A woman in her 70s has been infected with West Nile virus in Middlesex County, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported Tuesday, marking the state’s first human case of the mosquito-born ...

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- Residents are being asked to take extra precautions to prevent mosquito bites after West Nile virus was detected in a local mosquito trap. An Aug. 1 notice on the city website ...

Earlier this month, the Trump administration said it was terminating $500 million in mRNA vaccine research and shifting its focus to other approaches, including a previously announced “whole-virus” ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Months after the first detection of West Nile Virus was reported in Davidson County, officials with the Metro Public Health Department have confirmed the first human case.

So far in 2025, the illness has sickened over 12,000 people in 11 countries across the Americas. Pale-throated sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) are one reservoir species for the Oropouche virus in the ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The city of Naperville is taking action after mosquitoes there tested positive for West Nile Virus. The traps were on Oleson Drive and Jackson Avenue. Crews have sprayed ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Aug. 21 that it has confirmed six cases of West Nile virus in six counties so far in 2025. One person, who lived in Kent County, died in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah's mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A ...

West Nile virus has infected a person from Oakland County, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Aug. 18. This is the fourth confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Michigan in ...

Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China, France and other places that have not seen major outbreaks before. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, who ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A photo of a rabbit with horn-like or tentacle-like growths on its face has ignited global interest, sparking rumors of “zombie” or “demon” rabbits in Colorado. The viral image, ...

Rabbits with tentacles in northern Colorado. There’s not really a better way to sum up recent photos and headlines about cottontail rabbits spotted around Fort Collins with long, dangling growths on ...