The U.S. has seen an increase in mosquito-borne illnesses in recent years, and some of these infections can have serious side effects, such as coma, seizures and even death. West Nile, dengue and ...

NEW YORK — The New York resident who tested positive for the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus has died, prompting state health officials to declare an "imminent threat to the public ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week.

A person has died from the mosquito-borne virus known as EEE in New York, the state's first case since 2015 and the second death from the disease in the U.S. since late August. EEE, short for Eastern ...

KENSINGTON, N.H. - A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. Fifty-four-year-old Joe Casey of Kensington has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including ...

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, and some of them may be on the rise. At least in Short Wave listener Abigail Krich-Starr's neighborhood in eastern Massachusetts, they are. "Just ...

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 ...

As temperatures climb ahead of summer, Houston residents face increased risks from mosquito-borne diseases, with environmental shifts potentially amplifying these threats, health experts warn. Recent ...

This story has been updated to correct the misspelled name of Lisa Couper. Warmer weather is lengthening the mosquito season in the United States, increasing populations of the pests and their ability ...

Dengue cases explode in Hanoi after weeks of heavy rain and flooding — hospitals fill up as Vietnam’s capital battles a deadly mosquito-borne outbreak.

Following historic flooding in southeast Wisconsin, we're now dealing with a new challenge: mosquitoes. All the pooled and standing water has created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, and ...