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West Nile outbreak largest ever in U.S.
38 states have reported human infections
Author: By Elizabeth Cohen Senior Medical Correspondent
Published On: Aug 22 2012 11:37:53 AM EDT Updated On: Aug 22 2012 01:02:55 PM EDT
(CNN) -
The recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever seen in the United States, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of cases so far this year is the highest recorded through August since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999. As of August 21, 38 states had reported human infections. The cases reported to the CDC total 1,118, including 41 deaths.
"The peak of West Nile virus epidemics usually occurs in mid-August, but it takes a couple of weeks for people to get sick, go to the doctor and get reported," said Dr. Lyle Petersen, the director of the CDC's Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Division. "Thus we expect many more cases to occur."
http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifes...-U-S/-/2300442/16223766/-/tyeob7/-/index.html
38 states have reported human infections
Author: By Elizabeth Cohen Senior Medical Correspondent
Published On: Aug 22 2012 11:37:53 AM EDT Updated On: Aug 22 2012 01:02:55 PM EDT
(CNN) -
The recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever seen in the United States, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of cases so far this year is the highest recorded through August since the disease was first detected in the United States in 1999. As of August 21, 38 states had reported human infections. The cases reported to the CDC total 1,118, including 41 deaths.
"The peak of West Nile virus epidemics usually occurs in mid-August, but it takes a couple of weeks for people to get sick, go to the doctor and get reported," said Dr. Lyle Petersen, the director of the CDC's Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Division. "Thus we expect many more cases to occur."
http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifes...-U-S/-/2300442/16223766/-/tyeob7/-/index.html