Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, ...

Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day and experts say it isn’t a celebration but a time to observe how these small insects have such ...

The Salt Lake County Health Department has found St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in several mosquito pools in Salt Lake County for the first time. That adds to the mosquito-borne illness risk, ...

About one in 150 people develop more serious illnesses that can affect the cental nervous system. The Michigan Department of ...

Instead, Haines recommends planting lavender, citronella grass, and marigolds. "These aren't necessarily excellent repellents ...

Recent West Nile virus detections have led to higher risk levels in parts of Cape Cod and Massachusetts. Here's the latest.

Based on the numbers of confirmed cases of those four ‘suitcase viruses’ – chikunyunga virus, dengue fever, West Nile virus, ...

West Nile virus cases are on the rise across the country as mosquito season begins, according to public health officials. The ...

Martha's Vineyard residents change their diets after Lone Star tick bites cause alpha-gal syndrome, preventing many from ...

A Morris County resident may have contracted the illness locally, which would be the first known instance in decades of someone being exposed while in the state.

The Salt Lake County Health Department announced Wednesday that St. Louis encephalitis virus has been found in Salt Lake County mosquitoes for the first time, urging residents to take precautions to ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has increased the West Nile Virus (WNV) risk level to moderate in Saugus based on the detection of two West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes in the ...