HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio — The Harrison County Health Department was notified by the Ohio Department of Health lab that three mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The samples were ...

The Salt Lake County Health Department has found St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in several mosquito pools in Salt Lake County for the first time. That adds to the mosquito-borne illness risk, ...

Named "the world’s deadliest animal" by the CDC, mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature in the world. Mosquito-borne illnesses, including a rise in and the chikungunya virus and the ...

A woman in New York may have contracted a case of locally-transmitted chikungunya virus, an illness usually associated with travel. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that can cause fever, ...

Coachella Valley, Calif. (KESQ) - Mosquitoes collected from a routine surveillance trap in the City of Palm Springs, near the intersections of South Camino Real and East La Verne Way, have tested ...

A resident of New York has contracted the state's first known case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease acquired locally, officials said. The person infected in Long Island likely got the virus ...

According to officials, springtime is the best time to vaccinate horses, so they develop strong immunity before mosquito populations peak. Vaccinations require an initial series of two doses given 30 ...

Health officials are advising the public to be on guard against mosquitos and the possible spread of travel-related dengue fever. PC: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The ...