The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between people, however, it faces extra challenges.

The spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus as well as dengue, Rift Valley fever, and chikungunya, has increased in recent years due to climate change ...

Mosquito blood meals reveal history of human infections In the 1990s, scientists suggested that molestus could have evolved in the London Underground tunnels themselves 2, but populations of the ...

"Our findings show that Zika virus isn't just passively transmitted." Scientist reveals disturbing way Zika virus affects ...

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected at two Queensland piggeries. Biosecurity Queensland issued an alert ...

Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes amid detections of Japanese encephalitis virus ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows. Zika transmission has been ...

Mosquitoes are well-known vectors for a host of diseases that affect human health. In the United States, those diseases include West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and Zika. Female ...