Is West Nile Virus on Your Radar? It Should Be.
(MedPage Today) -- Not long ago, a colleague shared a tragic story about a man with a failing heart. The good news? He received a transplant and did well. But soon after, things went terribly wrong.
After returning home from the hospital, he suffered... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Unprecedented Outbreak of West Nile Virus Unprecedented Outbreak of West Nile Virus
An outbreak of West Nile virus which occurred in 2021 in Maricopa County, AZ, with 1,487 cases, 1,014 hospitalizations, and 101 deaths, represents the largest outbreak ever recorded in a U.S. county.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
West Nile virus: What you need to know
Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus. "West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. It's a flavivirus —a specific type of RNA virus that can infect humans, birds and horses. "West Nile virus is… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 3, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
What To Know About Locally Acquired Malaria Cases in the U.S. —the First in 20 Years
For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. is experiencing locally acquired malaria. So far, officials have reported four individuals infected in Florida. They believe the first case of locally acquired malaria—as opposed to a case brought by a traveler from abroad—occurred in late May. Three more people in Florida presented with the disease in mid-June; another case was reported in Texas this week as well.
The United States sees approximately 2,000 cases of malaria per year due to travelers returning from areas where the mosquito-borne parasitic disease is endemic. However, over the last 20 years, none of these ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Disease Explainer Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Horse in Dunn County
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed that a horse in Dunn County, Wisconsin, has tested positive for West Nile virus . The positive test is a sign that mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus are present in Wisconsin and can transmit the virus to people and other animals. The horse is the first reported West Nile virus infection in the state this year. Currently, no human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in 2023. DHS has monitored the spread of West Nile...(see release)JenniferC.MillerJune 27, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - June 27, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news
Health Officials Put Americans On Notice Over West Nile Virus
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Authorities across the United States have issued notices about West Nile virus, a deadly disease that can be spread via mosquitoes, after more positive cases have been…#jackphillips #epochtimes #westnile #cynthiagoldsmith #iowa #plymouthcounty #iowans #widespreadcases #lincoln #dodge (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Cases Rising Nationwide Amid Mosquito Season West Nile Virus Cases Rising Nationwide Amid Mosquito Season
State and local health officials around the country are reporting the first cases of West Nile virus of the season in humans.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Cases Rising Nationwide Amid Mosquito Season
According to the CDC, which compiles local reports, there have been 13 human cases of West Nile virus in 2023. In 2022, there were 1,126 cases, including 90 deaths. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save human lives
How human-biting mosquitoes track us isn't known, but it matters, since they carry diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria. Understanding how mosquitoes sniff us out so more effective repellents can be made could save up to half a million lives lost annually. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Forging the Path to a West Nile Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Carolyn Gould, MD, of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the CDC, discusses her recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective piece, "Combating West Nile virus disease -- Time to revisit vaccination... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Unprecedented Outbreak of West Nile Virus - Maricopa County, Arizona, 2021
This report describes an outbreak of West Nile Virus in Maricopa County, Arizona during 2021. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 27, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks West Nile Virus Infection Source Type: news
First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health services (DHS) is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites following the first confirmed human case this year ofWest Nile virus (WNV) in a Sheboygan County resident. Despite cooler temperatures, mosquito activity and the risk of WNV will continue until the first hard frost (temperatures below 28 degrees for at least four consecutive hours). Cases of WNV have also been reported in three animals in Wisconsin,...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - September 26, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: goodsesjfs Source Type: news
Two Animals Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites now that two animals in the state have tested positive forWest Nile virus (WNV). A bird from Milwaukee County and a horse from Trempealeau County are the first reported WNV infections in the state this year. No human cases of WNV have been reported yet in 2022. The presence of animals with WNV confirms that there are mosquitoes infected with WNV in...(see release) (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - September 2, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: millejcodn Source Type: news
Levels of West Nile Virus Higher Than Normal in Northern Italy Levels of West Nile Virus Higher Than Normal in Northern Italy
Climate conditions favor the reproduction of the mosquitos that carry the virus. Public health measures are necessary to limit transmission among humans and animals.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - August 26, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Two West Nile virus cases in N.Y. amid surge in infected mosquitos
New York health authorities announced that two people have been infected with West Nile virus in the state — one case in Brooklyn and another in Queens — as “a record number” of infected mosquitoes have been detected. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Bever Source Type: news
