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First 2024 bird with West Nile virus found in Illinois, residents advised caution
FOX Illinois· 5 days agoThe Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports the first bird to test positive for West ...
Douglas County gets IL’s first bird with West Nile virus in 2024
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — Central Illinois, get your mosquito repellants ready. The Illinois Department...
First West Nile virus case detected in Illinois in 2024: Bird in Douglas County tests positive
FOX News Chicago· 5 days agoThe first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois this year has been confirmed in...
Wet spring greets seasonal hunt for disease-bearing mosquitoes, ticks
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 22 hours ago“I’ll set traps at about 30 sites each week,” said Edwards-McCune, who is a West Nile virus...
West Nile virus monitoring starts in Schuylkill County
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPOTTSVILLE — Kyle Schutt, insect management technician with the Schuylkill Conservation District, said Monday that he has started monitoring for the West Nile< ...
Is Covid ticking up? Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback, doctors say
AOL· 14 hours agoRecently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a spring spike of human...
Mosquito season has begun in Central Texas. Here's how to stay protected against them..
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoIf there are a lot of bites and that cream is not helping, try taking an antihistamine like Zyrtec,...
Tick-borne Powassan virus reported in Massachusetts
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoAlthough still rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from Powassan virus has jumped in recent years. "Powassan virus is closely related to &...
Hopkins breeds millions of mosquitoes — to stop them from killing you
The Baltimore Banner· 6 days agoA serial killer lurks behind a series of secured doors in a building on Johns Hopkins University’s...
Surveillance begins on potentially dangerous bugs in Kalamazoo County
MLive.com· 4 days agoHealth officials are warning people to watch out for tick and mosquito bites as spring temperatures...