The virus was first detected in the U.S. in 1999 after two men in New York City tested positive for the virus, which it is ...

A mosquito sample from Long Island has tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) as concern about the virus has grown, especially after an otherwise-healthy 41-year-old man died as a ...

The rainy spring on Long Island provided rich breeding grounds for mosquitoes. The hot, relatively dry summer led mosquitoes ...

Indeed, some animal markets in the city already have experienced bird flu outbreaks, and operators have had to kill hundreds ...

you may see trucks driving through your New York City neighborhood this week to spray for mosquitos. It's all in an effort to reduce the risk of West Nile virus. The season in the city typically ...

A Brooklyn woman was swindled out of $100,000 in an elaborate scheme involving a frozen computer and an in-person meeting.

Wetland virus is a newly discovered tick-borne infection. It was detected and named after a patient who went to the hospital ...

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to ...

Rates of enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that can sometimes lead to a polio-like illness and paralysis in children, have ...

The UT scientists say they found the new antibody, known as SC27, in the blood sample of a single patient from the Lone Star ...

A case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Niagara County, the Niagara County Department of Health said Thursday. It is the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in ...