West Nile virus is spreading across the US and Europe. This deadly disease been around for decades, but there is still no ...

Because this species of mosquito primarily feeds on birds, they are not a main vector of the virus to humans, per the CDC. Eastern equine encephalitis virus transmits to people when another ...

West Nile, dengue and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) are some examples of vector-borne viruses. Vectors are insects such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas and that spread illnesses or germs.

While West Nile virus and EEE are viral infections that most commonly affect horses, humans and birds, neither is zoonotic ...

The 2024 outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis – known as triple E or EEE – has caused six reported and confirmed human disease cases in five states, including one death, as of Sept. 4, 2024. EEE ...

It’s caused by eastern equine encephalitis virus ... that mosquito that takes the virus from birds into people a bridge vector. Culiseta melanura and Coquillettidia perturbans are two of ...

This year, too, there has been a significant resurgence of Japanese encephalitis in Nepal, with 14 patients reportedly ...

The recent death of a Hampstead man at 41 after exposure to EEE has raised concerns about the risk in NH communities.

While an average of only 11 human cases are reported annually in the United States, Eastern equine encephalitis is deadly, ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County officials are warning against mosquitoes that have been present in the ...

Mosquito-related news has been making national headlines recently including renowned public health scientist Dr. Anthony Fauci being hospitalized due to ...

Vector-borne diseases are caused by infections transmitted through blood-feeding arthropods such as mosquitoes and fleas.