Balloon sampling has now confirmed that mosquitoes migrating high above West Africa often carry transmissible pathogens, a finding that could reshape how we track and manage vector-borne diseases.

Recent research has revealed that mosquitoes may be able to transmit diseases across long distances by traveling via high-altitude strong winds, expanding their harmful impact on human health. A team ...

Malaria Infected Mosquito Bite. Leishmaniasis, Encephalitis, Yellow Fever, Dengue, Malaria Disease, Mayaro or Zika Virus Infectious Culex Mosquitoe Parasite Insect Macro.© nechaevkon/Shutterstock.com ...

Tovi Lehmann, facility head at the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke to students and faculty Sept. 19 about new findings ...

Mosquitoes have been found as far north as Shetland, according to a citizen science project which studied the insects. Scientists at the University of Glasgow received more than 700 reports of ...

A group of researchers is calling on colleagues around the world to join them in what they call 'pathogen prospecting' by tracking down archival specimens of mosquitoes in museums and other ...

If you’ve been following the news, you may have heard about recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health alerts regarding Dengue virus transmission in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico ...

Science reveals why some people attract far more mosquitoes, from skin chemistry to compounds linked to disease.