GREAT FALLS — The Cascade County Weed & Mosquito Division has detected its first West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquito sample of 2025. A WNV-positive sample of adult Culex tarsalis mosquitos was collected 2.5 miles southwest of the town of Vaughn on July 22nd, 2025. The samples were confirmed positive by the lab at the Montana Department of Public Health …
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A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District in Utah on July 26, 2023. Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP In Rutland, the Jamestown Canyon virus has been detected in mosquitos for the first time in state history, the Vermont Department of Health announced Friday. Health officials also detected West Nile virus in St. Albans. There have been no …
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West Nile virus surges in Twin Cities; human case confirmed kare11.com Increase in West Nile Virus in 7 Minnesota counties 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Early West Nile surge in Twin Cities mosquitoes has officials urging caution CBS News West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes across Twin Cities metro MPR News Mosquitoes with West Nile virus in MN among the ‘highest numbers recorded’ this July FOX 9 …
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A 23-year-old woman has sued a Portland nail salon after she claims a manicure left her with a virus that causes a sexually transmitted infection. The anonymous woman said she visited PDX Nails near Portland, Oregon, for an acrylic nail manicure on June 1, 2023, according to The Oregonian/Oregon Live. However, what was meant to be simple beauty service, typically …
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Following tests on mosquitoes for West Nile Virus, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District reported that virus activity is increasing, earlier than usual. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) said Culex tarsalis, the mosquito species most responsible for transmitting WNV to humans, was active in some of the highest numbers ever recorded by the organization. The MMCD lab tested 133 mosquito pools …
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A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy — and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, …
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One Illinois county is sounding the alarm after reporting the discovery of the season’s first West Nile-positive mosquitoes. What’s happening? In late June, the Will County Health Department announced that a batch of mosquitoes in the city of Joliet, which is around 40 miles southwest of Chicago, tested positive for West Nile virus. Patch reported on the announcement, adding that …
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Published on 24/07/2025 – 14:56 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Italy has confirmed two deaths and at least 32 cases of West Nile virus in 2025, amid an uptick in southern Europe this summer. West Nile virus spreads mostly through the bites of infected mosquitoes, typically during the warmer summer months. Greece and Italy have also reported human cases this year. Most of …
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The World Health Organization has issued an urgent call for action as cases of chikungunya virus explode across the globe. The chikungunya virus is spread primarily by the Aedes mosquito species and nearly half a million people became infected between 2004 and 2005 – leading to a worldwide epidemic. Chikungunya infections are most common in Asia, Africa and South America though more …
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