First 2026 case of dangerous West Nile virus detected in NYC: officials
A New Yorker has contracted the potentially dangerous West Nile virus — the first reported human case in…
Fauci warned of miscarriage risk linked to COVID vaccine while publicly claiming no issues, newly released texts show
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci privately raised concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine could “theoretically” be linked to miscarriages…
7th person dies in NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
A seventh person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has terrified Upper East Side residents in…
Rare Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York for the First Time
The lone star tick, shown on this plant leaf, can transmit the Bourbon virus. Credit: Ilia Rochlin, Stony…
Hantavirus patient zero was Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord
Patient Zero in the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak has been identified as ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose passion for…
High School Student May Be Infected With Hantavirus in New York
A student at Geneva High School in Ontario County, New York, has been identified as the subject of…
Health officials probing possible hantavirus case reported at upstate NY school after deadly cruise infection
A suspected hantavirus case is under investigation after an upstate New York school district announced a high school…
Americans on hantavirus-plagued cruise ship return home to three states
At least six Americans from the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home to four states — raising fears…
3 MV Hondius cruise ship passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak
Three cruise passengers are dead, and a fourth is fighting for their life after a suspected hantavirus outbreak…
Maricopa County confirms sixth measles case, possible Mesa and Queen Creek exposure sites
QUEEN CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed another measles case…
Inside New York’s ‘superbug’ crisis — and the bad habit that’s fueling antibiotic resistance
Forget bedbugs and cockroaches — NYC is battling “superbugs” that can’t easily be quashed. Candida auris, for one,…
First case of Chikungunya virus confirmed in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State health officials have confirmed the first locally acquired case of the Chikungunya…