New Jersey officials are currently investigating the origins of a malaria case in Morris County, after it was found that the ...

The only current prevention for Lyme disease is covering up and wearing insect repellant to prevent tick bites. A new vaccine could change that.

To prevent West Nile, health experts recommend using insect repellent and avoiding going outdoors during dusk and dawn, as mosquitoes are the most active during those times.

West Nile virus cases are on the rise across the country as mosquito season begins, according to public health officials. The ...

Based on the numbers of confirmed cases of those four ‘suitcase viruses’ – chikunyunga virus, dengue fever, West Nile virus, ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a delayed allergic reaction to the sugar molecule, Alpha-gal, typically triggered by a tick bite.

The El Dorado County Public Health Division announced that a resident tested positive for plague after going camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.

The Salt Lake County Health Department has found St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in several mosquito pools in Salt Lake County for the first time. That adds to the mosquito-borne illness risk, ...

A Morris County resident may have contracted the illness locally, which would be the first known instance in decades of someone being exposed while in the state.

The Salt Lake County Health Department announced Wednesday that St. Louis encephalitis virus has been found in Salt Lake County mosquitoes for the first time, urging residents to take precautions to ...

Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this ...

The mosquito species that carries malaria is present in the state, though local cases have been historically rare ...