The health department said the Shelby County resident traveled outside of the country to an area where mosquitoes are endemic ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne ... diarrhea, vomiting or a rash. Most symptoms disappear but weakness and fatigue may last for weeks or months. About one in 150 will ...

West Nile virus (WNV) has recently emerged as a significant ... particularly with timing of events and short-term memory. He also developed a rash on his lower legs, both axillae and over his ...

Although the resident contracted West Nile virus after they traveled to a region where its endemic, the case serves as a reminder to all residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites with the ...

Since its arrival in the USA, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread westward to a total of 43 states, resulting in 27,573 reported cases of infection. Patients with the following conditions/features ...

West Nile virus still exists in Lawrence County and efforts to detect and combat it are continuing this year with funding ...

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 ...

For example, the West Nile virus spreads in the same way as Usutu and requires the same environmental conditions. “The same mosquitoes that can transmit Usutu typically can transmit West Nile ...

The mosquito-borne disease has spread across the continent, killing five people in Spain and 12 others in Greece last year (Picture: Shutterstock/Zidan Basory) The deadly West Nile virus which has ...

Transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, the virus multiplies in the blood system and causes an inflammation of the brain called West Nile encephalitis. Symptoms include fever, headache, body ...