The biotech Oxitec had released the genetically engineered insects with the hope that they would breed with wild populations and produce offspring that die young. But that’s not always happening.

Researchers use two techniques—Wolbachia infection and irradiation—to suppress reproduction in populations of Asian tiger mosquitoes at two study sites in China.

Animal and cell culture studies show evidence that dengue antibodies can both neutralize and enhance Zika, but human investigations have only found protective effects.

Children were 38 percent less likely to show signs of Zika infection if they had previously had dengue.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

The drugs’ disruption of the microbiome makes a subsequent flavivirus infection more severe.

Geckos could help control mosquito-borne diseases, but their effectiveness depends on the environment.

The drug may worsen future infections for people who haven't already been exposed to the virus.

A memory B cell response to Zika virus in dengue-infected patients produced antibodies that were poorly neutralizing in vitro and instead enhanced infection.