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 disease.

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 ...

And it's not just local species we need to worry about. The Tiger Mosquito, a notorious day-biting invader that spreads diseases like dengue and chikungunya, is knocking at Australia's door. With ...

A plan backed by US billionaire Bill Gates to release genetically modified mosquitos into Australia ... carry dengue fever. Professor Sutton told Channel 10 show The Project the mosquito ...

Mosquito-borne virus cases almost tripled across Queensland in 2024 amid surges in cases of Ross River virus and potentially ...

Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. Scientist Sam Beach from Australia's Macquarie University said ...

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.

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects.

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 ...

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 ...