More than 12.6m cases were recorded this year, the region's UN health organisation says.

The World Health Organization says the disease "that plagued pharaohs" now belongs to Egypt's history.

The potentially lethal virus triggers ten towns in Massachusetts to restrict outdoor activity and close parks.

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland.

Residents find it nearly impossible to buy mosquito repellent ahead of their worst-ever dengue season.

As well as bites, people in the rural community are complaining of a constant buzzing.

Scientists have found a strain of bacteria which they believe could prevent spread of the disease.

Experts say the insects, which carry viruses, have moved into new parts of the continent.