Public health alerts are urging New Yorkers to limit mosquito-bite risks as West Nile virus emerges and dengue fever reaches historically high levels in the U.S. Testing has uncovered 18 West Nile ...

West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne disease in the US. The virus is spread by mosquitoes during the summer and fall. About 1 in 5 people infected with the virus have symptoms, such as ...

A relatively new class of insecticide that can be disseminated on something the size of a sheet of paper offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria, as well as dengue, ...

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person ...

Monroe and Westchester counties have reported 20 and 66 West Nile virus infections, respectively, over the past two decades. But the illness goes underreported, in part, due to the fact most mild ...