Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika - by turning male insects deaf so they struggle to mate and breed.

Dengue virus is typically spread when a person is bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito, county health officials stated. When a mosquito bites someone who has dengue virus in their blood ...

Across California, public health and pest control authorities are facing a new reality as invasive Aedes mosquitoes bring the threat of dengue and potentially other tropical diseases. (Moment/Getty ...

Amir Sajjad, a health inspector, lodged an FIR with Dhamial police saying that he received a phone call while he was on ...

Though similar in size to other mosquitoes, they stand out due to their distinctive markings. Black and white stripes on dengue mosquito Aedes mosquitoes are famously recognized by their black and ...

Dengue (pronounced DEN-gee) fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. You get dengue fever through the bite of an aedes mosquito infected with a ...

"As temperatures drop, mosquitoes struggle to survive and dengue transmission rates fall," he said, though he stressed the need for continued vigilance. Dr D Himanshu from King George's Medical ...

The new cases of the mosquito-borne disease were found in Baldwin Park, bringing the total number in that area to five. Officials only discovered the first case of locally-acquired dengue last month.

Jason Farned and his team at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District had spent years preparing for the likely arrival of dengue, a dangerous virus typically found in tropical ...

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 ...