West Nile became endemic in the U.S. 25 years ago in Fauci’s hometown of New York City. There are now thousands of cases yearly, although experts say the incidents are vastly underreported.

West Nile virus, a disease spread primarily through mosquito bites, has hit its peak season. West Nile symptoms affected Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy ...

Across the U.S., 103 people in 26 states have contracted West Nile virus this year, CDC data shows. Of those, 68 people have contracted the rare, neuroinvasive form of the disease.

Of all West Nile cases reported to the CDC from 1999 to 2023, 40% were among people age 60 or older. Only about 20% of people develop symptoms, which commonly include fever, headache, body aches ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, dengue fever and West Nile virus are the most common mosquito-borne diseases in the US. Here's what you need to know about mosquitoes as fall gets underway.

West Nile is unpredictable, however, which makes it difficult to execute that kind of study in a timely fashion. “We don’t know, from this year to next year to the following year, ...

The worst West Nile outbreak in the U.S. to date came in 2002. That year in Illinois alone, there were 884 cases across the state, and 67 deaths, with 42 of them in Cook County.

Aug. 8—New Mexico health officials have confirmed this year's first West Nile infection — a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus. The illness was reported in a Union County resident who was ...

The first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health ...

West Nile virus is the leading U.S. cause of mosquito-borne infections, according to the CDC, with roughly 80 percent of those infected not displaying any symptom. However, one in 150 infections ...

West Nile became endemic in the U.S. 25 years ago in Fauci’s hometown of New York City. There are now thousands of cases yearly, although experts say the incidents are vastly underreported.