For the first time in three years, the presence of Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in rural Victoria ...

Research conducted in outbreak regions indicates that 30-70% of infected people, will experience joint symptoms, which ...

Along with a mild fever, symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness include bone-deep, aching pain in the joints and behind the ...

Malaria mosquitoes track humans by scent, not random flight, revealing why some people are bitten more at night.

The U.S. has registered over half a million clinical trials since 2000. Here's a look at the business and ethics of human ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

In Louisiana, pesky bug bites are far too common — even into fall and sometimes winter. There’s no escaping mosquitoes. Even a cold winter won’t keep the stinging, biting creatures away for long.

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in ...

Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

The family of a 30-year-old Greek heiress who died suddenly in London following a suspected toxic insect bite is demanding answers, accusing British authorities of “unacceptable delays” and medical ...

Illinois' first West Nile virus-related death of 2025 was confirmed in Cook County today, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health press release. "The year's first death from West Nile ...