One person has died after contracting Murray Valley Encephalitis in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

After a century of research, scientists can't agree on what it was—or whether it’s truly gone.

In the years after the First World War, hospitals across Europe and beyond began noting something odd that didn’t quite match ...

A traveler has died in Western Australia from the rare Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) virus, contracted in the state's ...

Taiwan has reported its first case of Japanese encephalitis this year, the Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday in a ...

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is so called because it was first reported from Japan and the major complication is encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). JE is the most important form of viral ...

Dr Arun Shah explains why you should never eat litchi on an empty stomach. There are various serious health risks associated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "black-legged” or "black-tailed” mosquito is known for infecting humans with the EEE virus. The Connecticut Agricultural ...

While the scourge of ticks is often associated with summer in Estonia's countryside, the towns aren't tick-free either and ...

Queensland has recorded its first locally acquired human case of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in more than two decades. It has been declared an issue of national significance, prompting ...