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West Nile virus running wild

There was a mild winter so more of the overwintering mosquitoes survived, then wetter conditions in the early spring [which fostered mosquito reproduction] followed by hot and dry spring and summer.” ... read more

Zika-Fighting Larvicide Purchased by Will Co. Health Dept.

Several Illinois mosquito species are known to transmit potentially serious diseases, including West Nile Virus (WNV), and St. Louis Encephalitis. The mosquito most often implicated in WNV transmissio... read more

Lethal buzzers: America's six most dangerous mosquitoes

The mosquitoes typically lay their eggs in dirty water, in ditches and shallow ruts. Dozens of species have been known to carry West Nile, but the Culex pipiens ... virus. They have also been associat... read more

Field and Laboratory Studies on Equine Encephalitis

In 1941 Hammon and his co-workers 4 isolated western virus from free living mosquitoes of the culex genus ... equine virus and the St. Louis virus produce unrecognizable subclinical infections as well ... read more

Tropical Viral Infections *

In many respects, the outbreak recalled past urban outbreaks of St Louis encephalitis in the United States: the probable vector was Culex pipiens ... against mosquitoes. Few human cases caused by sylv... read more

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

39 In humans and other animals, there are many potential causes of encephalitis, including bacterial, viral, parasitic, and noninfectious causes. West Nile virus encephalitis ... serum specimens; isol... read more

Dr. Robert Novak

Dr. Robert Novak is a family medicine doctor in Riverside, Illinois and is affiliated with Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch Schoo... read more

Update: West Nile–Like Viral Encephalitis—New York, 1999

Copyright 1999 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.1999American Medical AssociationThis is an open-access article distributed ... read more