CDC: Human West Nile Virus Cases Off to a Fast Start
The nation is on pace to have its worst West Nile virus (WNV) season in years, federal health officials said Thursday (July 26).
“If this trend continues like this, it’s going to be a very high,” said Dr. Lyle Petersen of the U.S.
- Topics: Article, West Nile Virus (WNV)
The nation is on pace to have its worst West Nile virus (WNV) season in years, federal health officials said Thursday (July 26).
“If this trend continues like this, it’s going to be a very high,” said Dr. Lyle Petersen of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At least 177 people died from West Nile virus in 2006 out of 4,269 cases; 264 people died out of nearly 10,000 cases in 2003.
A variety of signs say this could be a bad year. In Georgia, for example, a recent drought helped cause a more than threefold increase in the number of disease-transmitting mosquitoes
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