Relative to other parts of the world, Australia has traditionally been very low risk for potentially life-threatening mosquito-borne diseases. There's no widespread dengue, yellow fever or malaria.

Professor Sutton told Channel 10 show The Project the mosquito population should halve ... been initiated without any consultation with the Australian public. They deserve to be notified and ...

The Tiger Mosquito, a notorious day-biting invader that spreads diseases like dengue and chikungunya, is knocking at Australia's door. With rising temperatures and increasing extreme weather ...

As Queensland has already seen its first case of Japanese encephalitis virus since 2022 and the first cases of dengue virus ...

Mosquitoes pose a grave threat to human health. They are vectors for devastating diseases like dengue fever and Zika, impacting millions of lives worldwide. Researchers from Australia’s ...

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 ...

Australian researchers have developed a method to genetically modify male mosquitoes to produce venom proteins, which are transferred to females during mating, shortening their lifespan and ...

WA Health is warning the community to protect themselves against mosquito bites as Western Australia has recorded its first confirmed case of Murray ...

There’s a new warning for one of the most popular regions for Australian tourists in Bali, after authorities recorded a significant spike in cases of a potentially deadly illness.