mosquito-borne illness

West Nile virus was recently detected, and there's been a rise in travel-related cases of dengue. Here's some ways to protect yourself and your community.

Today, the same day that the first human case of West Nile virus was reported in Florida this year, health officials warned that sentinel chickens in Lee County have tested positive for the infection. Someone near Daytona Beach in Volusia County has been infected with the virus, which is most often spread by a bite from a mosquito. Most people do not develop any symptoms from the virus, however, about 20 percent infected will experience headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, or a rash, or some combination.

The virus has shown up in Sentinel chickens near North Port.

The rare but deadly mosquito-borne illness was detected in sentinel chickens in both counties in recent weeks.

A total of about 144,000 of the genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released over 12 weeks in the trial's first phase.

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The sunlight coming through the picture window of Debbie Casey’s room at a nursing home in Daytona Beach falls on a message board covered with pictures...

The number of people who got sick in the United States from an infected mosquito, tick, or flea tripled between 2004 and 2016. More than 640,000 cases...

Health officials in Florida have confirmed the state's first case of dengue.

The number of reported Zika cases in Florida this year has increased to 80, while a baby has been born with a condition known as congenital Zika...

Bay County now has a fourth human case of West Nile Virus.

Public health officials confirm a third person on the First Coast has been infected with the West Nile virus.