The spread of a mosquito in East Africa that thrives in urban areas and is immune to insecticide is fueling a surge in ...

Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa ...

Delhi records a 5-year high in Malaria and Chikungunya cases, with 728 malaria and 172 chikungunya infections as of November ...

A species of mosquito native to Asia and the Middle East is a key factor in an unprecedented spike in malaria cases in ...

Analysis - While the emergence of colourful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an ...

Why does a local case cause concern? Malaria is a disease that can be fatal and is transmitted to humans by infected female ...

Egypt has been certified as malaria free, with the World Health Organization (WHO) calling the achievement “truly historic” and the culmination of nearly a century of work to stamp out the disease.

A different type of mosquito carries each disease. Aedes mosquitoes spread the virus that causes dengue fever. Female anopheles mosquitoes carry the parasite that transmits malaria. Both ...

But the emergence of an invasive species of mosquito on the continent could massively increase those numbers. Anopheles ...