The three diseases and parasites Floridians need to be aware of are West Nile virus, Dog heartworm, and Malaria. All three ...

A week after the Kent County Health Department announced a resident was infected with West Nile virus, the department ...

West Nile virus, an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes ... In rare cases, WNV affects dogs and cats. When bitten, infected birds and horses become viremic, meaning they carry the virus ...

The resident had not recently left the state, leading health officials to believe the disease was acquired locally for the ...

West Nile virus was first reported in the U.S. in 1999 in New York. It gradually spread across the country. In 2003, there ...

West Nile Virus has been detected in Crawford County ... − humans kill 475,000 other humans each year, snakes 50,000, dogs 25,000 and crocodiles 1,000, the organization reports.

A person in Ulster County has been hospitalized with Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said. It is the first ...

West Nile virus was first reported in the U.S. in 1999 in New York. It gradually spread across the country. In 2003, there were nearly 10,000 cases. A passer-by walks a dog, Monday, Aug. 26 ...

So make sure things like pools, dog bowls, flower pots ... According to KCHD, approximately 80% of people infected with West Nile virus will not notice any symptoms, but they typically include ...

“They’re not showing symptoms so West Nile virus is really severely underreported ... in and around your home like a plant saucer or a dog bowl, bird baths—make sure that water you ...