The district first visually identified the species, then sent it in for DNA testing in order to confirm. A positive result confirmed the sample as Aedes aegypti on Sept. 17, 2025. Canyon County ...

An invasive mosquito species known for transmitting diseases has been detected in the city of Dublin, the first detection of the species in the city, Alameda County officials confirmed Tuesday. The ...

West Nile is endemic to this region. West Nile usually doesn't produce symptoms in humans. But it can cause serious complications, and even death. West Nile was discovered in mosquitos from Orangetown ...

The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday confirmed that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, and seven more Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be treated as a ...

TONIGHT WITH HOW EXPERTS DISCOVERED THE MOSQUITO. THAT BATCH OF MOSQUITOES TESTED POSITIVE FOR A VIRUS CALLED JAMESTOWN CANYON VIRUS. BUT EVEN STILL, HERE IN TOWN, OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS A LOW RISK TO ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Warm weather and damp conditions create the perfect enviroment for mosquitoes, prompting the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) to urge residents to take precautions against ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

Doctors in New York have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness first identified in Tanzania. It is the first New York case where the mosquito ...