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Naperville Urges Mosquito Precautions After West Nile Virus Found  The City of Naperville Mosquito virus: Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus on Jackson Avenue, Oleson Drive in Naperville, health officials say  ABC7 Chicago First West Nile Virus Positive Test In Bond County  WGEL Radio REGIONAL NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY  Freedom 92.9 S7 Health Dept. confirms West Nile Virus in Pope County, Ill. mosquitoes  KFVS12 Source …

DUBLIN, CA — A case of West Nile Virus was recently detected in Dublin near Tamarack Drive and Brighton Drive, the city announced. The disease is spread by mosquitos to humans and animals like birds or horses. It can lead to fevers, headaches, stiff neck, rashes, swollen lymph nodes, or even seizures, paralysis or comas in more extreme cases. Residents …

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — West Michigan’s first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in a human resulted in that person’s death, said health officials. The Kent County resident contracted the mosquito-borne disease and later died from it, according to the Kent County Health Department. It is the first West Nile Virus-related death in Kent County in 2025. Mosquitoes carrying West …

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake County health officials detected a rare virus within the county mosquitos for the first time. The St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) has symptoms and transmits similarly to West Nile virus, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department officials, but is less common in the United States. Fortunately, very few people who have …

Today, the Vaccine Integrity Project of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota presented reassuring data from its comprehensive evidence review on the safety and efficacy of the US influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the upcoming respiratory virus season. CIDRAP is the publisher of CIDRAP News. In April, …

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah’s mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A statement from the health department says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed this year is the first time the virus has been detected …

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 4:42PM Officials say West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in nearly every Pennsylvania county. The rates of West Nile Virus are increasing throughout the Philadelphia region. This is placing people at significant risk for the mosquito-borne illness. No one has tested positive for West Nile in Pennsylvania this year. However, officials say it has …

A rare genetic mutation appears to make people basically invulnerable to viruses – and it could potentially be harnessed as a therapy. Researchers have now shown this surprising viral protection can be replicated in mice and hamsters. “We have yet to find a virus that can break through the therapy’s defenses [in cell culture tests],” explains Columbia University immunologist Dusan …

Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know  The New York Times Glacial Lake Outburst in Alaska and Discovery of a New Human Ancestor  Scientific American World Health Organization warns of epidemic threat as dangerous virus spreads: ‘We are seeing history repeating itself’  The Cool Down Chikungunya fever cases continue to drop in South China, no after-effects reported: experts  China Daily …

Physician Brendan Phibbs, who wrote “The Other Side of Time: A Combat Surgeon in World War II,” said, “It is a merciful God that doesn’t let us see the future.”  But we all have dreams for that future, and so we went into public health knowing it was not a great approach to riches, and we also knew it was …