This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: West Nile virus, dengue fever in NY. How many cases? How to avoid mosquito-borne illness Public health alerts are urging New ...

Although the resident contracted West Nile virus after they traveled to a region where its endemic, the case serves as a reminder to all residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites with the ...

John Roehrig died March 8 after a battle with ALS. During his career, he was on the front lines of the U.S. response to West Nile virus.

Several health departments in the U.S. say they have detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples. Although the average number of actual West Nile cases is significantly lower than the same time ...

West Nile virus still exists in Lawrence County and efforts to detect and combat it are continuing this year with funding ...

The health department said the Shelby County resident traveled outside of the country to an area where mosquitoes are endemic ...

Nueces County Public Health District identified a positive human case of West Nile virus within city limits. Vector Control ...

Since its arrival in the USA, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread westward to a total of 43 states, resulting in 27,573 reported cases of infection. Patients with the following conditions/features ...

Severe infection with West Nile virus is a spreading problem worldwide that disproportionately affects those over age 50. And evidence is mounting that when the virus causes sickness, the long ...

The mosquito-borne disease has spread across the continent, killing five people in Spain and 12 others in Greece last year (Picture: Shutterstock/Zidan Basory) The deadly West Nile virus which has ...

In the summer of 1999, the CDC — under Roehrig's leadership — was able to confirm that the mystery virus sweeping New York City was indeed West Nile virus, which had been discovered in Uganda ...