By IDSE News Staff
Human infections with a dangerous mosquito-borne disease called Cache Valley virus (CVV) may be more common in the United States and Mexico than previously thought. The disease, discovered decades ago, mainly has been seen as a threat to livestock, with only seven cases ever documented in humans—all in the United States, two fatal and two causing severe neurologic problems—according to a presentation at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical