A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have uncovered a gene in fruit flies that plays a crucial role in their courtship behavior, which may offer a new way to control mosquito populations and curb the ...

Those who have been recently vaccinated against or recently infected with related flaviviruses (yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, dengue) may have false positive WNV MAC-ELISA results.

Climate change poses as a biggest environmental threat. It substantially affects pathogens (parasites, viruses and bacteria), vectors, and reservoir hosts, having implications for the transmission of ...

Numerous patients were admitted to New York City hospitals in 1999 with encephalitis ... blood donors with a medical diagnosis of West Nile viral illness that includes compatible illness history ...

11.20pm What a Test match, what a win for West Indies. And what a WTC cycle this has been, with one series to go (Sri Lanka vs Australia) before the final in June. So many wins for away teams ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

And with peak mosquito season comes a rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.” ...