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Louisiana - 8 travel-associated Chikungunya cases confirmed

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Mosquito control tips from the experts

Updated: Jun 27, 2014 9:14 PM CDT
Written by: Brian Wiechert

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -

Mosquito control experts say the summer pattern of afternoon rains create the perfect conditions for standing water around homes you might not even notice.

Containers as tiny as a bottle cap, a clogged gutter or even the tarp on a grill can turn into mosquito breeding grounds.

"It takes about a week to go from an egg to an adult," said Sam Stines with the Mosquito Control Service. "So if people could police their yards once a week, maybe every weekend...

Stines says they've been getting a lot of complaints about the Asian tiger mosquitoes right now. They're the ones most likely to bite you during the day and can carry disease. That's why officials in both Jefferson and Orleans parishes are carefully monitoring the mosquito population.

... "So we're looking to see the numbers of these mosquitoes and if they're infected with any viruses such as West Nile Virus."

One of the diseases they're keeping an eye out for is chikungunya.
...

http://www.fox8live.com/story/25892878/tips
 
Re: Louisiana - One travel-associated Chikungunya case confirmed by CDC

Re: Louisiana - One travel-associated Chikungunya case confirmed by CDC

One travel-associated case in Louisiana according to CDC report:

<TABLE id=arbonet-data summary="This table displays states reporting Chikungunya virus disease cases to ArboNET, classified as either travel-associated cases or locally-transmitted cases"><CAPTION>Table. Chikungunya virus disease cases reported to ArboNET ? United States, 2014 (as of July 1)*</CAPTION><THEAD><TR><TH class="col1 left" rowSpan=2 scope=col>State or territory</TH><TH class=cases colSpan=2 scope=col>Travel-associated cases??
(N=114)

</TH><TH class=cases colSpan=2 scope=col>Locally-transmitted cases
(N=15)

</TH></TR><TR><TH class="col2 arbono noper" scope=col>No.</TH><TH class="col2 arboper noper" scope=col>(%)</TH><TH class="col2 arbono noper" scope=col>No.</TH><TH class="col2 arboper noper" scope=col>(%)</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Arizona</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Arkansas</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>California</TH><TD class=arbono>7</TD><TD class=arboper>(6)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Connecticut</TH><TD class=arbono>6</TD><TD class=arboper>(5)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Florida</TH><TD class=arbono>34</TD><TD class=arboper>(30)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Georgia</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Indiana</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Kansas</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Kentucky</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Louisiana</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Maryland</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Massachusetts</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Michigan</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Minnesota



</TH><TD class=arbono>4</TD><TD class=arboper>(4)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Mississippi</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Nebraska



</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Nevada</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>New Jersey</TH><TD class=arbono>4</TD><TD class=arboper>(4)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>New York</TH><TD class=arbono>8</TD><TD class=arboper>(7)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>North Carolina</TH><TD class=arbono>4</TD><TD class=arboper>(4)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Ohio</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Oklahoma</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Oregon</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Pennsylvania</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Puerto Rico</TH><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD><TD class=arbono>14</TD><TD class=arboper>(93)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Rhode Island</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Tennessee</TH><TD class=arbono>8</TD><TD class=arboper>(7)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>US Virgin Islands</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(7)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Virginia</TH><TD class=arbono>6</TD><TD class=arboper>(5)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/united-states.html
 
Re: Louisiana - One travel-associated Chikungunya case confirmed by CDC

Re: Louisiana - One travel-associated Chikungunya case confirmed by CDC

<TABLE id=arbonet-data summary="This table displays states reporting Chikungunya virus disease cases to ArboNET, classified as either travel-associated cases or locally-transmitted cases"><CAPTION>Table. Chikungunya virus disease cases reported to ArboNET ? United States, 2014 (as of July 29)*</CAPTION><THEAD><TR><TH class="col1 left" rowSpan=2 scope=col>State or territory</TH><TH class=cases colSpan=2 scope=col>Travel-associated cases??
(N=398)

</TH><TH class=cases colSpan=2 scope=col>Locally-transmitted cases
(N=203)

</TH></TR><TR><TH class="col2 arbono noper" scope=col>No.</TH><TH class="col2 arboper noper" scope=col>(%)</TH><TH class="col2 arbono noper" scope=col>No.</TH><TH class="col2 arboper noper" scope=col>(%)</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Arizona</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Arkansas</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>California</TH><TD class=arbono>19</TD><TD class=arboper>(5)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Connecticut</TH><TD class=arbono>11</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Delaware</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Florida</TH><TD class=arbono>105</TD><TD class=arboper>(26)</TD><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Georgia</TH><TD class=arbono>8</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Hawaii</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Idaho</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Illinois</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Indiana</TH><TD class=arbono>7</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Kansas</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Kentucky</TH><TD class=arbono>7</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Louisiana</TH><TD class=arbono>6</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Maine</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Maryland</TH><TD class=arbono>8</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Massachusetts</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Michigan</TH><TD class=arbono>8</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Minnesota



</TH><TD class=arbono>10</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Mississippi</TH><TD class=arbono>5</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Missouri</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Nebraska



</TH><TD class=arbono>4</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Nevada</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>New Hampshire</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>New Jersey</TH><TD class=arbono>25</TD><TD class=arboper>(6)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>New York</TH><TD class=arbono>44</TD><TD class=arboper>(11)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>North Carolina</TH><TD class=arbono>12</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Ohio</TH><TD class=arbono>12</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Oklahoma</TH><TD class=arbono>7</TD><TD class=arboper>(2)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Oregon</TH><TD class=arbono>3</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Pennsylvania</TH><TD class=arbono>11</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Puerto Rico</TH><TD class=arbono>16</TD><TD class=arboper>(4)</TD><TD class=arbono>199</TD><TD class=arboper>(98)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Rhode Island</TH><TD class=arbono>14</TD><TD class=arboper>(4)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Tennessee</TH><TD class=arbono>18</TD><TD class=arboper>(5)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Texas</TH><TD class=arbono>4</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>US Virgin Islands</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Virginia</TH><TD class=arbono>11</TD><TD class=arboper>(3)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>West Virginia</TH><TD class=arbono>1</TD><TD class=arboper>(<1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR><TR><TH class="left state" scope=row>Wisconsin</TH><TD class=arbono>2</TD><TD class=arboper>(1)</TD><TD class=arbono>0</TD><TD class=arboper>(0)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/united-states.html
 
Re: Louisiana - 6 travel-associated Chikungunya cases confirmed by CDC as of July 29

Re: Louisiana - 6 travel-associated Chikungunya cases confirmed by CDC as of July 29

Health Department Issues Warning to Travelers and People Enjoying the Coast

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
...
Chikungunya Virus

DHH is also encouraging travelers headed to the Caribbean to "Fight the Bite" in the same manner they would protect themselves against the West Nile virus. Mosquitoes in the Caribbean may transmit the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) to residents and tourists. It's also being spread in parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. DHH has placed posters in most Louisiana airports and the sea port of New Orleans to warn returning travelers to get medical attention if they think they are infected.
"If you have travelled to the Caribbean or any other areas that have had chikungunya virus outbreaks and have symptoms, seek medical attention immediately, notify your physician of your travel history and avoid mosquito bites," said State Epidemiologist Dr. Raoult Ratard. "To prevent further spread of the virus, it is important for people to avoid mosquito bites during the first week of illness."

The virus causes fever and joint pains within three to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Other symptoms can include muscle aches, headaches, joint swelling or rash. Chikungunya disease very rarely results in death, but the symptoms can be severe and disabling. Most people feel better within a week. In some, the joint pain may persist for months. It is not spread person to person. There is no vaccine and no specific treatment for infection.

So far this year, 584 infections have been reported in the United States, of which 580 occurred in other countries. Only four cases were domestically transmitted, all in Florida. Louisiana has confirmed eight travel-related cases. The District of Colombia and all but eight states are reporting travel-related chikungunya cases.


When traveling to countries with chikungunya outbreaks, it is important to protect yourself from mosquito bites by taking the following precautions.
  • Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes outside. If you are not able to protect yourself from mosquitoes inside your home or hotel, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
  • Help reduce the number of mosquitoes outside your home or hotel room by emptying standing water from containers such as flowerpots or buckets.
  • When weather permits, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
  • Use insect repellents.
    • Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products provide long-lasting protection.
    • If you use both sunscreen and insect repellent, apply the sunscreen first and then the repellent.
    • Do not spray repellent on the skin under your clothing.
    • Treat clothing with permethrin or purchase permethrin-treated clothing.
    • Always follow the label instructions when using insect repellent or sunscreen.
Your best protection is avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/3085
 
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