The risk for West Nile virus has risen in multiple areas of Essex County. The state’s Department of Public Health said Friday that a man in his 40s who was exposed to the virus in southern Essex ...

Three people are from Brookhaven, while the other two are from Islip and Smithtown, Suffolk health departments officials said ...

Since Aug. 7, 16 Suffolk residents have tested positive for West Nile, the second highest number of human cases in a single ...

Galveston County confirms first human West Nile virus case of the year, prompting increased mosquito control efforts.

West Nile Virus is a nasty infection that can result in flu-like symptoms in humans. Headaches, high fever, stiffness of the ...

The Central District Health Department reports that two deaths in the three-county district this month were due to West Nile Virus (WNV) infections, with an additional nine cases of WNV confirmed. The ...

The Galveston County Health District announced Friday that the first human case of West Nile virus in the county this year ...

Galveston County health officials have asked mosquito control teams to start spraying and trapping efforts in the patient's ...

After they're separated with tweezers, mosquitoes are counted and a portion are sent to a state lab in Albany.

The Chautauqua County Health Department wants to remind residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and protect themselves from potential exposure to mosquito-borne illnesses like Eastern ...

The San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized and succumbed to a severe case of the mosquito-borne disease.