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The Canadian province of Alberta has confirmed that one of its residents died due to West Nile virus), the first since 2007.
The Alberta Health Services did not reveal much about the victim, except that the casualty lives in the southern part of the province. As of this posting, there are 10 cases of West Nile reported this year, seven of which are located in the southern half of Alberta.
“Sadly, as we’ve ...
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With the country already experiencing the worst West Nile virus epidemic since 2002, slowing it down seems to help provide some relief to many concerned individuals. With the cold weather slowly coming in, it is expected to slow down the virus from creating new cases. This will help ease down many worries over the seemingly increasing number of West Nile virus cases in many affected states.
The first hard frost of ...
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A Chicago Fire Department lieutenant died Thursday (October 4) from West Nile virus, which he contracted from a mosquito bite two weeks prior.
Lt. Thomas Flahive, 58, was bitten by mosquito during a family trip to Wisconsin, according to the city’s Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
The firefighters of Engine Company 108 from the Milwaukee and Laramie firehouse said they never thought a large guy lik...
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Public health officials in San Francisco has reported that one of its residents is infected with West Nile virus, the first human case of this potentially fatal disease in seven years. Not much details were revealed about the patient except that he is a man who got infected on September 14 and is now recovering at home.
Health officials added that the patient did not travel extensively prior to the infection, maki...
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Latest tests in Rhode Island show that the state bears no signs of West Nile virus or Eastern equine encephalitis.
The latest report from the state Department of Environmental Management released Monday indicates that 116 mosquito samples taken from traps set throughout the state during the week of September 10 yielded negative results.
However, one sample of mosquitoes in the town of Westerly during the same perio...
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A biotech company in based in North Dakota is developing a serum derived from geese, which they hope would treat everything from rabies to malaria, even cancer.
The serum was originally intended to protect people from the West Nile virus, but research group Avianax discovered that this serum may have the potential to treat a wide variety of illnesses.
Researchers found that geese can quickly produce antibodies afte...
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A family in West Monroe, Louisiana, remains in mourning after their child Charly Pratt died over the weekend. Pratt was a fourth grader at Riverbend Elementary.
Early reports say Pratt’s death was caused by West Nile virus, but his relatives insist the mosquito-borne disease was not to blame. Investigation to find out his cause of death continues.
The State of Louisiana has reported one of its highest incid...
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A 75-year-old female is admitted in a Las Vegas hospital with a critical form of West Nile virus, making it the first case of human infection this year in the southern part of Nevada, according to Southern Nevada Health District.
Health district officials first reported about the presence of mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus in the 89107 zip code last August. Last year, there were 11 reported cases of the ...
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As a tribute to her grandfather who died from West Nile virus infection, a woman based in Bellmead, Texas, is holding an awareness event this weekend about the mosquito-borne illness.
The “Fight The Bite” event will be held this Sunday (September 16th) at a local bar in nearby Waco, where participants can pick up information about the virus and the disease it brings, as, questions to pest-control expert...
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