An Arkansas cross country runner went the extra mile to help her competitor cross the finish line after her legs gave out ...

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

A sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested ...

West Nile virus was originally identified in 1937 from a febrile woman in the West Nile region of Uganda. [41] Today, WNV is one of the most widespread flaviviruses and it is distributed worldwide.

Inspectors will also attempt to trap adult mosquitoes and test them for the presence of West Nile Virus. Blood is drawn from the sentinel chickens every Monday by Vector Services, and the samples ...

New research shows that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) over seven years increased pathogen detection in ...

LANSING — A Tuscola County horse has been confirmed to have the West Nile Virus and was euthanized, state officials said Tuesday, the seventh domestic animal infection this year. On Oct. 12 ...

WE’VE HAD A LOT OF WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTY EVEN BEFORE HURRICANE MILTON. WE’VE HAD SOMEBODY TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS IN THE COUNTY. THANKFULLY FOR THE PERSON POSITIVE ...

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported the second West Nile Virus death in Dallas County for the 2024 season on Wednesday. According to DCHHS ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A human case of West Nile virus has been identified in Eau Claire County, according to the Eau Claire City-County Health Department. The Health Department says it is the ...

The presence of positive mosquitoes indicates that the risk of West Nile virus remains into the fall months, it was noted in a release. Mosquito populations start to decline in our region when ...

West Nile Virus can cause encephalitis or a swelling of the brain ... ll rotate throughout the whole season and that way,” he ...