mosquitos

This summer, dozens of mosquitos in testing sites across North Texas have turned up positive for West Nile virus. It’s nothing like the record year of…

Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported a second case of human Chikungunya. The patient contracted the virus after traveling to the Dominican…

State health officials have confirmed the first human case of chikungunya in Texas.It’s a mosquito-borne illness that can cause very severe joint pain, a…

Dallas County reports its first human case of West Nile virus this year. A resident of Richardson has West Nile Fever, the less severe form of the…

Dr. Roger Nasci, a mosquito expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says you don't necessarily need repellent with a high percentage of DEET to keep the 'skeeters away. Repellent still works well in low doses, and so far mosquitoes aren't growing resistant to it.

UT Southwestern has developed a formula that it says could revolutionize the way communities fight West Nile.And even though recent rains have drenched…

Public health officials thought West Nile virus was history. But in 2012, the virus struck back, sparking a major outbreak around Dallas that killed 19 people and left hundreds more disabled. Scientists say they've discovered key clues in the Dallas outbreak that could help predict future outbreaks.

The Dallas Zoo has thousands of new residents. Two hives of honeybees moved in last week. The Zoo is partnering with Texas Honeybee Guild to shore up…

City of Dallas mosquito-spraying trucks will be out in half a dozen neighborhoods tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting.City officials say the…

A Fort Worth woman in her 40’s has developed Tarrant County’s first case of West Nile virus this season. It’s also the first case reported in North…

Governor Perry has signed Senate Bill 186, giving health officials another tool to fight West Nile.The bill sponsored by Rep. Helen Giddings and Sen. John…

Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus have arrived earlier than ever before in North Texas. Last week, several traps in Richardson had mosquitoes that tested…