No West Nile virus deaths have been reported in the Big Apple so far this year. As of Friday, 16 cases had been reported across all five boroughs, the vast majority in Queens, according to the ...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton declared an emergency in areas of New York state affected by the West Nile virus -- including Westchester County, where he and First Lady Hillary Clinton ...
Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens More than six dozen sentinel chickens, living in coops dotted around Los Angeles, make up one of the first lines ...
West Nile is a virus carried and spread by mosquitoes and can cause fatal inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or the membranes covering the brain or spinal cord (meningitis) in more than 100 ...
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Mosquito season is right around the corner, and Houston is one of the most infested cities in the country. Houston was ranked ...
WNV is an arbovirus, transmitted by the Culex pipiens mosquito (arthropod vector) from a bird (non-human primary vertebrae host), which is frequently the American crow, then to the human ...
Experts pointed to the region's climate as part of the problem and warned residents of a particularly pesky summer this year.
ATLANTA - As temperatures rise across the nation, mosquitoes are making their presence known earlier than usual. Historically ...
A study conducted by Terminix identified the top 50 "mosquito infested" cities in the U.S., and two of them are in Tennessee.
Purpose: The epidemiology, virology, and transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) are reviewed, and the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of WNV infection are examined. Summary: WNV ...