lordofgun
08-08-2002, 10:28 AM
First Case Of W. Nile Diagnosed Here in 2002
Infected Mosquitoes Widespread, D.C.
By Sylvia Moreno and Craig Timberg
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, August 8, 2002; Page A01
District health officials said last night that a Washington man has contracted the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the first confirmed human case of the disease in the region this year.
The positive test results on the 40 mosquito pools in the District show how well established the disease has become, health officials said. Last year, only three mosquito pools in the District tested positive for the virus.
The city's announcement came as officials across the country are battling the worst outbreak of West Nile virus since it was detected in the United States in 1999.
A fifth Louisiana resident died from the virus yesterday, and the number of people infected in that state rose to 71. Mississippi has 22 confirmed human cases, while Texas has 10 suspected cases and Arkansas and Illinois each have one.
D.C. officials said that the city's mosquito eradication efforts must be intensified and that an aggressive public information campaign is needed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57195-2002Aug7.html
Infected Mosquitoes Widespread, D.C.
By Sylvia Moreno and Craig Timberg
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, August 8, 2002; Page A01
District health officials said last night that a Washington man has contracted the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the first confirmed human case of the disease in the region this year.
The positive test results on the 40 mosquito pools in the District show how well established the disease has become, health officials said. Last year, only three mosquito pools in the District tested positive for the virus.
The city's announcement came as officials across the country are battling the worst outbreak of West Nile virus since it was detected in the United States in 1999.
A fifth Louisiana resident died from the virus yesterday, and the number of people infected in that state rose to 71. Mississippi has 22 confirmed human cases, while Texas has 10 suspected cases and Arkansas and Illinois each have one.
D.C. officials said that the city's mosquito eradication efforts must be intensified and that an aggressive public information campaign is needed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57195-2002Aug7.html