Officials over at Mississippi’s Rankin County are glad that they only had two cases of West Nile virus infection in 2008, which was much less than last year’s 15 cases.  And they are pressed in keeping the trend as low as possible. Rankin County’s Emergency Operations Director Bob Wedgeworth said that their goal is to maintain public health as the county and other agencies have been gathering data to determine the mosquito population, as well as screen the collected mosquitoes for any possible v…

Several counties in the state of Tennessee have begun their mosquito monitoring drive as the summer season-as well as mosquito season-draws near to prevent the spread of West Nile virus in the area.  In Chattanooga-Hamilton County, the Health Department has urged its residents to take simple steps to repel mosquitoes. West Nile virus is carried by mosquitoes and can cause illness to humans.  According to data gathered at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people who contract West N…

Although there are a few cases of West Nile disease in the United States (with about 3,000 reported cases in 2005, including 119 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), you and your family should not take this deadly disease for granted especially during mosquito season.  Here are several common myths associated with this disease and the facts that truly matter. There is not much we can do about West Nile virusAlthough the infection caused by West Nile virus could l…