On July 24, 2025, Timor-Leste was officially certified by the World Health Organisation to be malaria-free, becoming the third South-East Asian country after Sri Lanka (2016) and the Maldives (2016) ...

Tuscarawas County Health Commissioner Katie Seward urged residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites.

Skeeter syndrome is a treatable allergic reaction to mosquito bites. Symptoms include swelling, soreness, redness, itching, ...

“While many mosquitoes are most active at those times, several species are daytime biters that can cause problems all day (and night) long,” Fredericks said. “Female mosquitoes feed on blood, which ...

For those with ponds or water features on their properties, circulating the water with a fountain or pump can prevent ...

In June, dozens of biodegradable pods fell from the sky over the forests of Hawaii. Each one, delivered by drone, contained about 1,000 mosquitoes. These weren't ordinary mosquitoes — they were ...

Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...

Scientists engineered a naturally occurring genetic variant (Q224) in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, making them highly ...

Indeed, studies have shown that mosquitoes land on people with Type O blood nearly twice as often as those with Type A blood.

Batches of irradiated male mosquitoes are slated for release Wednesday in Lake Elsinore with the goal of pairing the modified insects with as many females as possible to kill off the overall mosquito ...