Number of human cases of West Nile virus hits 95
by Associated Press
Published: August 28,2012
Tags: disease, epidemic, health, health care, illness, mosquito, public health, sick, sickness, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 10 new cases of the West Nile virus.
The reported new cases are in Forrest (1), Lamar (1), Lawrence (1), Lincoln (2), Madison (1), Marion (1), Rankin (2), and Warren (1) counties, bringing the state total for 2012 to 95 cases and two deaths. The deaths occurred in Lincoln and Smith counties.
Health officials say it is the largest number of cases reported by the end of July since 2002.
In 2011, Mississippi had 52 WNV cases and five deaths.
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