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In an unusual scene, a swarm of mosquitoes formed tornadoes in the Pune sky due to the rise in the water levels of the...

Despite consistent efforts to get rid of mosquitoes, this evil parasite is still making life miserable for people and it has resisted all attempts...

Malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities...

In a rare incident, a German man slipped into a coma and underwent 30 surgeries after a mosquito bite. Mosquito bites can be irritating and...

Do you ever feel like mosquitoes bite you more than other people? There may be a scientific reason for that. We’re all probably familiar with...

RIO DI JANERIO: Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known to transmit Zika infections may possibly be able to carry the virus, a development that could further complicate efforts to limit its spread.

BOGOTA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, 'strongly suspected' of links to birth defects in babies in Brazil, has spread to more than 30 countries in the Americas.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in babies, have driven a surge in sales of insect repellent in Brazil, manufacturers say.

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond to the Zika virus, voicing fears the disease blamed for a surge in birth defects in South America could spread across Africa and Asia.

WASHINGTON: US researchers have carried out genetic tweaks to malaria-carrying mosquitoes so their offspring feature genes that block the parasite which causes the disease, opening the way to eradicating it.

A study claimed that mosquitoes consider biting humans based on their genes.