Misinformation about mosquitoes spreads as fast as the insects themselves. Every monsoon and post-monsoon season, social feeds fill with confident-sounding tips: "Dengue mosquitoes only bite in the ...

On long summer days, there’s almost nothing better than relaxing in the park, sprawled out on the grass, soaking up the warm sunshine. While the idea of being able to spend more time outside is one ...

In late 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 travel alert for the chikungunya ...

How to Survive shares six survival tricks for dealing with mosquito attacks that protect you from bites and disease. They discuss effective repellents, behavioral changes, and environmental tactics.

A Taiwanese news presenter was hospitalised last week after being attacked by a mosquito during a live TV broadcast. According to AFP, the insect flew into the mouth of Huang Ching and became stuck in ...

The Japanese encephalitis virus is a rare but serious infection that affects the central nervous system, primarily transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Recently, 60 local government ...

Sunday is World Mosquito Day, according to a press release from the folks who make OFF! bug repellant. And it sounds like New Orleanians are going to observe the, uh, holiday by slapping more than the ...

Summer's here and after a wet spring in many parts of Australia, mosquitoes are out in force. Insect repellent has become a ...

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning, advising Americans to increase their mosquito-bite protection as chikungunya sweeps rapidly across four international ...

About this time each year, I normally write several columns ahead and disappear over the horizon to a distant land. This year, I had planned, and even made all the arrangements, to go on an African ...

Skeeter syndrome and cellulitis are both skin conditions that share a few similar symptoms. However, their causes are entirely different. Skeeter syndrome is an inflammatory reaction triggered by ...