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West Nile virus cases, deaths jumped in 2012: CDC says stay prepared for … – Our Colorado News
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the final 2012 national surveillance data for West Nile virus activity on May 14. Last year a total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 286 deaths, were reported to …
Will County activates its West Nile virus hotline for mosquito seasonChicago Tribune
Winnebago County Health Department Testing for West Nile VirusWIFR
2012 Was Worst Year For West Nile Virus In MichiganCBS Local
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 8:30 pm
Ohio agency stops mosquito testing for West Nile – Cincinnati.com
Ohio agency stops mosquito testing for West Nile
Cincinnati.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health will no longer test mosquitoes for West Nile virus, though some local governments plan to continue evaluating samples to guide efforts to contain the virus and the mosquito population. The state's …
Dry spring might soften mosquito season's biteNewcanaannewsonline
Mosquito-fighters hope to heighten awarenessGustine Press-Standard
Mosquito numbers are below average, despite April flooding – Pantagraph.comBloomington Pantagraph
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 5:01 am
McLean County begins West Nile surveillance – Pantagraph.com – Bloomington Pantagraph
McLean County begins West Nile surveillance – Pantagraph.com
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“As the weather turns nice and individuals spend more time outdoors, it is important to take precautions to protect yourself from mosquito bites and West Nile virus,” said health department Director Walt Howe. Howe recommended that people who are going …
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 2:11 am
Protecting Your Family From The West Nile Virus – WFAA
Protecting Your Family From The West Nile Virus
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In the majority of West Nile virus cases, most people experience only minor symptoms such as fever and a mild headache. However, some people who become infected with the virus develop a life-threatening illness that includes inflammation of the brain.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 4:14 pm
West Nile Virus Hotline Open; Report Dead Birds – Patch.com
West Nile Virus Hotline Open; Report Dead Birds
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"WNV poses potential health risks for everyone," said Will County Environmental Health Director Elizabeth Bilotta. "We are interested in the location of dead birds because that information is one way we are able to assess the potential for local virus …
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 4:50 am
Earliest-ever detection of West Nile virus puts strain on public funds – Memphis Business Journal
Earliest-ever detection of West Nile virus puts strain on public funds
Memphis Business Journal
West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, but only the female bites, according to Stan Cope, manager of technical services at Memphis-based Terminix. Infected insects contract the virus by feeding on infected birds, which Cope calls a …
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 11:54 pm
West Nile Virus Cases Up Across Southwest – KPBS
KPBSWest Nile Virus Cases Up Across Southwest
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — West Nile virus cases in the Southwest are up from previous years, according to new 2012 statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control. First discovered in New York around 1999, the West Nile virus traveled west, carried …
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 1:57 pm
Take steps to fight West Nile Virus – Reedsburg Times Press
Take steps to fight West Nile Virus
Reedsburg Times Press
“Certain dead birds can act as an early warning system for West Nile Virus activity in an area,” said Dr. Henry Anderson, state health officer. “Finding the virus in birds indicates that West Nile Virus is present in the local mosquito population. This …
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 3:04 pm
West Nile virus: Protect yourself from this mosquito-transmitted illness – WTOP
WTOPWest Nile virus: Protect yourself from this mosquito-transmitted illness
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says West Nile virus killed 286 people nationwide in 2012, the deadliest year yet for the disease that first started showing up in the U.S. in 1999. There were 5,674 cases of the mosquito-borne virus …
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 10:03 am
2012 was deadliest year for West Nile in US, CDC says – NBCNews.com (blog)
2012 was deadliest year for West Nile in US, CDC says
NBCNews.com (blog)
West Nile virus killed 286 people in the United States last year, making it the deadliest year yet for the virus, the federal government reported on Monday. Texas was especially hard hit by the virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and which only …
Posted on 13 May 2013 | 7:38 pm
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West Nile virus cases, deaths jumped in 2012: CDC says stay prepared for mosquito season
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the final 2012 national surveillance data for West Nile virus activity on May 14. Last year a total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disea
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 8:32 pm
Dry spring might soften mosquito season's bite
Bug off It might not be West Nile season yet, but here are precautions you can take just in case: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors — specifically repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and para-menthan-diol.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 6:09 pm
Preventive measures: Dallas County seeks to prevent repeat of 2012 West Nile virus epidemic
Dallas County uses a couple of different types of mosquito traps to test for the presence of the West Nile virus. The county is setting up five permanent test sites in Rowlett this year to monitor mosquito activity.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 6:25 am
County goes on West Nile offensive: Dallas seniors to receive donated insect repellent
Dallas County Health and Human Services announced on May 1 its collaboration with the DEET Education Program, Washington, D.C., to provide free insect repellent to low-income seniors in Dallas County to help protect against West Nile virus.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 6:23 am
West Nile tracking begins for the season
West Nile virus tracking and monitoring is under way. Last year in Washington, two people became i
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 5:16 am
McLean County begins West Nile surveillance
BLOOMINGTON — As temperatures warm and mosquito activity increases, the McLean County Health Department has begun its annual West Nile virus surveillance efforts.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 2:00 am
West Nile discovered in Fresno County
West Nile Virus positive mosquitoes have been identified in Fresno County for the first time in 2013. The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District has notified the Fresno County Department of Public Health of the positive test results provided by the State's laboratory at UC Davis. In California so far this year, non-human West Nile Virus (WNV) activity has been reported in four counties – Yuba …
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 10:58 pm
Dallas County Residents Urged To Take West Nile Precautions
As temperatures begin to climb and there are more and more signs of summer, Dallas County officials are reminding residents that the West Nile Virus is active and precautions need to be taken.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 7:33 pm
State prepares for West Nile season
OLYMPIA –West Nile virus tracking and monitoring season is underway in Washington. The state Department of Health said the best prevention for infection is to avoid mosquito bites. The state also updated its online dead bird reporting system that is …
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 11:45 pm
2012 was deadliest year for West Nile in US, CDC says
West Nile virus killed 286 people in the United States last year, making it the deadliest year yet for the virus, the federal government reported on Monday.Texas was especially hard hit by the virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and which only arrived in the United States in 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.“A total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disease in …
Posted on 13 May 2013 | 11:35 pm
