First West Nile Virus Death in Montana

But as that water recedes, mosquitoes are returning, and their numbers will start to grow in any remaining, standing water, according to Frank Welch, medical director of community preparedness at the state’s Department of Health. The 11-square-mile city of Katy is split between Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties, with the case having occurred in the Harris County portion of the city.

A local person tested positive for the virus after traveling to an area where active mosquito transmission of Zika is now taking place and where travel advisories have been issued, according to a report from the Mt. Juliet Police Department.

During 2015, nine cases of West Nile virus infection were reported among Wisconsin residents.

Almost 150 infected mosquitoes have now been found in 35 in counties.

The cases from Canyon County were a teenage girl who was hospitalized with West Nile meningitis and is now recovering at home and a woman in her 50s who contracted West Nile fever but was not hospitalized, officials said.

A McCone County resident is the first Montana resident to die from complications related to West Nile virus so far this year.

The majority of people (80 percent) who are infected with West Nile virus do not get sick. “We don’t really know why but we’ll be looking at the data and evidence collected”.

Officials also want residents to empty any containers that hold water such as flower pots, as well as keep rain gutters free of debris. In 2015, MS had 38 WNV cases and one death.

“We know that it’s in every county every year”, he said.

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Mosquitoes are active at this time of year. Four were in Dawson County and one in Garfield County.

The West Nile virus, like the Zika virus, can be transmitted from a mosquito carrying the virus. They are the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Drainage Services Department, the Education Bureau, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the FEHD, the DH, the Highways Department, the Home Affairs Department, the Hospital Authority, the Housing Department, the Information Services Department, the Lands Department, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Social Welfare Department, the Transport Department and the Water Supplies Department. More rainfall means less stagnant water, he said.

West Nile virus infections in humans have been reported from June through October; however, most reported becoming ill with West Nile virus in August and September. These trucks drive around campus in the evening and release a low-dose pesticide that kills mosquitoes and is unlikely to harm humans.

Common symptoms of Zika virus infection are fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes, with symptoms lasting from several days to one week.