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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Essex County Health Department is warning residents about a deadly mosquito-borne virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE ...

After they're separated with tweezers, mosquitoes are counted and a portion are sent to a state lab in Albany.

The Chautauqua County Health Department wants to remind residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and protect themselves from potential exposure to mosquito-borne illnesses like Eastern ...