Unlike other medically important viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, humans and two Florida mosquito species are the only host animals for dengue…

Dengue is a human disease caused by any of four closely related viruses (dengue-1, -2, -3, -4). Dengue historically plagued Florida until 1934, which…

As its name suggests, eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a disease affecting horses as well as humans. EEEV is infrequently detected in Indian River…

In the latter half of the 1900s, St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) became the predominant mosquito-borne disease of man in Florida and was responsible for…

Like St. Louis encephalitis virus, most people infected by WNV experience mild or unrecognized symptoms while a minority experience illness with fever…

Zika virus is another flavirus that originated from Africa.  Although the same mosquitoes can transmit dengue and chikungunya are known to transmit…

The best way to prevent dengue, chikungunya or Zika infection is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes that transmit these viruses are…

Many of the symptoms for dengue, chikungunya and Zika are similar, making recognition of the actual disease a challenge for physicians. Symptoms are…