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Florida has had 66 reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus this year, with the number increasing slightly during the past three weeks, according…
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A deadly chemical that targets baby mosquitoes is much more effective when attacking Zika virus than traditional insecticides, according to a new…
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The largest study to follow women infected with Zika while they were pregnant finds about 6 percent of children had problems at birth, but 14 percent had complications by their first birthday.
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A new treatment with the Zika virus might be able to target tumor cells in one of the deadliest childhood cancers.
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While the number is down from the past two years, Florida has had 59 reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2018, according to a state...
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This year, Miami-Dade County's arsenal of mosquito-fighting technology includes traps, spraying backpacks -- and mosquito-eating fish. The fish, each…
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Most Floridians knew about the Zika virus and how it spread—but that wasn't enough to get them to protect themselves, according to a new study in the…
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Peak mosquito season is coming and Miami-Dade County officials say they are ready to fight it with a new weapon: a bacteria that makes mosquitos sterile.…
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As the rainy season returns — along with the disease-carrying mosquitoes that reproduce in standing water — the public is getting another chance to…
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Tick-borne illnesses have more than doubled in the United States over the past decade.
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Mosquito season has officially arrived in Florida, although many would argue it never left.That perception may soon become reality, according to new…
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Lab-bred mosquitoes are flying in South Miami. It’s the latest effort to stop the type of mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.These are the same type of…