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Study finds mosquitoes transmitting West Nile virus love to bite non-native lizards in Florida, Arizona

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In the United States, West Nile virus circulates among wild birds, transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and other viruses in the southern United States. Humans can become infected...

Mississippi reports 1st human West Nile virus case in January

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Mississippi state health health officials have reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) of 2022 in a individual from  Hinds County. The Mississippi State Department...

Arizona reports more than 1,500 total West Nile virus cases in 2021

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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...

Maricopa County, Arizona accounts for about half the West Nile virus cases in the US

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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...

Fighting West Nile Virus by adding ivermectin to backyard bird feeders

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Researchers at the University of California, Davis and Colorado State University presented evidence at the ASTMH Annual Meeting that adding ivermectin to backyard bird feeders...

Maricopa County reports nearly 1,000 West Nile virus cases this year

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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...

Arizona West Nile virus update: 57 human deaths to date

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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...

Vermont reports 1st human West Nile virus case since 2017

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of human illness due to West Nile virus. This is the first such case since 2017. A Chittenden County resident was diagnosed...

Arizona reports record numbers of West Nile virus cases in 2021

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The first human West Nile virus (WNV) cases were reported in 2003 in Arizona when the state saw 13 cases. Since then, more than 1,900 WNV cases were reported cumulatively through...

Florida reports 17th EEE case in Hardee County, Human West Nile virus cases rise to 4

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Eastern Equine Encephalitis The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported a Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a 12-year-old quarterhorse in Hardee County. The...