Fewer bites are likely because of Broward's successful mosquito control program. The department has just received word that ...
In May 2023, a person caught malaria from a bug bite in Sarasota County, Florida. In response, the Florida Department of Public Health went to war with Anopheles, better known as the marsh mosquito.
Researchers at the University of Florida’s medical entomology laboratory in Vero Beach are perfecting ways to gather ...
Mosquitoes’ sense of smell tells them when humans and wildlife are in biting distance, according to science. Over time, ...
After cases of malaria were found this year in Sarasota County, experts on Tuesday pointed to a continuing need in Florida to combat ...
Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of ...
Florida has reported eight more locally acquired dengue infections, raising the year's total to 31, the Florida Department of Health said in its latest weekly arbovirus surveillance report. Most (26) ...
Can climate change increase disease? Scientists are watching mosquito breeding levels after a record-breaking hot summer ...
Advances in healthcare are coming fast, especially when it comes to medical tests you can do in your home. While at-home ...
Malaria was virtually wiped out in the U.S. in the 1950s, but this summer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Here’s the latest installment of a feature I’ve been running for several years: lessons from the nonprofit, nonpartisan News ...