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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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