Philadelphia health officials are warning residents after West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes in Northeast Philadelphia ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses and both specialize in infecting a host’s dendritic cells. However, scientists show that these two viruses ...

Houston’s heat, humidity and standing water make it mosquito heaven. Local agencies are battling the bites and the real risk ...

Kathmandu, July 18 -- case scenario, up to 60,000 people across the country could get infected with the dengue virus this ...

Zika virus is a type of flavivirus, an RNA virus typically spread by mosquitoes. It shares similarities with dengue and there is potential for cross-reactivity in diagnostic tests, complicating ...

Once limited to tropical and subtropical climates, the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit these diseases are spreading to new ...

Yes, mosquitoes are considered animals. They belong to the class insecta, within the phylum Arthropoda. Mosquitoes are known ...

The male patient experienced fever, body aches, and a reddish skin rash, while the female patient had fever, swollen limbs, and joint pain ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

Warming trends across North America have helped establish West Nile virus (WNV) as an endemic disease in New York state, and ...

For the first time, thousands of live mosquitoes are being released in a Sacramento neighborhood to help prevent disease.

Thailand issues urgent health alert as Zika cases rise during rainy season, posing serious risks to unborn babies and mothers.