An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

Whether you're spending summer at home or in warmer climes, insect repellent is important for preventing bites and stings and the associated diseases transmitted by biting bugs. We've tested popular ...

Another person has died of dengue while 57 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of patients hospitalised ...

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method. The "toxic male technique" ...

The mosquito has killed as many as 50 billion people over the course of human existence. Mosquitoes are responsible for millions of yearly deaths worldwide from malaria, dengue fever and other ...

That's part of a new mosquito population control method set to be trialed by Macquarie University researchers looking to curb the spread of diseases carried by these insects. Talk about drastic ...

A new study by Macquarie University researchers has suggested that the toxic male technique could be used to address the prevalence of mosquito-borne illness. The scientists, which genetically ...

China, Pakistan in tension as India receive offer for two 6th-generation fighter jets, not Russia’s Sukhoi-57 or US’s F-35 China has rolled global defence circles’ eyes by test-flying two ...

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