The Mobile County Health Department urges residents to use mosquito repellent to avoid bugs after a second chicken tested ...

For the second time in the last week, a sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Along with long lines at precincts on this Election Day, voters in Mobile County need to be on alert for West Nile Virus. The ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus have shown up in two more Louisville neighborhoods. The infected insects were found in surveillance traps in Crescent Hill and Iroquois.

Standing water, whether in lakes, ponds, or other small bodies, often looks calm and inviting. Many people are drawn to these ...

A record 512bn of work hours were lost around the world in 2023 because of the risk of heat exposure, says a new report from ...

Cases of the mosquito-borne illness Dengue Fever are popping up in Florida's Tampa Bay region weeks after Hurricane Milton ...

As the planet warms and disease-carrying animals like mosquitos follow their ideal temperatures northward and into higher altitudes, they may bring diseases such as West Nile virus to areas where they ...

The N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health identified West Nile virus (WNV) in mosquitoes collected by Cabarrus Health Alliance Environmental Health staff on Oct. 11. Samples were collected in ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study of 92 showerheads and 36 toothbrushes from American ...

The U.S. is currently in the midst of yet another West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak, with the CDC documenting 880 cases across 46 states so far this year. These numbers likely represent only a small ...