A Boston male resident in his 40s was recently confirmed as a West Nile Virus case and has recovered.
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“Bottom line, we’re still in West Nile virus season as long as our temperatures remain warm”, Woods said.
He believes although the virus has not been reported in Boone County since 2007, that it will never disappear. The man’s name was not released, but officials said the victim was an older adult.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting a case of West Nile virus in a male over the age of 50 who has the more serious neuroinvasive form of the illness.
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Since mosquitoes are attracted to still, stagnant water, Willis recommend homeowners clean out their gutters and empty any planters or flower pots that may contain water.
Vaccinate your horses for WNV as it is a very effective prevention tool. There is another horse case pending confirmation. It comes and goes in multi-year cycles for reasons that are not entirely understood. Recovery from a neuroinvasive case of West Nile can take several weeks or months and some neurologic effects may be permanent.
“It’s not really that geographically localized generally”, he said. “It’s important to prevent them by making sure there’s no standing water outside, following instructions to wear repellent and wearing it out two hours before and after sunrise and sunset”.
Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, LA County’s interim health officer, declares that mosquitoes are the primary pathway for the West Nile virus to spread and infect humans; transmission has also noticeably increased.
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As for mosquito samples that have tested positive this year for the virus, there have been 56 positive mosquito samples in Nassau, and, as of last Friday, 158 in Suffolk.
