It's a flavivirus, which is an RNA virus — meaning it has ribonucleic acid as its genetic material — that can infect humans, birds and horses. Most people contract West Nile virus through the ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical advisor to the president, was diagnosed with West Nile virus earlier this ...

and transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) are reviewed, and the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of WNV infection are examined. Summary: WNV infection is caused by a flavivirus ...

It is not uncommon for West Nile to be detected in local mosquito pools. Last year, Louisiana recorded 617 positive mosquito ...

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Ever. By far, this is the worst I’ve ever been with an illness.” West Nile virus is a flavivirus, a viral family that includes St. Louis encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus ...

West Nile virus, part of the flavivirus family, can cause neurological disease and death in humans – although most people will make a full recovery. The UK Health Security Agency said there is ...

The West Nile virus is part of the flavivirus family that includes Zika and dengue. For many years, the North American epicenters of West Nile infections were in the more temperate regions such as ...

Health officials in Chicago confirmed Friday that mosquitoes in the city have tested positive for West Nile virus for the ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a flavivirus, which is an ...