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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Department of Health confirmed detections of West Nile virus in Johnston, East Providence and Cranston. Officials said other samples collected across the state showed no signs of EEE or additional West Nile virus. The sample was collected on Aug. 18. The state’s risk for West Nile virus is now high. Source link

Larimer County resident dies from West Nile virus  KDVR Fort Collins resident dies from West Nile virus  The Coloradoan Another West Nile death reported in Colorado  KUSA.com Health  The Guardian Colorado reports another West Nile Virus-related death, this time in Montrose County  Colorado Public Radio Source link

MDH confirms 20 West Nile Virus cases, 2 deaths in Minnesota this year  Bring Me The News West Nile Virus linked to two deaths in Minnesota; 20 confirmed cases  Valley News Live West Nile cases on the rise in North Dakota, Minnesota, health officials say  Grand Forks Herald Kansas tracks 5 serious West Nile virus cases as mosquito season peaks across the state  Fox …

Immunotherapy vaccine attacks cancer cells A virus that infects the humble black-eyed pea plant is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—thanks to researchers at the University of California San Diego. The team led by chemical and nano engineers just published their study in Cell Biomaterials, showing how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, is …

At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality …

The Maryland Department of Health said Friday that an adult living in central Maryland has tested positive for West Nile virus, which is the first confirmed human case in the state so far this year. The Maryland Department of Health said Friday that an adult living in central Maryland has tested positive for West Nile virus, which is the first …

State health officials say mosquitoes collected in Portland have tested positive for West Nile virus. They are the first in Maine to come back with any mosquito-borne virus this year, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Health and Human Services. “Even though it has been dry across much of Maine this …

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Kent County resident has died after being sickened by a mosquito-borne illness. The adult with underlying health conditions was the county’s first confirmed West Nile case, and death, of the year, health officials reported Thursday morning, Aug. 21. No further details about the resident were made available. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through …

A major vaccine advancement could protect some of the world’s rarest creatures from a deadly disease that’s killed hundreds of millions of birds and animals. Australia and New Zealand are the last major destinations where a highly virulent strain of avian influenza, HPAI, has not spread, and both countries are preparing for its inevitable arrival. Because the two countries’ ecosystems …

Officials are raising the alarm over a Covid surge in the US, as they advise Americans in five states to be on high alert for infections. Latest CDC wastewater data showed that Covid activity rose to ‘moderate’ nationwide in the week of August 9, the latest available, up from ‘low’ in the previous seven-day spell. Covid levels haven’t risen to this …