Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.

Why is it so difficult to swat a fly? A team of insect experts explains how a fly’s sophisticated vision allows it to quickly react to visual cues.

It’s not just mosquitos. Flooding, extreme heat and other climate-related hazards are bringing people into contact with pathogens more often, and affecting people’s ability to fight off disease.

Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives may help combat these odor changes.

Could this study provide an insight into how to avoid being bitten simply by adjusting the colours we wear? Let’s take a look.

Reproduction in mosquitoes crucially relies on their sense of hearing.

Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.