West Nile virus is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. The virus is a member of the Flaviviruses, which also ...

In a stunning political upset reminiscent of the biblical tale of David and Goliath, 39-year-old Bernadette Chandia Kodili ...

Watch out for mosquitos as a sample in Georgia has tested positive for West Nile virus. Here's how serious it is and how to ...

A major infrastructure upgrade is reshaping the economic outlook of Uganda's West Nile sub-region. The Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo (KYM) road--stretching 103.08 kilometres--is being transformed from gravel to a ...

West Nile virus, an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes, first described in 1937, is named for the West Nile district of Uganda where it was discovered. In the US, ...

The West Nile virus was identified for the first time in Uganda in the 1930s. It was infecting people in the West Nile region of Africa. The virus spreads when mosquitoes bite infected animals ...

Police in the West Nile region have launched investigations into a violent confrontation that erupted Thursday night between supporters of two National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants vying for ...

Using sequencing, Lipkin found the patients had West Nile, which can cause neurological damage in extreme cases. It's unclear how West Nile, a virus named for a region in Uganda, arrived to the U ...

West Nile disease in humans was first detected in Uganda (hence the virus’ name) in the 1930s and first appeared in the U.S. in the late 1990s.

West Nile, named for the region in Uganda where it was identified in 1937, is typically spread in the US by a mosquito called Culex, found across the country, Staples said.

Since that time, West Nile has become endemic in the U.S., peaking at around 10,000 cases in 2003, then averaging about 2,000 cases per year, according to CDC data.So far in 2024, there have been ...