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The Zika virus must take the “side roads” into the placenta to infect a fetus, one researcher said — but the Rift Valley fever virus takes the “expressway.”
A blood sample taken by a veterinary worker from a sheep in Naivasha, Kenya. Rift Valley fever can pass from livestock to humans.

A fierce winter storm that forecasters predict will be similar in size to the early December system that triggered debris flows in recent burn areas is bringing rain and snow to California this weekend.

We’re still talking about Zika?
Yes. Yes we are. But for some reason, people have forgotten about how important the discussion is. I don’t blame you. The news has been inundated with other topics. #TheWall.

VANCOUVER — Adult female mosquitoes could be surfing air currents high above the West African Sahel. This traffic, at least 40 meters up, might be troubling news for efforts to control malaria.

Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlikely war for Google parent Alphabet Inc.: eradicating mosquito-borne diseases around the world.

It’s a hot and humid summer night, the window is open, a breeze filters in, and you begin to drift off to sleep when you hear the maddening buzz of a mosquito at your ear. After several unsuccessful slaps to the side of your head, you flip on the lights and see a little hole in your window screen.

A Brazilian study found Zika virus in many wild marmoset monkeys, which could become part of a threatening transmission cycle for humans.

SHADOW HILLS (CBSLA) – A longtime Los Angeles County Public Defender and father of two died over the weekend after contracting what was suspected to be West Nile Virus.

Have you experienced an unusual number of mosquito bites this summer?
Have they landed mostly below the knee and especially around your ankles?

With nearly 400 students and families enjoying fun, interactive exhibits, learning about mosquitoes, and feasting on delicious food, we couldn’t be happier with our April 19th event.