Mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus are more attracted to mammals, bite more often, and are three times better at transmitting infection.

Mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus are more attracted to mammals, bite more often, and are three times better at transmitting infection.

How can nations prevent more pandemics like COVID-19? One priority is reducing the risk of diseases’ jumping from animals to humans. And that means understanding how human actions fuel that risk.

While individual temperature checks have become common during the pandemic, a new device could quickly and efficiently detect fever in groups of people.

How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.

How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.

Fewer feverish babies went to a Montreal emergency department during COVID, but more of those who did had a serious bacterial infection. Here's why.

Researchers have used the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to make male mosquitoes infertile. When females mate with them, they're rendered infertile, too.

Researchers have a way to scope out areas that may be suitable for the invasive Aedes scapularis, a mosquito capable of transmitting yellow fever virus.

As climate change drives pollen counts upward, that could potentially result in greater human susceptibility to other viruses, as well.