Scientists are reporting the first human case of Rickettsia parkeri bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region.

Following the recent EEE death of an Ulster County man, there is a new push to protect New Yorkers from mosquito-borne diseases.

GLENS FALLS – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY) is urging the federal government to help New York ...

Syracuse, NY -- The death of a New York resident from eastern equine encephalitis last week shows the need for more federal ...

U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer visited an Upstate Medical University lab Tuesday, with mosquitos and the illnesses they carry on his mind.

In early July, New York City health officials conducting routine tests on the city’s mosquito population found a concerningly ...

California last week clocked its fourth case of locally transmitted dengue fever this year — an alarming rise in a ...

Over the summer, cases of EEE spread across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and other New England states, each also breaking ...

23, was unvaccinated. EEE spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus is rare but can cause serious and ...

Since Aug. 7, 16 Suffolk residents have tested positive for West Nile, the second highest number of human cases in a single ...

West Nile Virus is a nasty infection that can result in flu-like symptoms in humans. Headaches, high fever, stiffness of the neck and muscle soreness could all ...

West Nile Virus is most commonly spread by the bite of an infected mosquito,” stated Paul Pettit, Public Health Director for ...