West Nile Virus:  Latest News

August 2003

• Pennsylvania Dept. of Health: Three Human Cases, Numerous Other West Nile Positive Tests Reported [2003-08-19]
• South Dakota Dept. of Health: West Nile Virus testing summary; 20 more human cases detected [2003-08-15]
• Wyoming Dept. of Health: State West Nile Virus Human Cases Rise from 13 to 21 [2003-08-14]
• Kansas Dept. of Health & the Environment: Two Additional Human West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed in Kansas for 2003 [2003-08-13]
• Arkansas Dept. of Health: Two Additional Positive Human Cases of West Nile Virus in Jefferson County [2003-08-13]
• South Dakota Dept. of Health: West Nile Virus testing summary; 19 more human cases detected [2003-08-13]
• Alabama Dept. of Public Health: Mobile County Reports Two West Nile Cases [2003-08-13]
• Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services: West Nile Virus Infection Found in Wisconsin Resident [2003-08-12]
• Kansas Dept. of Health & the Environment: KDHE Confirms Second Human West Nile Virus Case in Kansas for 2003 [2003-08-12]
• Virginia Dept. of Health: VDH Announces First Probable Human Case of West Nile Virus in State [2003-08-11]
• Arizona Dept. of Health Services: Mosquito Sample Tests Positive for West Nile in Southeastern Arizona [2003-08-11]
• South Dakota Dept. of Health: South Dakota Reports 12 New Human West Nile Cases [2003-08-06]
• Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment: First Death Reported from West Nile Virus [pdf] [2003-08-05]
• Kansas Dept. of Health & the Environment: KDHE Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Case in Kansas for 2003 [2003-08-01]
• Wyoming Dept. of Health: Health Officials Identify First State Resident Human Case of West Nile Virus [2003-08-01]

July 2003

• Pennsylvania Dept. of Health: Seven Human Cases of West Nile Virus Reported Across Pennsylvania [2003-07-30]
• Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment: Colorado Reports 13 Additional Human Cases Of West Nile Virus [2003-07-30]
• Pennsylvania Dept. of Health: Tests Show First Human Case of West Nile Virus This Year in Pennsylvania [2003-07-28]
• Alabama Dept. of Public Health: Alabama Records First Human Death from West Nile Virus in 2003 [2003-07-28}
• Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment: Colorado Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus for 2003 [2003-07-22]
• South Dakota Dept. of Health: Health Department reports first case of human West Nile [2003-07-22]
• Alabama Dept. of Public Health: First Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection Diagnosed in Alabama [2003-07-16]
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: CDC Confirms Nation's First Human Case of WNV in 2003 [2003-07-08]
• South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control: Human West Nile virus case confirmed in South Carolina [2003-07-03]

June 2003

• Arkansas Dept. of Health: Horse in Logan County Tests Positive for West Nile Virus [2003-06-17]
• Virginia Dept. of Health: First West Nile Positive Bird This Year Found in Fauquier County [2003-06-06]
• Arkansas Dept. of Health: Health Department Reporting State’s First Bird Testing Positive for West Nile Virus in Benton County [2003-06-05]

May 2003

• State of Michigan: West Nile Activity Detected in Michigan [2003-05-07]

February 2003

• U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: Federal Scientists Refocus on West Nile Virus Impacts on Wildlife [2003-02-04]