The World Health Organization has issued a warning about the resurgence of the chikungunya virus, reminiscent of the ...

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling ...

The WHO has warned of a global chikungunya resurgence, with outbreaks in Indian Ocean islands, India, and Europe. The ...

Fulton County health officials have confirmed two new cases of West Nile virus found in mosquito traps around the county.

Plus, “If [an Aedes albopictus mosquito] happens to pick up Zika from a human, that mosquito is much more likely to then bite something other than a human and the virus will not survive in those ...

California offers a case study in how dengue is spreading in the U.S. The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that transmit dengue weren’t known to be in the state 25 years ago. They are now ...

A major mosquito-borne virus epidemic is at risk of sweeping around the globe, the World Health Organisation has warned.

Los Angeles County is home to two particularly troubling types of invasive Aedes mosquitoes. Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian Tiger mosquito, arrived first, having hitched a ride with ...

Aedes albopictus, one of the most common mosquitoes in the Southeastern U.S., can transmit a number of viruses, including West Nile, La Crosse, and Eastern equine encephalitis.

Zika RNA has now been found in Aedes albopictus. That’s not the species -- known as Aedes aegypti -- most often associated with Zika. But scientists have never discounted Aedes albopictus as ...

An Aedes albopictus, or Asian tiger mosquito, seen in an undated photo. The invasive mosquito species was recently found for the first time in Sacramento County, local mosquito control officials ...

Now, the mosquito is being found across the county with many other residents reporting bitings to the county's mosquito hotline. The Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, has ...