New York: Human West Nile virus case reported in Syracuse suburb
Health officials in Onondaga County, NY have reported the first case of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection for 2019 in an adult residing in the town of Salina, a northwest suburb of the city of Syracuse. Image/CDC The More...
Philadelphia resident is Pennsylvania’s 1st human West Nile virus case
Pennsylvania health officials reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of 2019 in a resident from Philadelphia. Photo/CDC “While we encourage Pennsylvanians to enjoy the outdoors, we also want them More...
Massachusetts reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2019 in Middlesex County
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews For the first time this year, Massachusetts health officials have reported a human West Nile virus (WNV) case in the state. Image/CDC The individual is a man in his 60s from More...
Atlanta area sees 1st human West Nile virus case this year
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Fulton County health officials are urging County residents to take measures to protect themselves and their families from West Nile virus (WNV) after a local hospital verified More...
California West Nile virus cases top 100
With the addition of 25 new human West Nile virus (WNV) cases in the Golden State last week, the state’s tally has the eclipsed the 100 mark, the first state to reach that threshold. Image/CDPH The new total More...
Israel sees increase in West Nile virus since August
Since the beginning of August, Israel has reported some 40 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV), a significant rise in cases according to the Health Ministry. In just the past week, nine new cases have been reported, More...
New Jersey: Passaic County man is 1st West Nile virus death since 2013
Health officials in New Jersey are reporting the first human West Nile virus (WNV) death since 2013 in a 65-year-old Passaic County man, according to local media Wednesday. Photo/CDC In 2013, two fatalities in Gloucester More...
San Diego County man first West Nile virus case since 2012, detected during blood donation screening
A 43-year-old Santee man has the first confirmed local case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2014, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. This is the first local human case since 2012, according More...
West Nile virus in the US hits double digits
The number of human West Nile virus cases has hit 11 in seven states across the United States so far in 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in their West Nile update Tuesday, cases More...
Iowa sees first human West Nile virus case of 2014 in Clay County man
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Iowa this year. The case is an adult male (18 to 40 years of age) from Clay County, who is More...
California reports two human West Nile virus infections, first cases of 2014
The first two human infections with West Nile virus (WNV) this season have been reported by Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties, announced Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health More...
Pinal County man is Arizona’s first West Nile virus case of 2014
The Pinal County Public Health Services District has reported the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Arizona in a Casa Grande resident. The male patient is reportedly currently receiving medical care More...
Research points to understanding the RNA in Dengue may lead to a vaccine or cure
NEWS RELEASE Two recent papers by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher and colleagues may help scientists develop treatments or vaccines for Dengue fever, West Nile virus, Yellow fever, Japanese More...
Author, Mark Jerome Walters discusses his new book, ‘Seven Modern Plagues’
A new book, which examines seven relatively new and emerging infectious diseases and how human action and the change in the ecology, causes them to produce, according to the author, “ecodemics”. The More...
West Nile virus has cost the US $778 million in health care expenditures and lost productivity since 1999: Study
In a study of the economic impact of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States, a research team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that in the 14 years since the virus was first detected More...
Mississippi reports first West Nile virus case of the year
A Hinds County resident is the first confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) in the state of Mississippi in 2014, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Feb. 10. Photo/CDC “From time to time, More...
Duke researchers develop intranasal vaccine that protects mice from West Nile virus
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – January 28, 2013 – Researchers from Duke University have developed a nasal vaccine formulation that provides protective immunity against West Nile virus (WNV) infection in mice More...
West Nile virus linked to deaths of 27 bald eagles in Utah
After ruling out a number of possible culprits– avian cholera, erysipelas, lead poisoning and a number of other toxins and chemicals, officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) report that More...
West Nile virus numbers down big compared to 2012, Texas most dramatic difference
New data recently released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the number of cases and deaths due to West Nile virus (WNV) in 2013 are down significantly compared to the same time More...
West Nile virus case count nears 300 nationally, 11 deaths reported
The total number of West Nile virus (WNV) cases reported across the United States stands at 296, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of the nearly 300 cases, approximately More...
