Monday, September 19, 2016

Mosquitoes in Wethersfield test positive for West Nile Virus : fox61





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Mosquitoes in Wethersfield test positive for West Nile Virus

Mosquitoes in Wethersfield test positive for West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes in Wethersfield test positive for West Nile Virus
× Mosquitoes in Wethersfield test positive for West Nile VirusWETHERSFIELD — Mosquitoes in Wethersfield have tested positive for West Nile Virus, the Connecticut Department of Public Health announced Monday.State officials trap and collect mosquitoes from 91 trap sites in 72 cities and towns across Connecticut.Two of those sites are located within the Central Connecticut Health District, one in Newington and the other in Wethersfield.


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West Nile Virus Found in Nashua: ICYMI

West Nile Virus Found in Nashua: ICYMI
West Nile Virus Found in Nashua: ICYMI
CONCORD, NH — The state of New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services announced on Sept. 16, 2016, that after testing a batch of mosquitoes in the city of Nashua, it has found a batch that has tested positive for the West Nile Virus.This batch is the first mosquito batch to be found to test positive this season, according to a press statement from Nicola Whitley of the NH DHHS."This is the first positive mosquito test result in New Hampshire this season," said NH State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan.


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Study Indicates West Nile Virus May Be Underdiagnosed In Houston Region – Houston Public Media

Study Indicates West Nile Virus May Be Underdiagnosed In Houston Region – Houston Public Media
Study Indicates West Nile Virus May Be Underdiagnosed In Houston Region – Houston Public Media
/ DownloadAl Ortiz | Houston Public MediaThe Zika virus has received a lot of attention in the past few months, but there is new research about another mosquito-borne virus which is prevalent in Texas that concludes it is underdiagnosed.Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, a professor of Medicine at UTHealth's McGovern Medical School, is one of the authors of a study on West Nile virus released this month in a journal about infectious diseases published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The research, which started in January of 2005 and concluded in December of 2010, focused on 751 (567 adults and 184 children) patients that were examined for meningitis and encephalitis at nine hospitals located in the Houston region.


Study Indicates West Nile Virus May Be Underdiagnosed In Houston Region – Houston Public Media

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