Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodies or drugs for many viruses. There are some vaccines, but they have to be designed especially for specific viruses. Now researchers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A second mosquito trap has tested positive for West Nile virus in Hays County. (courtesy of James Gathany CDC.) A second mosquito trap in Hays County has tested positive for West Nile ...

A second mosquito trap sample collected in the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District, located in Williamson County, Texas, has tested positive for West Nile virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services lab in Austin said on July 18 that lab ...

To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailored from ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - Williamson County's first mosquitoes of the season tested positive for West Nile virus. The county is now urging residents to stay aware and help prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. No human cases have been reported ...