Ontario resident René van den Berg spent 11 days in the hospital after contracting the West Nile virus (WNV) in September, ...

The Salt Lake County Health Department has found St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in several mosquito pools in Salt Lake County for the first time. That adds to the mosquito-borne illness risk, ...

There is no cure for West Nile virus. Keystone Health shares how you can reduce your risk and what to do if you get it.

A Denton resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials reported Thursday, bringing the total to two ...

There are ways to minimize the risk. Officials issue warning after detecting dangerous disease for first time in years: 'Risk ...

Columbus is experiencing its highest infection rate of West Nile virus in more than a decade, but the rate in Licking County is much lower despite central Ohio experiencing a surge in mosquitoes ...

A resident of New York has contracted the state's first known case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease acquired locally, officials said. The person infected in Long Island likely got the virus ...

Components in mosquito saliva enhance the infectivity of viruses, including dengue, Zika fever and Japanese encephalitis, that the insects transmit to humans, a study has found.

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...

A case of Chikungunya virus on Long Island was locally acquired, health officials say Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest ...