The Floyd County Health Department is confirming a positive pool of mosquitoes that are infected with West Nile Virus.

The first human case of West Nile Virus in Michigan this year has been detected in a Livingston County resident, the state announced. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) ...

MDHHS reminds that the best way to protect against WNV and other mosquito-borne diseases is to prevent mosquito bites.

The female mosquito only bites to acquire protein through a blood meal to produce and lay eggs. Mosquitoes also serve as valuable food for many birds, bats, fish, and amphibians. Still, no one likes ...

When it comes to danger in the natural world, size does not matter. Some of the most dangerous and deadly creatures are tiny, capable of delivering fatal blows despite having bodies smaller than a ...

First human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Michigan. Although the threat isn’t high, one must know the how to stay safe and who may be at risk to get the virus.

In a statement released by the Massachusetts Depart­­ment of Public Health (MDPH) on July 29, West Nile virus (WNV) has been ...

The Fresno County Department of Public Health announced confirmation of a person infected with West Nile Virus in Fresno County.The infection was identified thr ...

Public Health - Dayton and Montgomery County will spray for mosquitoes Monday after samples at Wegerzyn Garden Center and Sandalwood Park tested positive for West Nile virus.

So far this summer, at least 44 samples of mosquitoes in Michigan have tested positive for a mosquito-borne illness. That ...

The Louisiana Department of Health said the resident has the neuroinvasive form of the disease, which is the most severe form of infection.

MDHHS says the case is the first detected in humans in Michigan this year. Mosquito-borne illnesses peak in August and ...