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Date: Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 13:00–14:00 CEST, Dengue (also known as bone-break fever) is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. Dengue is endemic in more than 100 countries in the WHO Regions of Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. Dengue is spreading to new areas, including Europ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tulare County health officials want to remind residents of the dangers of West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses.

Across Western New York, measures are being taken to prevent rabies in animals.

The Vigo County Board of Health voted to accept its proposed 2024 budget, which totals close to $466,000, at its Wednesday evening meeting. The Vigo County Council still needs to

HAZLETON — Jean Mope led the way to a trap in her backyard.

Recent reports of a handful of the first domestic malaria infections in the U.S. in 20 years have created a stir nationwide — but experts in South Carolina are cautioning

The first confirmed case of west Nile virus has been found in Shasta County, mosquito control officials said Wednesday.

Mosquitoes collected by the Allegheny Health Department in Mt. Oliver Borough and in the nearby Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Beltzhoover and South Side Slopes have tested positive for West Nile virus. The infected mosquitoes were collected on July 11 as part of the department’s Vector Control Program. County health officials said

The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District said that it has detected the “first evidence” of West Nile virus in the Yuba-Sutter area for 2023.