WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are urging travelers to take extra precautious in five countries amid an outbreak of chikungunya, a virus that is transmitted by mosquito bites. The U.S. Centers for ...

HOUSTON (WPVI) -- As the weather warms and more mosquitoes buzz health officials have a warning. The first confirmed case of the Zika virus is in Harris County, Texas after a woman traveled to El ...

Health officials confirmed that a recent case of the painful chikungunya virus was locally acquired, making it the first time the mosquito-borne illness has been transmitted in the U.S. in six years. ...

A new flock of chicks has been born in Sarasota County, and while tiny and cute now, they will grow up to serve an important purpose.

WA Health's mosquito surveillance program has detected Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV) in mosquitoes at multiple locations across ...

Chickens used to monitor West Nile, encephalitis activity in the county.

A case of Chikungunya virus on Long Island was locally acquired, health officials say Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest ...