mosquitoes

Families described mosquito infestations and insufficient access to medication after inmates moved in two years ago. Now, they say there has been good progress.

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District reported five times the usual number of mosquitoes following a winter of record snowfall, a wet spring and record heat this summer that all worked in the insects' favor.

“In the last six weeks, and four of those weeks have been in the new prison, the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network has received 73 emails related to significant medical concern,” said the advocacy group's director and cofounder.

The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Health officials are…

Katie Montenegro is a vector control technician at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District. She’s in the lab, peering through a magnifying glass at…

Health officials say West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitos in Utah. But so far, no human cases have been reported. The virus has been found in…