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Mississippi: 2024 West Nile

Source: https://www.meridianstar.com/news/m...cle_5a396b70-5bda-11ef-937c-0f120a622c5e.html


MSDH reports first 2024 West Nile death
Staff Report 1 hr ago


The Mississippi Department of Health on Thursday confirmed the state’s first death from West Nile Virus in 2024.

West Nile, which is primarily spread by infected mosquitos, is not usually deadly with just one in five people seeing any symptoms and one in 150 developing a severe illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a news release, MSDH said the individual who died suffered from several underlying health conditions but is not releasing any further information about the person or where the death occurred out of respect for the family.

So far this year, MSDH data show Mississippi has reported 17 cases of West Nile Virus in humans, none of which were in Lauderdale County. Nationally 174 cases have been reported this year, CDC data show.​..
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Source: https://www.clarionledger.com/story...-nile-virus-death-in-mississippi/75104412007/

Mississippi sees second death from West Nile Virus in 2024. See counties with most cases
Pam Dankins Mississippi Clarion Ledger
3 hours ago

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed Friday a second person died from the West Nile Virus in 2024.

No details of the specific age, gender or location of the death were provided by the department "out of respect and privacy for the family."

Officials did state the unidentified person in the second death case had "several underlying health conditions."

MSDH Officials reported the first death, another person who also had underlying health conditions, Aug. 15....


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