West Nile Virus Kills Sixth Victim in California, Over 20 Deaths ...
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Aug. 21, 2004 âWest Nile virus (WNV) has now killed six people in California and the number of people with the virus has climbed to 249, according to an announcement yesterday by the California Department of Health Services.
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A 30-year-old man from northern San Luis Obispo County tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the Central Coast&#39;s first confirmed human case of the mosquito-borne disease, officials announced Monday.
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A 5-year-old San Diego County child infected with the West Nile virus has developed the life-threatening complications typical of severe cases, but health officials aren&#39;t certain if
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----     Arizona Leads Nation in West Nile Cases      Thousands of abandoned swimming pools, along with irrigation canals and other prime breeding sites for mosquitoes in Phoenix, have made Arizona the state hardest hit by West Nile virus this year.      Arizona has accounted for at least 290 of more than 500 reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States so far in 2004...
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SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County health officials reported today that a man in his 50s has been confirmed as the first person in the county to contract the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.
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Two more birds have tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, bringing the number of cases in the county to 10 birds and one horse. There have been no human infections reported in the county.
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Four more birds have tested positive for the West Nile Virus in San Luis Obispo County. Environmental health officials say birds found in Cambria, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, and Grover Beach died from the mosquito-borne illness.
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LA CROSSE - A person from south-central Kansas has died from West Nile virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Thursday.
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A person in Elkhart County who was diagnosed with West Nile virus has died. Indiana State Department of Health officials said the person could be described as &quot;senior&quot; or &quot;elderly,&quot; but
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PORTLAND -- A Malheur County patient has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, Oregon&#39;s first human case, state health officials said yesterday.
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A sixth Southern Californian, the third in Los Angeles County, has died of the West Nile virus, and officials warned Thursday that most victims of the disease have developed other, more serious illnesses, including encephalitis and meningitis.
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West Nile virus has claimed the life of a 60-year-old man in Southern California. Health workers say the man likely became infected by a mosquito bite near his home in eastern Los Angeles County. They say he was especially vulnerable because of other ...
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Nine more dead birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to mosquito control district sources. Four birds came from San Mateo County, and five more tested positive in Santa Clara County.
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SAN DIEGO - Despite the discovery in San Diego County of three more dead birds infected with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, a county vector control official said Thursdayday the numbers are going down.
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A 50-year-old San Jose man is the Bay Area&#39;s first human case of West Nile Virus, Santa Clara County health officials confirmed Thursday.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Cooler temperatures, frequent rains and greater public awareness resulted in a big drop in the number of West Nile virus infections in Indiana residents this summer, state health officials said.
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El Paso has reported its fifth death this summer that City-County Health and Environmental District officials are blaming on the West Nile virus.