While more and more cities in the United States have reported cases of West Nile virus both in form of dead birds and humans being admitted to hospitals, not all human cases are reported to authorities. People may mistake the disease as a simple case of flu, which if not treated properly can be [...]

The City of Peabody, located in Boston’s North Shore suburb, has experienced flooding this week and closed the Peabody Square and 12 major city streets. This comes after another storm turned the downtown area into a small lake. More than the rising waters, city officials are worried about the spread of mosquitoes in [...]

Apart from the West Nile virus, another viral disease could be looming in California after an unusual mosquito makes an appearance in San Gabriel Valley, located within Los Angeles County. An Asian tiger mosquito, which is usually found in tropical regions, was spotted in El Monte during a routine call to vector control. [...]

The Miami-Dade County Health Department has confirmed that a 27-year-old local man has become the first human to contract West Nile virus locally this year. The patient first began feeling ill in early-to-mid August. He sought medical treatment and was admitted to a local hospital, where tests showed he was positive for the [...]

A total of 25 birds have tested positive for West Nile virus in California’s Contra Costa County in San Francisco Bay Area, with ten birds found with the virus this week alone. The birds, all of them are dead, are collected from the cities of Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Lafayette, and Brentwood.
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A public health office in Canada’s Saskatchewan Province reported what appears to be the first human cases of West Nile virus in the country this year. Representatives from the Sun Country Health Region say that two people in southeastern Saskatchewan suffered mild forms of the disease and are now recovering.
Apart from these two cases, [...]