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.
The virus was first detected in 1937 in the West Nile region of Uganda and made its first appearance in the United States in 1999, in New York City. In the 24 years since, 56,569 cases have been ...
ALBANY — The mpox virus, which was almost nonexistent last year after a summer 2022 outbreak, is showing signs of a return — particularly in New York City. As of March 23, New York City had ...
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 ...
Experts pointed to the region's climate as part of the problem and warned residents of a particularly pesky summer this year.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Mosquitoes are not only annoying, but also pose a threat by transmitting diseases such as West Nile virus and Zika virus.