West Nile 'causes lasting damage'
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Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found.
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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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Florida&#39;s string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.
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A man in his 50s is recovering in a San Diego-area hospital from serious West Nile viral disease after being bitten by a mosquito near Los Angeles Harbor where he works, health officials said yesterday.
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If you&#39;re worried about your pet getting West Nile Virus, put your fears aside. Unless Buddy is a horse. While dogs, cats and birds rarely get the mosquito-borne disease, it can be lethal to equines.
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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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Five years ago, West Nile virus seemed like a major public health threat to the Washington region, with nearly 100 human cases and 11 deaths. But the disease has receded rapidly here since then, even as it remains a problem elsewhere in the United States.
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THE DEATH of a Piedmont squirrel from the West Nile Virus means its time to act -- not react. There are some important steps we can take to reduce the mosquito population in our hills communities, and we should take them.
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NEW YORK  - More than a year after being   diagnosed with a West Nile virus infection, nearly half of the   patients have ongoing health issues including fatigue, memory   problems, headache, depression and tremor, a new study shows.
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I hear a lot about West Nile virus and trying to avoid it, but what really happens if you get it? West Nile virus has been identified in birds, horses and humans in rural and
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Burlington County hasn&#39;t been hit hard this year by West Nile virus, but county officials are still urging residents to take precautions against mosquitoes throughout the fall.
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A 5-year-old cancer patient has become the second San Diego County resident to contract the potentially deadly West Nile virus, health officials said Friday.
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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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The West Nile virus is still circulating and storm sewers clogged with leaves and grass clippings remain a dangerous breeding ground for infected mosquitoes, Houston health officials say.
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US public health officials confirmed Monday that a 62-year-old man died due to complications from West Nile virus, making him the fourth Los Angeles County resident to die from the mosquito-borne disease.
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Six more dead birds in San Diego County have been found to have West Nile virus, county vector control officials said. The new findings bring to 25 the number of birds that have tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus in the county, authorities said.
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LOS ANGELES -- A 60-year-old man with a number of chronic ailments has become the sixth person in California to die from West Nile virus, health officials said.