Thursday, August 30, 2012
Maryland reports 13 cases of the mosquito-borne virus so far in 2012.
One Maryland resident has died as a result of West Nile Virus, according to state health department officials. Dori Henry, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Thursday confirmed the death of one adult. The age, gender and county where the victim lived are not being released because of privacy reasons, Henry said. So far, Maryland has reported 13 cases of the virus this year. Nearly 1,600 cases have been reported in 48 states. About 70 percent of those cases come from Texas, South Dakota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Michigan—45 percent along were in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those cases, 66 people have died as of Aug. 28. It is not clear if the Maryland …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The number of West Nile virus cases reported is higher this year than ever before, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
This year, the United States has seen the largest outbreak of West Nile virus infections since the disease first appeared here in 1999, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As of Aug. 21, the CDC had reported a total of 1,118 cases in people and 41 deaths resulting from the disease this year. Forty-seven states reported the virus in people, mosquitoes or birds. Patch has reported that the virus was detected in Montgomery County in a mosquito pool. David Clark, community relations coordinator for Patient First, a series of community health centers in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, recommends using DEET or SumiOne repellent (a new chemical applied to paper to protect an area), wearing long pants or …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Maryland confirmed its first case of West Nile virus on Friday.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Maryland confirmed its first case of West Nile virus on Friday.
An adult in central Maryland is the state's first confirmed case of West Nile virus this year, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced on Friday, Aug. 10. Closer to home, the virus was also found in Montgomery County by the U.S. Department of Defense, the state's health and mental hygiene department added. The virus sample from Montgomery County was found in a mosquito pool, which is "a group of mosquitoes collected at one of several trap sites across the [state]," the health department added. The virus "continues to threaten the health of Maryland residents," Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, state health department secretary, said in a statement. "These findings remind us that there are basic actions we can all take to …
Kim Dixon
5:59 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Hmmm I noticed that Howard county is not listed as one of the countys that are up for spraying, Here's a little fact for you my mother passed away from Encephalitis, according to the State she had the highest levels they had seen, yet somhow this information dissapered, of course this was like 8 years ago but nothing was done. I remember years ago they would spray the community a few times a week… more ›