Posts Tagged ‘disease’
by Associated Press Published: October 9,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, mosquito, public health, sickness, state agency, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state Department of Health is reporting 13 new human cases of West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in DeSoto (1), Forrest (1), Hancock (1), Hinds (2), Holmes (1), Lauderdale (1), Pike (1), Panola (1), Rankin (1), Scott (1), Walthall (1) and Winston (1) counties, bringing the state total to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 2,2012
Tags: dead, death, die, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, mosquito, public health, sick, sickness, virus
MADISON COUNTY — A fifth victim of West Nile virus has died in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health said someone who had earlier been infected in Madison County has died, bringing the state’s 2012 death total to five. The state also reported 14 new cases Monday, pushing the year’s total to 200. That’s [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, moquito, public health, sick, state agency, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state Department of Health is reporting 17 new human cases of West Nile virus, bringing the total to 186 cases and four deaths. In 2011, Mississippi had 52 West Nile virus cases and five deaths. The health department only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public. The Clarion-Ledger reports the new cases [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, disease, flood, flooding, health, home, homeowner, house, hurricane, illness, land, mold, property, rain, real estate, residence, resident, storm, storm surge, tropical, Weather, wind
HANCOCK COUNTY — Weeks after Hurricane Isaac caused widespread flooding and power outages in South Mississippi, people are still tearing out drywall and throwing away furniture covered in mold. Mold spores are a familiar foe for those who live in the low-lying areas of Hancock County. They fought them after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, then [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, public health, sickness, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 29 new human cases of the West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Adams (2), Claiborne (1), Harrison (1), Hinds (5), Humphreys (1), Jackson (1), Jefferson Davis (1), Lamar (1), Lauderdale (1), Madison (5), Perry (1), Rankin (6), Sunflower (1), Warren (1), [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 13,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, medical, medicine, mosquito, public health, sick, sickness, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Health officials say they’re convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America’s shores in 1999. So far, 1,405 serious illnesses and 118 deaths from West Nile have been reported across the country. The bulk is in Texas but Louisiana, Mississippi, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 11,2012
Tags: death, disease, epidemic, fatality, health, health care, illness, moquito, public health, sick, sickness, state agency, virus
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 26 new human cases of the West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Bolivar (1), Calhoun (1), Copiah (2), Forrest (1), Hinds (1), Jackson (2), Jasper (2), Leake (1), Madison (6), Marion (1), Rankin (5), Sunflower (1), Walthall (1) and Yazoo (1) [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting two new deaths and 19 new human cases of the West Nile virus. Health officials say both deaths were in Rankin County, and the new cases were reported in Calhoun (2), Copiah (1), Hinds (1), Lamar (1), Lauderdale (1), Madison (2), Marion (1), Pearl [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 4,2012
Tags: city, contract, disease, health, illness, mosquito, municipal government, municipality, pest control, public health, sickness, West Nile virus
NATCHEZ and MADISON — A Madison company says that if Natchez hires it for full mosquito control, it can guarantee an 80 percent reduction in the number of mosquitoes. Mayor Butch Brown asked Brett Killingsworth of Vector Disease Control International to submit proposals from the most basic surveillance plan to the full integrated control plan, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 29,2012
Tags: agriculture, cantalope, death, disease, farm, farmer, farming, fatality, federal agency, food, food bourne, food safety, fruit, horticulture, illness, investigation, melon, sickness
OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A southwestern Indiana cantaloupe farm is the source of at least some of the salmonella responsible for an outbreak that sickened people in 21 states and killed two Kentucky residents, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday. Salmonella collected from Chamberlain Farms in Owensville, Ind., matches the “DNA fingerprint” of the salmonella [...] [...]
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