A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night. They’re ...

RESIDENTS OF ANTIOCH MAY NOTICE fewer mosquitoes as winter sets in, but county officials warn that eggs of the invasive Aedes aegypti may survive the cold and pose the risk of yellow fever again next ...

While malaria is often the first disease that comes to mind when thinking about mosquito-borne illnesses, it is important to be aware of other serious diseases that these tiny pests can spread. Dengue ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - WTOC is getting an inside look at the mosquito testing facility in Beaufort County. It’s where they test pesky insects for deadly diseases, like Eastern Equine ...

Another EEE case has been reported in the Bay State, raising the risk levels in several communities as health officials remind people to keep using bug spray and reschedule outdoor evening events. A ...

The virus is transmitted by the same type of mosquito as West Nile virus and shares similar symptoms. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for St. Louis encephalitis, which can be fatal in rare ...

Michigan is reporting its first case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a domestic animal this year. The mosquito-borne disease was detected in an unvaccinated horse in Benzie County, the state ...