West Nile virus

An undated pictue of a mosquito "Anopheles quadrimaculatus," which is found in West Nile Virus positive mosquito pools.  

If you're worried about news reports of West Nile virus, you might want to go take a census of the birds in your backyard. Because certain species of birds actually help the virus thrive. And they're not exactly exotic jungle fowl. In fact, theyre our  

The West Nile virus season in Georgia, which experts feared would be among the worst, is turning out to be one of the mildest, health officials said Tuesday.  

[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]If you're worried about news reports of West Nile virus, you might want to go take a census of the birds in your backyard. Because certain species of birds actually help the virus thrive. And they're not exactly exotic jungle fowl. In fact...  

Officials of the San Bernardino County Public Health Departments Vector Control Program have confirmed the West Nile Virus death of a local horse and an active case in a human who lives on Seventh Street in ...  

I’ve spoken in the past to the lead author, Scott Crosbie of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis, and several of his co-authors: Walter Koenig at ...  

The Putnam County Department of Health received notification from the New York State Department of Health that four more crows have been laboratory confirmed having the West Nile virus. Two were located in Putnam Valley, the others in Brewster and Mahopac. Exact locations are not provided by the...  

Officals confirmed Tuesday the first human case of West Nile Virus in Lubbock County for 2008. The City of Lubbock Health Department received its first suspected human case of the year about a week and a half ago, said Judy Davis, a public health nurse for the department.  

Heavy rains propagated a huge number of mosquitoes last week and then cooler weather knocked them back, but this year's risk of West Nile virus will not subside until the first hard freeze, insect and public ...  

Mississippi health officials are reporting three new cases of the West Nile virus, bringing the total number of state cases this year to 96.There have been three deaths blamed on the mosquito-transmitted virus.  

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Due to the drop in night time temperatures and the autumnal equinox, mosquito activity has significantly decreased. The city of Boulder stopped trapping for ...  

A vector control team Tuesday completed a three-day operation intended to eradicate West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes in a section of Palm Springs.  

The Grundy County Health Department reported Monday a bird collected from Morris has tested positive for West Nile virus.  

Another San Diego County resident has contracted West Nile virus, bringing the total number of local human cases of the mosquito-borne disease to 23 this year, it was announced Tuesday.