West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1937. It belongs to the same viral family as dengue ...

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This comes after the West Nile virus was found in UK mosquitoes for the first time. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the risk to the public is "very low" and th ...

For the first time, traces of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes in the UK, according to a report published this week by the UK ...

West Nile Virus starts off with a flu-like illness with body aches and vomiting and can lead to fatal meningitis ...

The UKHSA said that more than 30,000 mosquitoes and 300 birds from high-risk areas of England were tested in 2023 and 2024. All other samples tested negative. Detection of WNV in mosquitoes in the ...

UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to ...

In other parts of Europe, Usutu has been linked to mass die-offs of blackbirds but this is yet to be the case in the UK. Over ...

West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time, a finding described as “notable” while the risk “remains very low” ...

West Nile Virus has been detected in the UK for the first time, prompting health experts to ramp up surveillance efforts. The ...

The Usutu virus, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitoes to blackbirds, appears to be spreading rapidly in the UK and ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has identified fragments of West Nile ...