Wednesday, July 29, 2015

West Nile virus : Time to wear Mosquito repellent

West Nile virus (WNV) activity reported to CDC, by state — United States, 2015 (as of 28 July 2015)
West Nile virus (WNV) is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. You can reduce your risk of being infected with WNV by using insect repellent and wearing protective clothing to prevent mosquito bites. There are no medications to treat or vaccines to prevent WNV infection. Fortunately, most people infected with WNV will have no symptoms. About 1 in 5 people who are infected will develop a fever with other symptoms. Less than 1% of infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, neurologic illness.
State
Neuro-invasive
Fever
Total
Deaths
WNV +Blood Donors
Alabama
1
0
1
0
0
Arizona
3
2
5
0
10
California
1
0
1
1
2
Colorado
1
0
1
0
0
Delaware
0
1
1
0
0
Kansas
0
2
2
0
1
Louisiana
3
0
3
0
4
Mississippi
0
2
2
0
0
Montana
1
0
1
0
0
Nebraska
0
3
3
0
4
Nevada
0
0
0
0
2
New Mexico
1
0
1
0
0
Oklahoma
2
3
5
0
0
North Dakota
0
1
1
0
0
South Dakota
0
4
4
0
1
Tennessee
0
0
0
0
1
Texas
1
3
4
0
2
Virginia
1
0
1
0
0
Washington
0
1
1
0
1
Wyoming
0
1
1
0
0
Totals
15
23
38
1
28

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