UPMC Children’s Community pediatrics is seeing strep throat and viral upper respiratory infections this week. WellSpan ...

Unlike rabies, which causes roughly 59,000 human deaths annually, predominantly in Africa and Asia, human infection with bat ...

COXSACKIE — The town is considering a zoning law change that would allow for more cannabis-related business uses outside of the Route 9W commercial district.

Members of the Coxsackie-Athens boys' and girls' track and field teams pose for a photo after respectively winning Section 2 Group 4 titles at Stillwater High School on Wednesday, May 27, 2025.

The Knox County Health Department confirmed presence of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness, in the area on June 23.

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

It's early, but mosquitoes with West Nile virus have already been detected in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Health announced June 17 that mosquitos trapped in Shrewsbury tested positive ...

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program.

Another danger lies in how the virus is transmitted. Even animals that don’t appear rabid – the classical frothing mouth and aggressive behaviour, for instance – can still transmit the virus.