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  1. 1 day ago · Rarely, transmission occurs through blood transfusion and organ transplantation. West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of arboviral disease in the continental United States (1). Other domestic arboviruses cause sporadic cases and occasional outbreaks.

  2. 1 day ago · West Nile virus While 80% of human cases are asymptomatic, many people can develop West Nile fever. Symptoms of West Nile fever, which is a flu-like illness, can include fever, headache, body ...

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  4. 1 day ago · The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reminding the public to take precautions against mosquito bites that can expose people to West Nile virus (WNV) and dengue virus. In Louisiana, we typically see more mosquito activity in the warmer summer months, increasing the risk for mosquito-borne diseases like WNV and dengue. West Nile virus

  5. May 23, 2024 · West Nile virus is spread to people when mosquitos feed on infected birds and then bite people. In some rare cases, the virus has been transmitted from person-to-person by blood transfusion and ...

  6. May 14, 2024 · TCPH said 910 mosquito samples have been tested at the North Texas Regional Laboratory so far. The last positive case of an infected mosquito was reported on April 26, 2023. West Nile virus is ...

  7. 4 days ago · Arboviral situation summary. In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 52 of 2022, a total of 3,126,573 cases of arboviral disease were reported. Of those, 2,812,204 ( 90.0 % ) were dengue cases, 273,841 ( 8.8 % ) chikungunya cases, and 40,528 ( 1.3 % ) were Zika cases. Country specific data on case counts and ...

  8. May 15, 2024 · Patients with suspected West Nile virus (WNV) disease should first be tested for WNV-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)M antibodies in serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In some cases, positive IgM results should be confirmed by neutralizing antibody testing at a state public health laboratory or CDC. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain ...

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