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Company guarantees city 80% reduction in mosquitoes

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:05:52 +0000

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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Health Department confirms first human cases of West Nile

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:25:20 +0000

LAUDERDALE COUNTY and HANCOCK COUNTY — The Mississippi Health Department is reporting two human cases of West Nile virus, the first confirmed cases in the state for 2012. The cases are in Lauderdale and Hancock counties. Mississippi had 52 cases and five deaths from West Nile virus last year. The Health Department also has found [...]

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Two more cases of West Nile virus identified

MBJ Staff — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:56:17 +0000

FORREST COUNTY and PEARL RIVER COUNTY — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports two new human cases of West Nile virus in Forrest and Pearl River counties, bringing the state’s total to 15. So far this year, cases have been reported in Coahoma, Forrest (two), Hinds (two), Jones (three), Marion, Pearl River (four), [...]

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Second West Nile virus case identified

Wally Northway — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:24:41 +0000

WINSTON COUNTY — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the second human West Nile virus (WNV) case of 2010. The case is in Winston County. The first case of the season was reported last month in Coahoma County. In 2009, Mississippi had 53 WNV cases with four resulting in death. Mississippi’s first WNV [...]

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More West Nile identified across Mississippi

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:01:50 +0000

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports five additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2009, bringing the state’s total to 34 with two deaths. The new cases are in Harrison, Hinds, Pearl River, Prentiss and Rankin counties. The MSDH reports both confirmed and probable cases to the public. Since July 2009, [...]

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