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 ...

Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day and experts say it isn’t a celebration but a time to observe how these small insects have such ...

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 ...

Warm weather triggers mosquito activity. Here are some tips to avoid mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus.

The violent meat allergy has prompted online support groups, an uptick in veganism and even “alpha-gal-friendly” menus at ...

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