Polk County is on the lookout for a new mosquito species that scientists say carry yellow fever. Aedes scalpularis was recently found in South Florida, but Polk County entomologist Jackson Mosely said ...

As global temperatures rise, mosquitoes are spreading faster and farther, fueling a dangerous increase in yellow fever and dengue cases that threatens public health worldwide.

A new vaccine and an antiviral treatment for dengue fever are being hailed as breakthroughs in the global fight against the mosquito-borne disease. The one-dose vaccine, which has been approved for ...

HAVANA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of the population, according to ...

Twenty-one children are among 33 people who have died in Cuba of the mosquito-borne chikungunya and dengue viruses since July, authorities said Monday. Most of the deaths were attributed to ...

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Chikungunya, a painful, untreatable virus, is surging globally, prompting US health officials to issue travel advisories for destinations like Cuba, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China. With hundreds of ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses like yellow fever could be on the rise in South America, with rising global temperatures ...