This is the hilarious moment a camper playfully teased a mosquito that was trying to bite him through a net. Footage shows the man extending his index finger toward the tiny bloodsucker in Shandong, ...

Researchers have identified a type of chemical compound that, when applied to insecticide-treated bed nets, appears to kill ...

Protecting trees might not seem like a public health strategy, but new research suggests it could be—especially in the ...

Health authorities warn of increased malaria risk during monsoon season. The ministry urges simple preventive actions to ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease that can cause serious illness and death. It is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium and is transmitted through the bite of infected female ...

If you want to prevent yourself from being up all night scratching until you're practically bleeding, here are the 4 colors ...

Perrett said the program would prioritise “innovative technologies”, including whale deterrents – steering the migrating mammals clear of the mesh shark nets – as well as research into ...

Place fans on porches or patios; mosquitoes are weak fliers, and moving air makes it harder for them to land on you.

THE US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) jointly marked World Malaria Day with Zanzibar authorities here yesterday, setting out a ...

Using two drug compounds, they found a way that mosquitoes can absorb the drugs through their legs when they settle on a mosquito net and eventually stop them from transmitting malaria. The study ...

EVERY two months, one of Eva Boniface’s three children falls ill with malaria, despite using a mosquito net. She is forced to spend extra money on medication and food when her children, aged nine, six ...