West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the contiguous United States, according to the CDC. It was first introduced in the Western Hemisphere during the summer of 1999 ...

With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don’t know precisely how the virus cycles through these ...

As Sacramento and Yolo counties gear up for another potential spike in West Nile virus cases, public health officials are ...

Knowledge of when and where outbreaks occur can lead to an understanding of the underlying causes of this potentially fatal pathogen and potential future prediction of outbreaks. There are various ...

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) confirmed a travel-related case of West Nile virus in a ... before they returned to the United States. West Nile virus can cause serious illness ...

Soon, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will be emerging in the Bay State, as well as in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, ...

BURTON, MI – Seven months after a case of West Nile Virus was confirmed in Burton, the city is moving forward with its first-ever mosquito control program. The Burton City Council unanimously ...

SO WE’RE SEEING MOSQUITO SEASONS ARE GETTING LONGER EVERY SINGLE YEAR. WE DO HAVE THE PREVALENCE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN OUR REGION EVERY SINGLE YEAR. LAST YEAR WE HAD 129 HUMAN CASES THROUGHOUT ...

Zoos have joined together as part of the National Zoological West Nile Virus Surveillance Working Group, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Participating are more ...

Background: West Nile virus (WNV ... on the East Coast in 1999, the virus quickly spread and became established across the continental United States. However, there have been significant ...