West Nile virus made its first appearance in the United States last year, killing seven people in New York City. Blood-sucking mosquitoes spread the virus from infected birds to people.

In August 1999, Dr. Deborah Asnis, an infectious-disease clinician in Queens, New York, reported two cases ... that ultimately identified West Nile virus as the cause of the ongoing outbreaks ...

Energy insecurity is gaining attention as researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the New ...

Houston is abuzz with activity. And mosquitoes, apparently. The Bayou City was recently listed as one of the top 10 most ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's celebrity owl ... and testing for infectious diseases such as West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza,” the zoo's statement said. Eulogies from his admirers poured ...

And when mosquitoes suck more they may be more likely to transmit pathogens like the West Nile Virus (WNV ... decades since its American debut in New York in 1999, WNV has spread quite widely.

Purpose: The epidemiology, virology, and transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) are reviewed ... was reported in the United States in 1999 in New York. Since then, WNV infection has spread rapidly ...

A study conducted by Terminix identified the top 50 "mosquito infested" cities in the U.S., and two of them are in Tennessee.

ATLANTA - As temperatures rise across the nation, mosquitoes are making their presence known earlier than usual. Historically ...

First recognized in the United States in 1999, WNV was initially identified in the West Nile district of Uganda ... in Russia in 1999, and in New York City in the summer of 1999, where large ...

Mosquitoes are not only annoying, but also pose a threat by transmitting diseases such as West Nile virus and Zika virus.