A case of bubonic plague linked to a flea bite has been confirmed in South Lake Tahoe; authorities are stepping up ...

There is no cure for West Nile virus. Keystone Health shares how you can reduce your risk and what to do if you get it.

September, West Nile cases in the U.S. were 40% higher than normal, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

G REEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - While we hope mosquitoes won’t be a problem much longer this season, the Wisconsin Department of ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

A “dangerous” and aggressive invasive mosquito is spreading around a major Northern California city. The blood-sucking ...

A Middlesex County man in his 50s has been diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV), marking the ninth human case of the mosquito ...

Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the first death of the year due to West Nile virus (WNV). The patient was a San ...

The patient was a San Fernando Valley resident who was hospitalized and died of neurological illness caused by severe West ...

It turns out that was no fly. Hjaltason had captured one of Iceland’s first mosquitoes—a Culiseta annulata, one of the ...

The county has documented 14 West Nile virus infections so far this year — excluding Long Beach and Pasadena, which have ...