The disease causes serious illnesses in about 1 in 150 infected people, and can prove fatal. No human cases have been ...

The West Nile virus is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito, said Health Commissioner Joe Ebel. There are no vaccines or medicines to prevent West Nile, so the best way to prevent ...

Wet conditions in the spring and early summer have created an ideal breeding environment for mosquitoes in Central PA. Here's ...

These spider-like parasites are primarily found in wooded, grassy and brush-filled areas, and while more prevalent in the ...

A mosquito sample in Western Massachusetts has been found carrying Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, the first detection of the year.

The Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year, state ...

Agricultural herbicides and pesticides have been linked to many diseases among farmworkers, but few studies have examined ...

Virginia is a hot spot for Lyme disease – an infection spread by the deer tick, and residents of this state have also been ...

The key to maximizing your own tick safety is to make sure you have a personal protection plan in place. I recommend wearing ...

Franklin County residents are facing an increase in mosquitoes this summer.

A southern Indiana resident has Indiana’s first case of West Nile virus for the year, the Indiana Department of Health ...