More ticks in the U.S. Northeast now carry multiple diseases, raising risks as Lyme and babesiosis co-infections climb.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m an infectious diseases physician, scientist, leader, and entrepreneur. Mosquito, tick and flea populations are expanding in ...

The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

"I think mosquitoes are a nuisance in that they can be disease-carrying insects," said Kathy Bergeron, another Maryland resident. Mosquitoes are known to leave their victims itching, but more ...

FORT BRAGG, NC-- Ticks are a significant public health concern, transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and others. Fort Bragg Department of Public Health, Entomologist, Capt.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara County officials are sounding the alarm tonight about a non-native mosquito that can transmit diseases from person to person. While the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do exist ...

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from ...

Most disease-transmitting mosquito species live in deforested areas, a finding that may influence decisions on where and when to cut down trees, a new University of Florida study shows. Deforestation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A female lone star tick can be identified by the white spot or "lone star" that is visible on her back. In south-central Indiana, ...

Officials are sounding the alarm on an emerging disease spreading throughout the United States that is caused by the kissing bug, an insect known for biting people near the lips. The insect, native to ...