Oropouche virus disease (OROV) is mainly spread by the bite of a biting midge but mosquitos are also culprits. (Getty Images) A tropical virus nicknamed "sloth fever" has been detected in the UK for ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah's mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A ...

West Nile virus has been detected in a bird found near Goodyear Road in Benicia, according to the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District, which has offered tips to prevent transmission to humans ...

About 1,700 tonnes of seed potato will be destroyed in an effort to manage the spread of a previously exotic potato virus. Biosecurity Tasmania says potato mop-top virus cannot be eradicated and it is ...