A mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground is actually of ancient Mediterranean origin, genetic ...

The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN) emphasised the need to ensure proper use and ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm after the world's most dangerous insect has been found to adapt in places like never before ...

Los Angeles County health officials Friday confirmed the first local death of the year due to West Nile virus. According to the county Department of Public Health, the patient was a San Fernando ...

While eliminating mosquitoes might seem like the perfect solution to disease, their absence could set off a chain reaction ...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans ...

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.

In recent decades, the world has been witnessing accelerated climate changes that affect all aspects of life on planet Earth. These changes are not limited to rising temperatures or melting ice.

For the first time, wild mosquitoes have been confirmed in Iceland, identified as the cold-tolerant European species Culiseta ...

Iceland has detected mosquitoes for the first time, ending its long insect-free history as scientists point to climate change and rising temperatures as the main cause.