Cases of the potentially life-threatening virus have been found across 42 states in the U.S. in 2025 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

A new mosquito species in Colorado is capable of carrying dengue, yellow fever and Zika, while kissing bugs can now carry parasites that cause Chagas disease.

Summer and fall are peak seasons for the West Nile Virus. According to the Center for Disease Control, West Nile cases have been reported in humans from California to New York this year. As of late ...

NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40% higher than normal, health officials say. More than 770 cases, including about 490 severe cases, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville health leaders said nine human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed so far in 2025, seven of whom have required hospitalization. In a news release Tuesday, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness wants to alert the community to a reported rise in cases of West Nile Virus in Jefferson County. According to ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is warning Missourians to be cautious after a surge in West Nile virus cases. Twenty-two human cases of the virus have ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Missouri is experiencing a significant surge in West Nile virus cases, with three deaths and 15 hospitalizations reported as of Thursday, according to ...

With 87 cases of West Nile virus reported in 2025, South Dakota seems to have avoided the widespread outbreak experts ...