West Nile Virus Claims Life In MS

Cdc West Nile Virus A person in Forrest County MS is the state's first recorded WNV death of the year

by Associated Press

Published: Fri, August 01, 2008 - 3:30 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, August 11, 2008 - 3:21 pm CST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State health officials say Mississippi has
recorded its first death related to the West Nile virus of the
year.
The Mississippi State Department of Health said the victim was a
resident of Forrest County. No additional information, including
the person's name, has been made public.
MSDH officials also report two additional human cases of the
mosquito-transmitted virus, bringing the state's total number for
the year to 17. The new cases are in Forrest and Neshoba counties.
The health agency reports both confirmed and probable cases to
the public.
The Board of Animal Health has also notified MSDH of one
additional case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne
illness that can affect humans, in a horse in Stone County.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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carl Says:

Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 1:50 pm

I wonder if the horse’s blood could be used as a vaccine for humans as it has been in the past for other diseases ? Very good point RMseek1234.

rmseek1234 Says:

Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 12:48 pm

It would seem that since this is a threat, people could get vaccinated. I vaccinate my horses for this, so why not have a human vaccine too?

carl Says:

Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 11:08 am

You stand a very good chance of getting over the West Nile Virus but the triple E scares me. I believe if the conditions were right the triple E could become a deadly epidemic.