tested positive for West Nile virus. In addition, 3,983 mosquito samples, 155 sentinel chickens and 21 horses have tested positive for the virus, according to the county vector control district.

Sentinel chickens are tested as part of the surveillance process because when they are infected with West Nile virus, they do not become sick or die, so they can be tested regularly for evidence ...

Merced County reports first West Nile Virus death of this year The Merced County Department of Public Health has confirmed its first death this year due to the West Nile Virus.

Smaller birds need not be reported, nor doves, pigeons, ducks or chickens, Costa said ... No birds with West Nile virus have yet been found in San Mateo County.

IMMUNOLOGY | West Nile Virus Triggers Apoptosis Even as West Nile virus (WNV) spreads, researchers still know little about its infective choreography. To track the steps, David B. Weiner, an associate ...

Since its arrival in the USA, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread westward to a total of 43 states, resulting in 27,573 reported cases of infection. Patients with the following conditions/features ...

West Nile is a virus carried and spread by mosquitoes and can cause fatal inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) or the membranes covering the brain or spinal cord (meningitis) in more than 100 ...

A dozen presidents of colleges and universities in Illinois signed a letter calling out "unprecedented government overreach ...

Man in his 70s dies of West Nile virus, Montgomery Co. officials say West Nile virus found in Montgomery County mosquitoes, officials say West Nile virus found in Sugar Land mosquitoes ...