For the second time in the last week, a sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

bacteria or parasites” and these pathogens can then be passed on to another host through future bites. The presence of positive mosquitoes indicates that the risk of West Nile virus remains into ...

He says these chickens guard against the mosquito borne diseases West Nile virus, Saint Louis Encephalitis, and Eastern ...

Australia's risky animal encounters are not for the faint of heart. While Australia is home to one of the places around the ...

Starting November. 1. until the end of the year, they are asking visitors to submit their pictures to the “Capture the Real ...

Dengue virus is a part of the same RNA virus family as the West Nile virus. “The amazing thing about the virus ... because a higher protein count means the disease relies less on the host of the ...

Joe Casey, a 55-year-old from New Hampshire, has warned Americans to be 'prepared and ready' after being infected with three mosquito-borne illnesses and falling into a coma for three weeks.

The San Joaquin County Mosquito Control and Vector District broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility Tuesday that will improve its research and surveillance efforts. Although construction on ...

Bats' biggest boon to humans may be in their diet. A single bat can eat thousands of insects per night, ridding the air of ...

Flyers Week to Come Coming off a 3-0 home shutout loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers (4-7-1) have an 11 a.m. EDT practice on Monday at the FTC in Voorh ...