Switzerland's medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

When you think of animals that might be among the most dangerous in the world to humans, you typically think of sharks, ...

The Toledo Area Sanitary District provides mosquito control throughout Lucas County and this year, there adding a program focused on ticks.

They want to suck your blood — and spread disease. The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday issued an advisory warning residents to take precautions against mosquito bites amid the threat of ...

South Shore Health Dr. Todd Ellerin says swimmers should conduct swim checks when they get home from the beach to make sure they haven't been bit. Ellerin says its important to take a shower and throw ...

Malaria caused 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with children under 5 accounting for 76 percent of all malaria deaths in the ...

Pharmaceutical company Novartis said it has received approval for what it claims is the world's first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children. The drug, known as Coartem Baby, has been ...

There are many diseases that mosquitoes can transmit, but HIV isn't one of them. Here's why, and what viruses you do need to watch out for depending on where you live.