Dengue fever cases have been cut by 77% in a "groundbreaking" trial that manipulates the mosquitoes that spread it, say scientists. They used mosquitoes infected with "miraculous" bacteria that ...

Jason Farned and his team at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District had spent years preparing for the ...

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health confirmed the county’s first locally acquired human case of the ...

Climate change and mosquitos are creating an epidemic of dengue in Oaxaca, as researchers work to counteract the disease.

“It all starts with a person traveling and contracting dengue. When he comes back, he is bitten by another mosquito that at that moment becomes infected and continues biting while inside him the ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries ...

Scientists have discovered that a type of bacteria, Asaia, accelerates the growth of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae by a day, ...

Considering the rise in cases, it seems like dengue is here to stay. While experts are looking for ways to beat this mosquito ...

The Vista resident who became sick and hospitalized with dengue had not recently traveled to an area where the mosquito-transmitted illness is common. “As always, the County is closely ...

Because there is currently no effective vaccine against dengue and no specific treatment for the disease, controlling and preventing dengue fever outbreaks are essential steps for keeping people ...

Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus have been identified in Baldwin Park, bringing to five the recent total concentrated in the area and raising concerns of a “small local outbreak ...

Cases of dengue soared this year across Peru, including in dry places where the disease had rarely surfaced. Patients languished under mosquito nets in hospital corridors as the onslaught ...