"Our findings show that the Zika virus is not simply passively transmitted, but actively manipulates human biology to ensure ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

A man is now convicted for starting two wildfires in 2024, one of them forcing thousands in El Dorado County to evacuate from ...

We follow through on the deadly floods last January, Madison Weil speaks with a landlord who spent her life savings to fix ...

Some species of mosquitoes survive the winter through the next generation. The females lay eggs in standing water and the ...

Cleaning up after a flood can be time-consuming and confronting. It can also be risky. Here’s what to keep in mind when you ...

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Continuous rain is wreaking havoc in parts of the Valley and Foothills, causing flooding and, in one community, a 10-foot sinkhole. In Sloughhouse, officials closed Kiefer ...

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing an experimental treatment designed to help people suffering the effects of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease.

From contact with aliens courtesy of Adrian Tchaikovsky to the childhood writings of Octavia E. Butler, February’s sci-fi ...

They found that carbon dioxide-impaired mosquitoes did not survive dry periods because they could not find hosts to bite. Co-author and UC doctoral student Souvik Chakraborty said even the eggs of ...