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12 Human West Nile Virus Cases Reported In Mississippi

Published on August 6, 2013 By ardentadmin

According to the updated report from the Mississippi State Department of Health, there have been 12 total human cases of the West Nile Virus reported in the state of Mississippi for 2013 so far. The highest number of human cases currently reported is in Forrest County with a total of three. The counties of Bolivar, […]

West Nile Virus Deaths in United States Increased by 19%

Published on October 26, 2012 By ardentadmin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of confirmed deaths due to West Nile virus this year rose to 19% this week to 219 in United States. The total number of cases, meanwhile, was up 4% to 4,725. According to Marc Fischer, medical epidemiologist working in CDC’s Fort Collins, Colorado, laboratory, […]

CDC Reports US States With Most West Nile Virus Cases

Published on September 3, 2012 By ardentadmin

The West Nile Virus cases in the US have recently been showing record figures, numbers that have not been seen ever since the disease was first discovered in the country. In fact, 2012 is expected to be showing West Nile Virus cases at historical levels. This does not bode well for many states that have […]

Dallas Mayor Declares Emergency Amid Spreading West Nile Virus Threat

Published on August 16, 2012 By ardentadmin

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 […]

Human West Nile Virus Cases Discovered In Plano

Published on July 20, 2012 By ardentadmin

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 […]

CDC Reports Human West Nile Virus Cases In 37 States

Published on October 6, 2011 By ardentadmin

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released some data about the spread of the West Nile virus in the country. According to the data reported to the CDC, there were a total of 37 states in the US as of September 27 that have reported at least one case of human WNV infection. According […]