NJ: 2024 West Nile

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Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/3-new-jersey-residents-test-positive-for-west-nile-virus/


3 New Jersey residents test positive for West Nile Virus, officials say
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By Jesse Zanger
Updated on: August 1, 2024 / 1:41 PM EDT / CBS New York​

TRENTON, N.J. - Three New Jersey residents tested positive for West Nile Virus, health officials said Thursday.

These are the first cases of West Nile Virus in New Jersey so far this year.

Health officials said two patients, one person older than 70 and another under 18, have been treated and released. They are residents of Union and Middlesex counties, and their symptoms started in the first week of July. A third patient, a blood donor who had no symptoms, was reported in Somerset County.

These cases were detected earlier in the year than usual. New Jersey health officials say most West Nile Virus cases are detected from mid-August to mid-September,..

 

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Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/west-nile-virus-deaths-cumberland-mercer-new-jersey/


2 dead from West Nile virus in New Jersey, health officials say
By Katie Houlis
August 30, 2024 / 7:50 PM EDT / CBS New York​

TRENTON, N.J. — Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus this year, state health officials said Friday.

The New Jersey Department of Health said one death was in Cumberland County and the other was in Mercer County. Officials said both individuals were older adults.

Six more cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer and Middlesex counties, health officials said. They said all of the patients are over 50 years old.

These cases are in addition to two reported earlier this summer in Middlesex and Union counties. Both patients were treated and released, health officials said.

Out of the eight total cases, the health department said seven were hospitalized and experienced swelling of the brain or swelling of the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord...