Two cases of the West Nile virus, the sometimes-fatal infection spread to humans through mosquito bites, have been confirmed ...
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 ...
Tazewell County Health Department officials have reported their first human death caused by West Nile virus in 2024. ...
The U.S. is currently in the midst of yet another West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak, with the CDC documenting 880 cases across 46 states so far this year. These numbers likely represent only a small ...
Severe infection with West Nile virus is a spreading problem worldwide that disproportionately affects those over age 50. And evidence is mounting that when the virus causes sickness, the long ...
A Marbella resident has become Málaga province’s first-ever recorded human victim of the West Nile Virus. This case was ...
LANSING — A Tuscola County horse has been confirmed to have the West Nile Virus and was euthanized, state officials said Tuesday, the seventh domestic animal infection this year. On Oct. 12 ...
A 12-year-old quarter horse in Tuscola County was euthanized after it tested positive for the West Nile virus when it became ...
Through the novel work of Dr. Kristy Murray, it has been shown that West Nile virus (WNV) can maintain a chronic infection in some humans and result in chronic renal disease. This finding is ...
They did not find signs of stroke, and testing for various tick- and mosquito-borne diseases came back negative before the patient was finally diagnosed with West Nile virus infection. Most people ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus have shown up in two more Louisville neighborhoods. The infected insects were found in surveillance traps in Crescent Hill and Iroquois.
There is no established treatment for WNV infection. Currently, prevention and control are the only measures that help decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with WNV infection.