Not only the West Nile Virus has infected residents in the United States, but also its neighbor to the north as several provinces in Canada have reported cases of infection due to the virus. Public health officials in Ontario have reported that 49 probable human cases of the disease have been spotted as of this […]
The number of infections attributed to West Nile virus in the United States has jumped over 60 percent compared to last week in what is reported as the country’s biggest-ever outbreaks of the disease, according to federal officials. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 1,118 cases and 41 deaths had […]
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that the recent outbreak of West Nile virus is the largest ever seen in the United States, with Texas at the epicenter, you feel uncertain whether you are doing enough to protect your family against this potentially fatal disease. CNN shares some useful information about the […]
The recent rainfall and the West Nile Virus have the Texans worried this time. The recent increase of West Nile Virus cases in Dallas has prompted other counties in the state to show concern. The state in fact has currently showed that the explosion of new West Nile Virus cases in the state is considered […]
A new study suggest that the West Nile Virus may be more dangerous than previously thought. A research conducted by Baylor University finds that while eight in 10 people infected with West Nile do not get sick, it is likely that persistent infection could lead to kidney disease that gets worse over time. West Nile […]
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has reported that a total of 3 people living in the state have so far died as a result of the West Nile Virus. Two of the victims died in Oklahoma County while the other was from Seminole County. Aside from the three recent deaths as a result of […]
The spreading West Nile virus threat in Dallas is becoming a serious problem that the mayor has declared Wednesday that the city is facing an emergency. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has declared the emergency in a threat that has so far killed 14 people in the State of Texas alone and 26 nationwide since the […]
Officials in Dallas County have declared a state of emergency as the West Nile Virus infected more than 190 people, killing 10. Texas is hit with the worst outbreak in the United States. The unusually warm winter and rainy spring in many parts of Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, have provided ideal conditions for breeding mosquitoes, […]
Health officials in the city of Plano, Texas have reported two possible human cases of the West Nile Virus. The said cases were reported to have occurred in the Plano zip codes 75074 and 75075, within 5 miles of each other. The said human cases of the West Nile Virus were reported at the Collin […]
Public health authorities in Plano, Texas, have reported that two local people may have contracted the West Nile Virus. The cases occurred in the areas covered by zip codes 75074 and 75075. According to Geoffrey Heinecke, the city’s environmental health manager, further tests need to be performed to confirm the presence of the disease. The […]