Gillian Mohney

Articles by Gillian Mohney

3 deaths linked to West Nile disease in California as cases rise - sfgate.com

Health August 18, 2026

The common Culex mosquito as seen in November 2024. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/Getty Images Cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile disease are rising quickly in California this year, with 30 people siοΏ½...

COVID-19 in SF hits highest level of the year before school year starts - SFGATE

Health August 14, 2026

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange), isolated from a patient sample. BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty ImοΏ½...

Invasive 'yellow fever' mosquito found in new location in Bay Area - SFGATE

Health July 24, 2026

FILE: A resting adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known as the yellow fever mosquito. Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images An invasive insect dubbed the yellow fever mosquito has been disοΏ½...

Experimental drug shows 'phenomenal' results fighting California's Valley fever - SFGATE

Health July 22, 2026

Trucks kick up dust while driving between farms on Aug. 22, 2014, near Firebaugh, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With Valley fever cases climbing in California, physicians have struggled to trοΏ½...

The Bay Area towns hit hardest by a highly-contagious diarrheal illness - Yahoo

Health June 28, 2026

A highly contagious diarrheal illness is on the rise in parts of the Bay Area, with multiple cities recording increasing levels of the virus in wastewater in recent weeks. Rotavirus, a gastrointestiοΏ½...

Highly contagious diarrheal virus rises in Bay Area after World Cup start - SFGATE

Health June 27, 2026

A microscopic view of Rotavirus. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty A highly contagious diarrheal illness is on the rise in parts of the Bay Area, with multiple cities recording increasing levelοΏ½...

Potential case of rare and deadly hantavirus investigated at Bay Area prison - SFGATE

Health June 13, 2026

A view of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in San Quentin, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2025.Β  Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Officials at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center confirmed they are invest...

'This is a big outbreak': Nearly 1 in 5 affected by TB at SF school - SFGATE

Health May 7, 2026

Seven people were diagnosed with active tuberculosis during an outbreak that started in November 2025 at ArchbishopΒ Riordan High School in San Francisco.Β  Google Street View New data shows 18%, or...

'Age-old' disease hits 12-year high in Calif. as new outbreak details revealed - SFGATE

Health May 6, 2026

An anteroposterior chest X-ray of a patient diagnosed with advanced bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. StatPearls Publishing LLC California is seeingΒ substantially higher rates of tuberculosis compa...

'Age-old' disease hits 12-year high in Calif. as outbreaks increase nationwide - SFGATE

Health May 6, 2026

An anteroposterior chest X-ray of a patient diagnosed with advanced bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. StatPearls Publishing LLC California is seeingΒ substantially higher rates of tuberculosis compa...