MOSQUITOES feast on us for practical reasons. Only the females bite humans and they do it to get a ‘blood meal,’ deriving proteins from the blood to produce eggs. To help locate their prey, female ...

Travellers have been warned about the risks of returning with serious illnesses caught abroad - with some very nasty ...

The life cycle of mosquitoes can go full cycle, from an egg to an adult, in as little as 10 days during warm months. So what can drive them away?

Mosquitos are drawn to people for a variety of reasons including blood type, odor and even the color of clothing you're ...

Oropouche virus is more common and dangerous than believed, especially in warm, rainy regions. Experts recommend insect protection and more research on pregnancy risks. Like dengue and Zika, the ...

The Pasco County Mosquito Control District is launching a proof-of-concept trial using a promising and innovative approach known as the Sterile Insect Technique.

The UK Health Security Agency has reported tourists travelling back to the UK from abroad are bringing back "serious" ...

The UK Health Security Agency said the number of serious illnesses infecting UK holidmakers has soared in the last 12 months ...

UK Health Security Agency said diseased from holidaymakers coming back from breaks at some of the biggest destinations have ...

UK tourists have been warned of contracting serious illnesses abroad, with cases involving cholera, Zika, Chikungunya, and ...

People infected with West Nile virus do not experience any symptoms in 4 out of 5 cases. One in five people experience a ...

It’s coming, cardiologist and scientist Eric Topol argues in his forthcoming book “Super Agers.” Topol, who leads the Scripps ...