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The first West Nile Virus death of a Larimer County resident so far this year was reported by health experts this week. According to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment said the ...

Nipah Virus Death In West Bengal: The 27-year-old nurse who was diagnosed with Nipah virus in January this year died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in North 24 Parganas district near Kolkata ...

An adult in Lafayette is the first human death of West Nile virus in Colorado this year. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, along with Boulder County Health, confirmed the death ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The first recorded death from West Nile virus this year in L.A. County was confirmed Friday by the Los Angeles ...

Illinois is reporting its first West Nile virus death of the year — a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s, health officials said Wednesday. ‘I just don’t want it to take over my life’: ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has reported that as of June 2025, there are three reported cases of Powassan virus (POWV) disease in Wisconsin adults. All ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County health officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile Virus death this year. This is the third human death from the virus in California in ...

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — One person in their 60s has died following infection with West Nile virus in suburban Cook County, marking the first virus-related death in the county and state this year, Illinois ...