Mississippi Business Journal » mosquito http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State sets another West Nile record with two new cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/27/state-sets-another-west-nile-record-with-two-new-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-sets-another-west-nile-record-with-two-new-cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/27/state-sets-another-west-nile-record-with-two-new-cases/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:18:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65752 WAYNE COUNTY and PERRY COUNTY — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting two new human cases of West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Wayne and Perry counties, bringing the state total to 244 cases and five deaths. This continues to be the highest number of West Nile virus cases ever [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/27/state-sets-another-west-nile-record-with-two-new-cases/feed/ 0 State continues to re-write record for West Nile virus cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/state-continues-to-re-write-record-for-west-nile-virus-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-continues-to-re-write-record-for-west-nile-virus-cases http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/state-continues-to-re-write-record-for-west-nile-virus-cases/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:28:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65261 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting six new human cases of West Nile virus. The new cases were reported in Adams, Calhoun, Forrest, Jackson, Smith and Tippah counties, bringing the state total to 242 cases and five deaths. This is the highest number of West Nile virus cases ever reported [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/state-continues-to-re-write-record-for-west-nile-virus-cases/feed/ 0 West Nile cases still growing — up to 236 with five deaths http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/06/west-nile-cases-still-growing-up-to-236-with-five-deaths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-nile-cases-still-growing-up-to-236-with-five-deaths http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/06/west-nile-cases-still-growing-up-to-236-with-five-deaths/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:39:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64908 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting three new human cases of West Nile virus, the lowest weekly total in months. The new cases were reported in Jones, Lincoln and Simpson counties, bringing the state total to 236 cases and five deaths. This is the highest number of WNV cases ever [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/06/west-nile-cases-still-growing-up-to-236-with-five-deaths/feed/ 0 State sets new record — 225 human cases of West Nile confirmed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/16/state-sets-new-record-225-human-cases-of-west-nile-confirmed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-sets-new-record-225-human-cases-of-west-nile-confirmed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/16/state-sets-new-record-225-human-cases-of-west-nile-confirmed/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:42:25 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63902 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports 12 new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2012. The new cases were reported in Coahoma (1), Forrest (1), Hancock (1), Lauderdale (1), Lowndes (1), Madison (1), Pearl River (1), Rankin (3), Walthall (1) and Wayne (1) counties, bringing the state total [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/16/state-sets-new-record-225-human-cases-of-west-nile-confirmed/feed/ 0 State’s human cases of West Nile virus tops 200 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/states-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-tops-200/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-tops-200 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/states-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-tops-200/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:50:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63712 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/states-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-tops-200/feed/ 0 State records fifth death from West Nile virus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/02/state-records-fifth-death-from-west-nile-virus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-records-fifth-death-from-west-nile-virus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/02/state-records-fifth-death-from-west-nile-virus/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:06:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63377 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/02/state-records-fifth-death-from-west-nile-virus/feed/ 0 Officials: This will probably be worst year ever for West Nile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/officials-this-will-probably-be-worst-year-ever-for-west-nile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-this-will-probably-be-worst-year-ever-for-west-nile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/officials-this-will-probably-be-worst-year-ever-for-west-nile/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:46:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62584 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, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/officials-this-will-probably-be-worst-year-ever-for-west-nile/feed/ 0 West Nile virus claims two more lives http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/05/west-nile-virus-claims-two-more-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-nile-virus-claims-two-more-lives http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/05/west-nile-virus-claims-two-more-lives/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:09:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62239 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/05/west-nile-virus-claims-two-more-lives/feed/ 1 Company guarantees city 80% reduction in mosquitoes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/04/company-guarantees-city-80-reduction-in-mosquitoes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-guarantees-city-80-reduction-in-mosquitoes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/04/company-guarantees-city-80-reduction-in-mosquitoes/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:05:52 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62203 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, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/04/company-guarantees-city-80-reduction-in-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 Number of human cases of West Nile virus hits 95 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/28/number-of-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-hits-95/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=number-of-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-hits-95 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/28/number-of-human-cases-of-west-nile-virus-hits-95/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:11:14 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=61927 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. [...]

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