Wednesday, September 4, 2013

West Nile Cases Up

The number of West Nile virus (WNV) cases reported to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) this year has grown to 13, including a Park County man who died.
“We have definitely seen an uptick in WNV cases in Wyoming over the last few weeks,” said Emily Thorp, WDH surveillance epidemiologist. “South Dakota, a neighboring state, is experiencing a particularly active WNV season and WNV reports have recently gone up across the country.” Ten confirmed cases have been reported so far from Fremont County, one each from Platte and Natrona counties, and one fatal case from Park County. WDH is following up on additional potential cases. Because WNV transmission is still possible into Wyoming’s fall months, Thorp suggested people continue to take precautions:

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