Tag: Viruses
Illinois Reports First West Nile Virus Case of 2025
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year,...
2,770 Cases of Arboviral Disease Reported in 48 States and D.C. in 2023
Ninety-five percent of cases were West Nile Virus; 91 percent of these case onsets occurred during July to September
A New UV Light May Help Stop Future Pandemics
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Five years after COVID-19 first hit the United States, scientists are already brainstorming...
PTLD Up for Seronegative Recipients of Epstein-Barr Virus-Seropositive Donor Kidneys
22.1 percent of EBV D+/R− kidney recipients had posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder at median of 202 days after transplant
Women Face Higher Risk for Long COVID
Findings independent of age, pregnancy, and menopausal status
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab...
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry...
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December...
Reporting of Human Adenoviruses Has Declined Since COVID-19
Six HAdV types accounted for 88.3 percent of typed specimens reported during 2017 to 2023
Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary, Causing Quarantine
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild...
