticks, and rodents, were sent to Waialua and Haleiwa, which may have been exposed to Zika.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is also investigating two individuals who may have been exposed and spent time in the ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a travel-related case of Zika virus on Oahu — the first in the state in six ...