Experts warn West Nile could make comeback
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Experts are warning that even though there were relatively few cases of West Nile virus in Illinois the last two years, the virus may again hit hard as it did in 2002, when the state led the nation in human cases of the disease.
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American robins are the host of choice for mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus, scientists say.
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State officials said a second human case of West Nile virus has been diagnosed in Virginia this year. A spokesman for the state Department of Health said the man, who is in his 70s, is in the hospital but is expected to recover.
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Kane County health officials again this week warned residents against forgetting about West Nile virus as the number of virus-carrying mosquitoes appears to be on the rise.
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Health and mosquito control officials are relieved this year&#39;s invasion of the West Nile virus -- which infected nearly 800 Californians and killed 23 -- wasn&#39;t as bad as expected.
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HONOLULU -- It will be at least a week before state officials know whether the West Nile Virus did in fact reach Hawaii. The specimens from a wild sparrow that tested positive for West Nile virus in a preliminary
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NEW YORK  - West Nile fever is not simply a  3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe  illness that can incapacitate people for a month or longer,  findings from a new study indicate.
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PHOENIX - With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an epidemic...
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Researchers are making headway developing West Nile virus treatments and vaccines, but questions remain as to whether these remedies to the emerging and somewhat
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By John Dobberstein, Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 22--Four years ago, the West Nile virus spread like a wave to the nation's heartland, taking not just a human toll, but crippling or killing thousands of horses.   Today, the problem appears to be under control.
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Experts believe the cool summer weather may be responsible for the slow spread of West Nile Virus in Canada this year. There have been only 25 human cases this year, and no deaths.
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With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an epidemic.
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Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found. Experts from the New York Academy of Medicine followed 42 adults who had been admitted to hospital with the disease following an outbreak in 1999.
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The virus is expected to emerge again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as China is better prepared, health officials say.
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Sept. 6, 2004 -- West Nile fever is more severe and lasts longer than experts initially thought, new research shows. Spread through the mosquito-born West Nile virus, symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, muscle pain, and skin rash.
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Seventythree year old Jean Primeaux became gravely ill from the West Nile virus. She says it came on suddenly last August. &quot;We cooked dinner on a Sunday and our family all came to eat and they left and my husband said, he was going to wash the dishes.
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Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.