So You Want To Be A Disease Detective?
This summer has had its fair share of newsmaking disease outbreaks. West Nile virus is on course to break records in the U.S. Hantavirus emerged in a Yosemite campground. And Ebola showed up twice in...
View ArticleWorst Of West Nile Epidemic Appears To Be Over
The numbers for West Nile virus cases continue to rise , up 35 percent in the last week. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is confident the nation has turned the corner on its...
View ArticleWest Nile Cases Still Climbing As Temperatures Drop
Summer may be long gone, but cases of West Nile virus are still popping up – making this year's outbreak the worst so far in the U.S. since 2003. New tallies released today by the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleLittle known Facts About West Nile Virus
With the West Nile Virus season upon us, here are some facts that you may not have known about the seasonal blight.
View ArticleA Warm Winter Helped Fuel West Nile Outbreak In Dallas
West Nile virus looked like it was waning as a health threat, with the number of cases dropping each year. Then last summer, it roared back. The number of people infected with the mosquito-borne...
View ArticleNorthern Colorado Has Highest Number of West Nile Infected Mosquitoes
With over 50 pools of mosquitoes testing positive, Larimer County represents about 30 percent of the positive tests in the state.
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Risk Escalates in Larimer County
Larimer County is confirming two human cases of West Nile Virus this year. The news is raising concerns about the increased risk of infection for residents.
View ArticleIncreased West Nile Spraying In Northern Colorado
The number of human cases of West Nile in Colorado has reached 17 so far this season, prompting more municipalities to spray for mosquitoes.
View ArticleFort Collins Continues Spraying Across City
Fort Collins and areas in unincorporated Larimer County will once again see trucks spraying insecticide Thursday night in an attempt to kill mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus.
View ArticleFinding An All-Natural Alternative To DEET
Since West Nile Virus was first identified more than a decade ago, applying bug spray became a must for summer outings. But sprays containing DEET can be a turn off. They can be smelly and feel greasy.
View ArticleShutdown Brings Fort Collins CDC To 10% Staffing
Across Colorado thousands of federally funded lab workers remain furloughed due to the government shutdown. At the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Division of Vector-Borne Diseases in Fort...
View ArticleThe High Cost Of Treating People Hospitalized With West Nile Virus
Fifteen years ago an unwelcome viral visitor entered the U.S., and we've been paying for it ever since. The U.S recorded its first case of West Nile virus back in 1999. Since then, the disease has...
View Article5 Colorado Counties Test Positive For West Nile
For the first time in the 2014 season, West Nile infected mosquitoes have been found in 5 Colorado counties.
View ArticleEmerging Virus Chikungunya Under Scrutiny By Fort Collins CDC Lab
While most Americans probably haven't heard of Chikungunya, Ann Powers, a research microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, has been studying the virus for 15 years. The mosquito-carried...
View ArticleWho Loves A Cool, Wet Summer? Colorado Mosquitoes
Weld County public health officials say a wet summer has lead to more of the mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.
View ArticleLarimer County To Spray For Mosquitoes In Southeast Fort Collins
Insecticide spraying for West Nile infected mosquitoes will begin Friday, August 15 in the highest risk portion of Larimer County, an area that overlaps with part of southeast Fort Collins. It will be...
View ArticleNCAR, CDC Researching Weather As A West Nile Predictor
Researchers with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that increased West Nile outbreaks correlated strongly with above-average...
View ArticleWest Nile's Ravages Still Affecting North America's Birds
In 1999, West Nile virus snuck into the United States. Like many border-crossing diseases, the virus wreaked more havoc in its new home, where those it infected hadn't developed immunity. While the...
View ArticleTo Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Zika, Strike Before They Fly
In the marshy woods of Secaucus, N.J., a mosquito can make a happy home. With water and shade under a canopy of maple trees, you could barely ask for more to start your own bloodsucking family. For...
View ArticleColorado CDC Lab Key In Fight Against Zika, West Nile
Every summer a virus that can cause lifelong neurological damage and even death comes to Colorado. The West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes who feed on infected birds, and hot spots and outbreaks...
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