West Nile fever has raised fresh concerns in Kerala after more than five confirmed cases of the zoonotic disease were reported from three districts -- Thrissur, Malappuram, and Kozhikode -- in the ...

Public health alerts are urging New Yorkers to limit mosquito-bite risks as West Nile virus emerges and dengue fever reaches historically high levels in the U.S. Testing has uncovered 18 West Nile ...

The single-stranded RNA virus known as the West Nile virus (WNV) is what causes West Nile fever. It is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which belongs to the same genus as the Zika virus ...

Meningitis or encephalitis develops in about one in 50 people infected with West Nile – more commonly in those over age 50. Symptoms are usually mild and include fever, headache, body aches ...

An online, open-access database included in the study evaluates the quality of data available for all clinically important infectious diseases known to humans, such as West Nile fever. Disclaimer ...

MOSCOW, August 4. /TASS/. Russian specialists have detected West Nile fever in 20% of the studied samples taken from the surrendered Ukrainian military, Chief of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and ...

Modified with permission from reference 47. WNF: West Nile fever; WNND: West Nile neuroinvasive disease; WNP: West Nile poliomyelitis. Since its arrival in the USA, West Nile virus (WNV ...

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 ...

Most people (70 percent to 80 percent) who become infected with West Nile virus do not develop any symptoms. About 1 in 5 infected people will develop a fever with other symptoms. Most people with ...

TASS/. Two West Nile fever cases have been registered in Moldova, the National Public Health Agency said. According to the agency, the disease was contracted outside the country in both cases.

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.

West Nile virus (WNV) has recently emerged as a significant ... and he presented to an emergency department en route with a fever of 104.2°F and worsening pain in the left side of his face ...