Mary Wilson
Well-known member
NEWS RELEASE
July 11, 2023
Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2023. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported that a resident of Dallas County has been diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease.
West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Most people exposed to the virus don’t get sick, but about 20 percent develop symptoms like headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea and fatigue. In a very small proportion, less than one percent, the virus affects the nervous system, leading to the more serious West Nile neuroinvasive disease that can cause neck stiffness, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, paralysis and even death. ...
There were 42 cases of West Nile disease in Texas last year and 7 deaths.* Over the last five years, Texas has had 485 cases and 65 deaths. Mosquitoes remain active in much of Texas into November and December.
* Cases and attributed deaths for 2022 are provisional.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/texas-reports-first-west-nile-case-2023
July 11, 2023
Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2023. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported that a resident of Dallas County has been diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease.
West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Most people exposed to the virus don’t get sick, but about 20 percent develop symptoms like headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea and fatigue. In a very small proportion, less than one percent, the virus affects the nervous system, leading to the more serious West Nile neuroinvasive disease that can cause neck stiffness, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, paralysis and even death. ...
There were 42 cases of West Nile disease in Texas last year and 7 deaths.* Over the last five years, Texas has had 485 cases and 65 deaths. Mosquitoes remain active in much of Texas into November and December.
* Cases and attributed deaths for 2022 are provisional.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/texas-reports-first-west-nile-case-2023