Phoenix swamped with West Nile problems
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All summer, the Arizona desert has been the epicenter for this year&#39;s West Nile virus outbreak. By Matt Slocum, The Arizona Republic.
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The number of Arizonans infected with the West Nile virus jumped Thursday after weeks of dwindling increases, health officials said Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Local health officials on Thursday confirmed a third West Nile virus death in Los Angeles County, bringing the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to six in the western US state of California.
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A pool of mosquitoes in the Liberty area has tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected Aug. 19 during surveillance by the Adams County Health Department
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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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LOS ANGELES A new survey about West Nile finds residents of California and Arizona -- the two states hardest hit this year by the virus -- are less likely to take precautions against mosquitoes than people elsewhere in the nation.
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Health officials stepped up warnings for local residents to take precautions against West Nile Virus on Saturday after a crow found in Elmore County tested positive for the infection.
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LOS ANGELES California recorded its 18th death from the West Nile virus this week but health officials say the virus&#39; spread appears to be slowing.
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LOS ANGELES A statewide drop in West Nile cases in recent weeks has raised hopes that this year&#39;s epidemic may soon end. At least 586 human cases have been confirmed, with the number declining steadily since
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SALEM, Ore.  A dead crow in Oregon&#39;s remote southeast corner brought the news: The West Nile virus had arrived in Oregon, previously among the last states to be free of it.
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Octoberâs unseasonably warm and wet weather ushered in Matagorda Countyâs first reported case of West Nile virus in an area horse.
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Three weeks ago, torrential downpours brought flooding to many parts of Graham County, bringing mosquitoes and the risk of contracting 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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The West Nile virus has surfaced for the first time in Napa County, a discovery confirmed Friday by state experts after evaluating a dead crow sent to them by health officials.
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Shrinking budgets and escalating costs this year exacerbated many of the county&#39;s health- care problems, which included the first human case of West Nile virus and the fact that prescription medications are increasingly expensive for many seniors.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida health officials are dropping medical alerts and advisories for West Nile virus. Florida Health Secretary John Agwunobi said the threat of the mosquito-borne illness has decreased with the coming of winter.
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SAN DIEGO - Six additional dead birds infected with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus have been discovered in San Diego County, a Vector Control official announced Thursday.