Jamestown Canyon virus, which can be spread by multiple species of mosquitoes, can cause febrile illness — meningitis — and encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, Ms. McGraw said.

The World Health Organisation 's (WHO's) special envoy for Covid has died aged 75. Sir David Nabarro famously suggested that humanity would have to learn to 'co-exist' with the virus, in a ...

Woman who had West Nile virus describes her symptoms In the United States, there have been 45 human cases of West Nile virus spread across 15 states this year.

The Nipah virus is particularly deadly and has spread following transmission from animals.

Health officials confirmed that they have detected West Nile virus in mosquito samples taken in St. Albans, as well as Jamestown Canyon virus in mosquitoes tested in Rutland town.

Mosquitoes in Hamilton have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year, leading the city to increase the risk of contracting the virus from 'low' to 'moderate.' ...

Underscoring the ramping up of West Nile Virus season in Colorado, health officials in Pueblo and Weld Counties on Friday reported their first human cases of the virus this year.

Health officials in Chicago issued a similar warning a few weeks earlier, as a batch of mosquitoes there had tested positive for the virus.