May 19, 2013

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Feb 1, 2013

Study Links Orchards with Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile in the United States

By Lauren Edmundson

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE has found a link between West Nile virus prevalence and land use, climate and wildlife populations in the northwest United States. The authors...

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Sep 5, 2012

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Dengue Reemerges in Greece

By Katharina Schwan

An elderly gentleman died on August 30 of hemorrhagic fever in Patras, Greece. Doctors believe it was a complication due to infection with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that has not been...

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Aug 23, 2012

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WNV: Mass. reports second human case; CDC says one of “largest West Nile virus outbreaks ever”

By Anna Tomasulo

In a special telebriefing on West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States, Dr. Lyle Petersen, director of the Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases at the CDC stated that we are “in the midst...

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Aug 9, 2012

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Epidemic of West Nile Virus Hits Dallas County

By Robyn Correll Carlyle

Update: Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced that Dallas County is in a State of Emergency due to the West Nile Virus epidemic. The Dallas County Director of Health and Human Services,...

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Jul 13, 2012

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Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus in Okla., Mass., and Calif.

By Anna Tomasulo

Update: South Dakota just reported its first WNV case of the season. The case was detected in a blood donor who was not sick. Over the past decade, South Dakota has reported over 1,800 cases and 26...

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Jul 8, 2011

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Central Pennsylvania Watches out for West Nile

By healthmap

Dauphin, Franklin, York, Lancaster, Cumberland and Lebanon counties in central Pennsylvania have been looking out for West Nile virus cases as the number of mosquitoes in the area has unusually...

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