Scientists fed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes blood laced with weakened rabies and Nipah viruses, then let those insects bite bats ...

Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats.

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers tested a novel approach to mitigate deadly bat-borne viruses from jumping into ...

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans ...

In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

But scientists say there are practical and ethical challenges to overcome before the strategy could be deployed in real-world settings.

WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Just call him the Bat Man. When local woodworker Matt Soete heard officials in this historic Missouri River town were considering pesticides to control mosquitoes along the new ...