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Thursday, September 2, 2010

West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece

A 39-year-old Decatur man is the fifth person in the state to contract the West Nile virus in 2010, the DeKalb County Board of Health...
Atlanta Journal Constitution ( 9/2/2010 7:33:17 AM -08:00 )

West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- West Nile Virus has killed 13 people in northern Greece and sickened another 143, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and...
CNN ( 9/2/2010 6:15:11 AM -08:00 )

Passaic County man, 86, is third confirmed NJ West Nile virus case
Passaic County man, 86, is third confirmed NJ West Nile virus caseAP HO/AFP/Getty ImagesWest Nile virus is transmitted from infected mosquitoes that have fed on birds that have the virus. PASSAIC COUNTY — State health...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ( 9/1/2010 3:15:50 AM -08:00 )

West Nile mosquitoes are detected again
Boston public health officials say mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been found in north Dorchester and in Hyde Park....
Boston Globe ( 8/31/2010 10:55:26 PM -08:00 )

Clinical trials aim to find help for West Nile victims
Clinical trials aim to find help for West Nile victimsNewell Phillips knows all too well about the effects of the West Nile virus. Diagnosed four years ago, he spent eight...
Chicago Tribune ( 8/31/2010 2:35:29 PM -08:00 )

West Nile virus found in Dorchester, Hyde Park
By Globe Staff Boston public health officials say mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus have been found in both the north Dorchester and Hyde Park...
Boston Globe ( 8/31/2010 11:46:47 AM -08:00 )

2 die in Romania from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian authorities say two people have died and at least five others have been hospitalized after becoming infected with the West...
The Canadian Press ( 8/31/2010 1:13:25 AM -08:00 )

Mosquitoes in Burlington have West Nile virus
It is the first record of the infected insects in the city and the third in Halton Region this year, according to a Halton media release issued Monday....
Hamilton Spectator ( 8/30/2010 12:31:10 PM -08:00 )

Pesky mosquito carries West Nile virus
According to the Internet, it would take 1200000 mosquitos to drain the human body of blood. Although we may have had our problems with the little nasties...
Hanna Herald ( 9/2/2010 7:24:55 AM -08:00 )

MN Has 2 Confirmed Cases of West Nile Virus
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WTAQ) - Neighboring Minnesota has two confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus. And Wisconsin had not recorded any cases this year as of...
WTAQ ( 9/2/2010 6:51:30 AM -08:00 )

West Nile Virus Claims 13 Lives in Greece
The Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that Northern Greece is being affected by West Nile Virus,...
Comtex Smartrend ( 9/2/2010 6:40:19 AM -08:00 )

Man Suffering 'Some Paralysis' With West Nile
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Decatur man was hospitalized Thursday after being bitten by a West Nile-carrying mosquito, according to the DeKalb County Board of...
WSB Atlanta ( 9/2/2010 6:31:27 AM -08:00 )

Several West Nile Virus Infections And Deaths In Greece, Other Parts Of Europe
Cases of human infection of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported in Greece where 13 people have died and at least 140 have become ill, according to the...
Medical News Today ( 9/2/2010 6:03:33 AM -08:00 )

Virginia Pest Management Association targets mosquitoes
West Nile virus and other public health threats have become an issue in Virginia and across the United States in recent years. Citizens are asking what they...
Chatham Star Tribune ( 9/2/2010 5:00:30 AM -08:00 )

Bird confirmed to have West Nile in Flagstaff
Officials with the Coconino County Health Department have confirmed the presence of the West Nile Virus in Flagstaff. According to information from the...
Arizona Daily Sun ( 9/2/2010 4:15:10 AM -08:00 )

West Nile surfaces in 4 more Brevard sentinel chickens
Tests this week showed four more sentinel chickens in Brevard County are carrying the West Nile virus,...
Florida Today ( 9/2/2010 4:08:48 AM -08:00 )

Minnesota Logs 2nd West Nile Case Of Season
(St. Paul, MN) -- A Ramsey County resident is the second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Minnesota this season. In mid-August, a man in Yellow...
WNMT ( 9/2/2010 3:59:46 AM -08:00 )

Officials: Second West Nile-positive mosquito sample confirmed
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Vector Control District and Lake County Health Services reported Wednesday that they have received confirmation that a...
Lake County News ( 9/2/2010 2:22:27 AM -08:00 )

Schroeder: Be aware of West Nile during outdoors activities
The 2010 hunting season began Saturday and hunters should be aware that there is killer out there waiting to ambush them. The killer is nuisance mosquitoes...
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle ( 9/2/2010 2:03:53 AM -08:00 )

Spraying to fight West Nile virus slated
AUBURN — For the second time in a month, West Nile virus has been found in Auburn near the Worcester line, according to Andrew...
Worcester Telegram ( 9/2/2010 1:09:33 AM -08:00 )