Africa is home to some of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and many of them pose a real threat to humans. With that said, the most dangerous animal in Africa may surprise you.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - UPDATE: According to the Ouachita Parish Mosquito District and the Department of Health and Hospitals, three mosquito pools recently tested positive for West Nile virus. The ...

The Lancet report said 31 countries in 2023 experienced at least 100 more days of health threatening heat, 151 million people ...

Tazewell County Health Departmen t officials have reported the first human death caused by West Nile virus in 2024. A ...

The health department is increasing spraying and conducting door-to-door surveys in those areas. West Nile Virus can cause ...

IIa and IIb (see ‘Quick guide to the strains of monkeypox virus’). Historically, clade I viruses have appeared mostly in ...

TUSCOLA COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A horse had to be euthanized in Tuscola County after contracting West Nile Virus. The state said that the case was found in a 12-year-old horse and was euthanized ...

Mpox is a viral disease caused by the mpox virus, part of the orthopoxvirus family, including the variola virus responsible for smallpox. The WHO changed the name of the disease from "monkeypox ...

West Nile Virus has been diagnosed in 108 animals overall ... WNV typically affects horses, humans and birds, but can sometimes cause illness in other animals. Cases of WNV are typically seen ...

Lassa fever is a virus that is mostly found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. It is spread by West African multimammate rats, which are currently the only type known to carry Lassa virus, health ...