NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maricopa County, AZ health officials are reporting 57 West Nile virus (WNV) cases through August 9 this year. This is more than double the 26 cases that were reported during the same...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed three related cases of measles in the county. One case is an adult and the other two are in minors. One case was...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the first human West Nile virus (WNV) cases were reported in Arizona in 2003 and through 2020, the state reported a total of 1,939 cases, including a single year...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  Health officials in Maricopa County, Arizona are now reporting 1,091 total human West Nile virus (WNV) cases through November 23 this year. This total accounts for roughly...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 As reported earlier (HERE), (HERE), Arizona is reporting a record year in human West Nile virus cases in 2021, fueled largely by the massive number of cases in the most populous...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the record  West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in Arizona this year, state health officials now report 763 total cases (275 confirmed and 488 probable) through...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last week, a bipartisan bill was introduced–the Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development Act (FORWARD Act) of 2021. The legislation, introduced...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the West Nile virus (WNV) situation in Arizona, state health officials report 132 confirmed and 78 probable cases through September 29. Maricopa...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to West Nile virus (WNV) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday, Arizona has reported 97 total (77 neuroinvasive and 20 non-neuroinvasive)...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Maricopa County in south-central Arizona are reporting a significant increase in West Nile virus (WNV) cases so far in 2021. Maricopa County is the...