A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

On Monday, UNR confirmed to the RGJ that there was no foul play in the death of Zeus, a mute swan who lived at Manzanita Lake.

A batch of mosquitoes in New Castle has tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus, which can cause potentially serious illness.

Colorado confirms its first West Nile virus death this year in a patient from Lafayette. State health officials urge residents to protest themselves from mosquitoes.

West Nile virus found in another Utah county — earlier than ever before Positive mosquito pools have been detected nearly a month ahead of past seasons in the area.

The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. boomerang11 – stock.adobe.com “We are ...

Mosquitoes in all seven Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro counties in Minnesota tested positive for West Nile virus, and over 25% of pools show infection rates typical of late August.

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.

Chikungunya, for which there is no specific treatment, can cause rapid and large outbreaks as the mosquitoes bite in the daytime.

A Fort Collins resident is Larimer County's first human West Nile virus case of the season, the Larimer County health department announced July 23.

First West Nile virus-positive mosquito pool found in Philadelphia near Pennypack Park. Health officials anticipate more cases, but no human infections reported ...

Researchers say they may have revealed how a virus transmitted via kissing could contribute to the disease multiple sclerosis.