EEE has a higher mortality risk than West Nile or dengue, experts said. As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the ...

If there is one time of year to break out the bug spray, it’s Labor Day weekend. “This is the prime time — the last week of August and the first week of September — when West Nile usually peaks ...

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Mississippi reports first West Nile virus death of 2025. Ten cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Mississippi this year. The death occurred in Washington County, with no further details ...

There have been 289 human West Nile virus disease cases in 2024. Health officials are warning of the dangers of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus after three recent deaths were recorded across ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed on Friday, Aug. 8, the first death from a human case of West Nile Virus in the state for 2025. Officials said the death occurred in Washington ...