Texas: 2012 West Nile cases- 86 deaths to date

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Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Wo...164692146.html


Worst West Nile Virus Outbreak in Dallas County History
CDC says West Nile virus season off to early start
By Ellen Goldberg and Mike Stobbe
| Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 | Updated 1:01 AM CDT

Dallas County is experiencing the worst outbreak of West Nile virus in the county's history.

The old record of 104 cases was set in 2006. Dallas County surpassed that number Wednesday, with 109 serious cases of West Nile virus.

Five people with underlying medical conditions have died in Dallas County after contracting West Nile virus. One death has been reported in Tarrant County...

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Elderly Houston man dies from West Nile virus

by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on August 3, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Updated today at 5:33 PM

HOUSTON?A southwest Houston man is the city?s first confirmed West Nile virus death this year, the City of Houston Health Department reported Friday.
The man was between the ages of 75 and 84. No other information on the victim was released.
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http://www.khou.com/news/health/Elderly-Houston-man-dies-from-West-Nile-virus-164942896.html

Houston HHS West Nile page;

http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Epidemiology/arboviral-2012.html

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Source: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/191954...est-nile-virus


6th Dallas county person dies from West Nile Virus
Posted: Aug 04, 2012 11:26 AM EDT Updated: Aug 04, 2012 11:27 AM EDT
By: Adrian Arambulo - bio | email

A sixth person in Dallas county is dead after contracting West Nile virus.

The man lived in Irving and health officials say we are on pace for record numbers and that the illness doesn't usually peak until mid-August.

The family of the most recent victim, Arnold Conley, spoke with us last month just after he was diagnosed with West Nile...

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Source: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/w...est-nile-cases

Number rises in local West Nile cases
Total of 4 cases reported in Hays and Williamson

Updated: Tuesday, 07 Aug 2012, 6:35 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 07 Aug 2012, 6:35 PM CDT

Callie Cantrell

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - Two cases of West Nile virus are under investigation in Williamson County and a total of two cases have been reported in Hays County...

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Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/08/07/d...eath-reported/

Dallas Mulls More Spraying As 8th West Nile Death Reported
By Susy Solis, CBS 11 News
August 7, 2012 5:33 PM

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - There?s a new battle in the fight against West Nile Virus, but it?s not about which insecticide to use, but how to use it: by air or by ground.

The Dallas County Medical Society board of directors voted 13-0 to recommend to Dallas County Health and Human Services that aerial spraying of insecticide should be utilized to combat West Nile Virus.

The increasing number of deaths, 8 in Dallas County alone, and the steadily increasing number of human cases were cited as reasons for the recommendation...

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Ninth West Nile Virus Death Confirmed in Dallas

By Greg Janda

| Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 | Updated 7:00 PM CDT

Dallas County Health and Human Services said Wednesday that a ninth person has died in the county after being infected with West Nile virus.

The patient lived in zip code 75116 and had been diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease.

The county has not said if the patient had any underlying medical conditions. Due to patient confidentiality reasons, no further information about the patient will be released.

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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Ninth-West-Nile-Virus-Death-Confirmed-in-Dallas-165492066.html

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West Nile virus prompts public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas

<!--endclickprintinclude--><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--no partner-->By Michael Martinez, CNN
updated 5:48 PM EDT, Fri August 10, 2012


(CNN) -- A West Nile virus epidemic has prompted a public health emergency in Dallas County, Texas, where the disease has killed nine people, a judge declared Friday.

The virus there infected 175 people, said Patricia Huston of Dallas County Health and Human Services.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared the emergency in his capacity as director of the county's Homeland Security and Emergency Management and instructed the department to file a local disaster declaration with the state.

"This declaration will expand our avenues for assistance in our ongoing battle with West Nile virus," Jenkins said in a statement.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/us/texas-west-nile-virus-emergency/index.html

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Map of confirmed West Nile cases in 2012:
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Aerial spraying has been approved by the county commission and now only requires local municipal approval.

"Dallas County allows aerial spraying for West Nile virus"

"Suffering from the nation's deadliest outbreak of West Nile virus this year, Dallas County authorized aerial spraying of insecticide on Friday for the first time in nearly five decades to help fight the mosquito-born illness.

...Five planes have been requested for spraying the heavily populated northern part of Dallas as well as the nearby enclaves of Highland Park and University Park? the most affected areas ? but they won't be used until leaders in those jurisdictions approve, said Jenkins, who urged the cities to allow the planes in.

..."It seems like the avoidance strategy is not working, so now you have to kill the bug," said Dr. Rick Snyder, president of the Dallas County Medical Society.

The Texas Department of State Health Services this year has tracked 214 cases of neuroinvasive West Nile, the most serious form of the illness, including 89 in Dallas County. Noting that the peak season for the illness is just beginning, agency officials said they fear the state will break the record number for such cases ? 438 ? reported in 2003."

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West Nile deaths reported in Dallas, Tarrant counties

Credit: WFAA
Almost 450 human cases of West Nile virus have now been confirmed in the four-county area.

WFAA
Posted on August 13, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Updated today at 5:57 PM
...
The Dallas County Health Department confirmed its 10th West Nile fatality on Monday.
The patient lived in ZIP code 75229, which is in the Preston Hollow area. A source told News 8 the patient was a woman in her 90's.
Late Monday afternoon, Tarrant County Public Health announced the county's second West Nile-related death involving a Fort Worth resident in his 80s with underlying medical conditions.
There have now been 14 deaths linked to the West Nile virus in North Texas this year.
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http://www.wfaa.com/home/Dallas-County-confirms-10th-West-Nile-death-166032306.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/08...-reported.html

Second West Nile death reported in Tarrant County
Posted Monday, Aug. 13, 2012
By Patrick M. Walker
pwalker@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH -- A Fort Worth resident in his 80s with underlying medical conditions has become Tarrant County's second person to die of West Nile virus, officials with Tarrant County Public Health said late Monday afternoon.

The news followed an announcement earlier that a 10th person had died of the disease in Dallas County, where aerial spraying for infected mosquitoes was set to commence later this week.

Tarrant County has reported 159 confirmed human cases...

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Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/10...z/-/index.html


10th Houstonian tests positive for West Nile virus
Published On: Aug 13 2012 04:29:06 PM CDT Updated On: Aug 13 2012 04:44:24 PM CDT

HOUSTON -

A tenth Houstonian has been diagnosed with West Nile virus.

The most recent case is that of a northwest Houston man between the ages of 75 and 84.

One case has been fatal. A southwest Houston man between the ages of 75 and 84 died on Aug. 1.

Last year, the number of West Nile deaths in the city of Houston was zero...

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Source: http://www.channel6newsonline.com/20...akes-16-lives/


Texas West Nile Outbreak takes 16 Lives

Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Texas West Nile Outbreak takes 16 Lives
Written by MCT News Service // August 14, 2012 //

HOUSTON — Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency after the West Nile virus infected at least 190 people, killing 10, as the nation’s worst outbreak hits Texas.

An unusually warm winter and rainy spring in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and elsewhere in Texas has provided ideal conditions for breeding mosquitoes, West Nile carriers, officials said.

The emergency declaration in Dallas clears the way for state money and resources to fight the outbreak. In the coming days the county will deploy small planes for aerial insecticide spraying over hard-hit neighborhoods, in addition to ground spraying already underway.

Texans have contracted the highest number of West Nile infections and have suffered more West Nile deaths than any other state in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Statewide 16 deaths — including the 10 in Dallas County — have been reported so far this year, compared with two in 2011 and seven the year before, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

And the virus is spreading at a faster pace this year across the state. As of Monday, 381 West Nile infections had been reported in more than two dozen Texas counties, compared with 27 infections reported statewide last year in a handful of counties.

In Houston alone, about 95 percent of tested mosquitoes are carrying the virus...

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<TABLE class=topicheader border=0 cellSpacing=0 summary="table used for formatting" cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=70 align=left></TD><TD class=table vAlign=top align=left>West Nile Virus
(West Nile Virus, WNV, WestNile)
ICD-9 066.4; ICD-10 G93.3
</TD><TD class=table vAlign=top align=right><TABLE class=table border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=smallBoldPanel>
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallPanel><SMALL>Find a contact in your area.
</SMALL>
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<TABLE style="WIDTH: 564px; HEIGHT: 167px"><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD>West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne illness. Up to 80 percent of people infected with West Nile virus will have no symptoms and will recover on their own, however, some cases can cause serious illness or death.

People over 50 and those with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk of becoming ill if they become infected with the virus.

</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Your best defense is to practice these habits, known as the ?Four Ds?:

1. Use insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
2. Dress in long sleeves and long pants when you are outside.
3. Stay indoors at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
4. Drain standing water where mosquitoes breed. Common breeding sites include old tires, flowerpots and clogged rain gutters.

To learn more about West Nile virus, see the following Fact Sheet.

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Current Case Counts and Other Data

<TABLE style="WIDTH: 736px; HEIGHT: 252px" class=table><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE class=table border=0 cellSpacing=0 summary="West Nile Virus in Texas, 2011 couty cases" cellPadding=1><CAPTION vAlign=top align=left></CAPTION><THEAD></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TD class=smallHd colSpan=3 align=center>West Nile Virus in Texas, 2012</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallHd>

Sample Type

</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>Cases</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>Counties</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallHd>Human WNF</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>

157

</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>21

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallHd>Human WNND</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>

224

</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>27
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallHd><SUP>&</SUP>Total Human Illness
</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>381
</TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>38

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallTxt>Bird</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>

75

</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>1

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallTxt>Mosquito</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>

869

</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>17

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallTxt>Horse</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>

10

</TD><TD class=smallTxt align=center>8

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=smallHd>Viral Activity </TD><TD class=smallHd align=center></TD><TD class=smallHd align=center>

42

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD>

<SMALL>15 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2012

2 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2011.</SMALL>
<SMALL>7 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2010.</SMALL>

<SMALL>9 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2009.</SMALL>
<SMALL>1 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2008.</SMALL>
<SMALL>17 West Nile human fatalities have been reported in 2007.</SMALL>
<SMALL>* West Nile Virus may be found in multiple sources in the same county.</SMALL>
<SMALL>A major source of West Nile horse data is theTexas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.</SMALL>
<SMALL>

More Annual Summaries may be found on the statistics page.</SMALL>
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=border cellSpacing=0 summary="Human West Nile Cases and Fatalities by County in 2012" cellPadding=0><CAPTION vAlign=top align=left><SUP>&</SUP>Human West Nile Cases and Fatalities by County 2012
</CAPTION><THEAD></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TD>County
</TD><TD>Deaths
</TD><TD vAlign=middle align=center><SUP>!</SUP>WNND
</TD><TD><SUP>^</SUP>WNF
</TD><TD>Total Cases

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Andrews </TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0

</TD><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Angelina</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>3
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bastrop

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bell
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bexar

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Brazos

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Collin

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>5
</TD><TD>9
</TD><TD>14
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Cooke

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Dallas
</TD><TD>9
</TD><TD>92
</TD><TD>36
</TD><TD>128
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Denton
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>13
</TD><TD>26
</TD><TD>39
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Ellis
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>8
</TD><TD>10

</TD></TR><TR><TD>Fannin</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Frio

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Grayson

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Harris
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>6
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>7
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Hays

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>3
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>3
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Henderson

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Hunt

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>3
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>3
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Johnson

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>5
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>5
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Kaufman

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>3
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>5
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Lamar

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Liberty

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Limestone

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Madison

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>McLennan
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>9
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>11
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Montgomery

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Nueces

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Randall

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Tarrant
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>57
</TD><TD>53
</TD><TD>110
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Travis
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>7
</TD><TD>3
</TD><TD>10
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Tom Green

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Van Zandt

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Wichita

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>2
</TD><TD>2
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Williamson

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Wise

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Zavala

</TD><TD>
</TD><TD>1
</TD><TD>0
</TD><TD>1
</TD></TR><TR><TD>Totals
</TD><TD>16
</TD><TD>224
</TD><TD>157
</TD><TD>381

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Last updated August 14, 2012

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Source: http://www.news-journal.com/news/loc...26aa9b2fb.html

State confirms Gregg County cases of West Nile
Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2012 4:00 am
By Sherry Koonce skoonce@news-journal.com

Two cases of human West Nile virus in Gregg County were confirmed Wednesday by state health officials, and more could be made official in coming days.

Good Shepherd Medical Center has sent several specimens from patients with West Nile-like symptoms to the state lab in Tyler for testing. Hospital officials did not know the results at press time...

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Source: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2012...ll-county-too/

Thursday, August 16, 2012
West Nile Virus is a problem in Rockwall County, too
by J.J. Smith of TheRockwallNews.com

...Dr. Gary Bonacquisti, of the Rockwall County Health Authority, has reported that there are confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Rockwall County. Epidemiological tests are being run to determine an accurate number of cases. He encourages residents to continue with personal protection measures to reduce their exposure to the virus...