Last year, the U.S. reported 2,076 cases of West Nile across 47 states.

Mosquito season is just starting in South Carolina, meaning the pesky little insects are becoming more active as summer approaches. Not only do mosquitoes try to take your blood, but they are widely considered the insect that transmits the most diseases on ...

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain. Here's what to know.

Most hantaviruses are not known to spread between people. Andes virus is the exception. After the initial spillover from infected rodents, it is the only hantavirus with well-documented person-to-person transmission.

It's possible the fact sheet was written before human-to-human transmission of hantavirus was first documented in one strain of hantavirus.

The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.

France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.

The condition can weaken their immune system, but they can still be healthy and live happy lives outside of the shelter.

An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit entry from the affected region.