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The World Health Organization (WHO)/ Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) believe that the Zika virus will continue it’s spread throughout the countries and territories of the Americas (the one’s...

Intrexon Corporation, a leader in synthetic biology, announced its subsidiary Oxitec and Piracicaba City Hall have expanded the ‘Friendly Aedes aegypti Project’ in Piracicaba, Brazil following strong...

After a couple days lull in reported dengue fever infection reported on Big Island, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) reported eight additional cases on Wednesday, bringing the outbreak total to 190....

Health officials in Rio de Janeiro kicked off a new health campaign on Tuesday to reinforce the alert tone to municipalities and the public to combat the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, and the viruses it...

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Upstate Medical University in Syracuse has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a prototype for a new device to specifically attract and exterminate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes....

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Purdue researchers have identified a new class of chemical insecticides that could provide a safer, more selective means of controlling mosquitoes that transmit key infectious diseases such as dengue,...