USA: West Nile 2019

[Ronan Kelly]

Utah’s first West Nile death of 2019 confirmed by health officials


By Erin Alberty
?
Published: 2 hours ago
Updated: 2 hours ago
Utah health officials are confirming a death from West Nile Virus.

In its weekly report, the Utah Department of Health identified one death related to the mosquito-borne illness.

Nineteen cases have been reported statewide, according to the report.
...
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/10/02/utahs-first-west-nile/

West Nile Virus Disease Cases by State 2019
West Nile Virus Disease Cases* and Presumptive Viremic Blood Donors by State – United States, 2019 (as of October 1, 2019)

*Includes confirmed and probable cases.

†Includes cases reported as meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis.

‡Presumptive viremic blood donors (PVDs) are people who had no symptoms at the time of donating blood through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus. Some PVDs develop symptoms after donation.
Please refer to state health department web sites for further details regarding state case totals.

https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/disease-cases-state-2019.html

WNV infections in mosquitoes, birds, sentinel animals, or veterinary animals have been reported to CDC ArboNET from the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/activitybystate2019.html

Comparison to previous years:

Oct 1 2019 - 627 cases, 30 fatal
Oct 2 2018 - 1,611 cases, 68 fatal
Oct 3 2017 - 1,175 cases, 56 fatal
Oct 4 2016 - 1,162 cases, 35 fatal
Oct 6 2015 - 1,197 cases, 63 fatal
Oct 7 2014 - 1,301 cases, 47 fatal
Sep 24 2013 - 1,135 cases, 44 fatal
Oct 2 2012 - 3,969 cases, 163 fatal
Oct 4 2011 - 432 cases, 23 fatal
Oct 5 2010 - 620 cases, 23 fatal

 

[Ronan Kelly]

1st West Nile death of 2019 reported in Los Angeles County

The first death from West Nile virus in Los Angeles County in 2019 has been reported, health officials say.

By ABC7.com staff
Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:20AM
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The first death from West Nile virus in Los Angeles County in 2019 has been reported, health officials say.

A South Bay resident was recently hospitalized and died from the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Health officials have documented nine cases of West Nile in Los Angeles County this year, but this is the first death.
...
https://abc7.com/health/1st-west-nile-death-of-2019-reported-in-los-angeles-county/5586466/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

West Nile Virus Disease Cases by State 2019
West Nile Virus Disease Cases* and Presumptive Viremic Blood Donors by State – United States, 2019 (as of October 8, 2019)

*Includes confirmed and probable cases.

†Includes cases reported as meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis.

‡Presumptive viremic blood donors (PVDs) are people who had no symptoms at the time of donating blood through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus. Some PVDs develop symptoms after donation.
Please refer to state health department web sites for further details regarding state case totals.

https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/disease-cases-state-2019.html

WNV infections in mosquitoes, birds, sentinel animals, or veterinary animals have been reported to CDC ArboNET from the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/activitybystate2019.html

Comparison to previous years:

Oct 8 2019 - 681 cases, 35 fatal
Oct 2 2018 - 1,611 cases, 68 fatal
Oct 10 2017 - 1,295 cases, 67 fatal
Oct 4 2016 - 1,162 cases, 35 fatal
Oct 6 2015 - 1,197 cases, 63 fatal
Oct 7 2014 - 1,301 cases, 47 fatal
Sep 24 2013 - 1,135 cases, 44 fatal
Oct 16 2012 - 4,531 cases, 183 fatal
Oct 11 2011 - 474 cases, 28 fatal
Oct 5 2010 - 620 cases, 23 fatal

 

[Ronan Kelly]

West Nile death confirmed in Jefferson County

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. —
Health officials have confirmed that someone in Jefferson County has died as a result of West Nile virus.

Few details were immediately available, but the health department did say it is the first death in the county and the second case of West Nile.

The first human case in the county was confirmed in mid-September.
...
https://www.wlky.com/article/west-nile-death-confirmed-in-jefferson-county/29428276

 

[Ronan Kelly]

West Nile Virus Disease Cases by State 2019
West Nile Virus Disease Cases* and Presumptive Viremic Blood Donors by State – United States, 2019 (as of October 15, 2019)

*Includes confirmed and probable cases.

†Includes cases reported as meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis.

‡Presumptive viremic blood donors (PVDs) are people who had no symptoms at the time of donating blood through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus. Some PVDs develop symptoms after donation.
Please refer to state health department web sites for further details regarding state case totals.
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/disease-cases-state-2019.html

Comparison to previous years:

Oct 15 2019 - 731 cases, 37 fatal
Oct 16 2018 - 1,976 cases, 86 fatal
Oct 17 2017 - 1,502 cases, 86 fatal
Oct 18 2016 - 1,352 cases, 52 fatal
Oct 13 2015 - 1,332 cases, 66 fatal
Oct 30 2014 - 1,668 cases, 58 fatal
Oct 22 2013 - 1,927 cases, 73 fatal
Oct 16 2012 - 4,531 cases, 183 fatal
Oct 11 2011 - 474 cases, 28 fatal
Oct 19 2010 - 789 cases, 33 fatal

Southern Nevada Health District: First West Nile death in Clark County
Posted: 9:47 AM, Oct 17, 2019 Updated: 12:47 PM, Oct 17, 2019
By: Jordan Gartner

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting the first West Nile virus death in Clark County.

The department reports the victim was a woman over the age of 50 and a Clark County resident. She also had previously stated she had a neuroinvasive illness.
...
https://www.ktnv.com/news/southern-nevada-health-district-first-west-nile-death-in-clark-county

 

[Ronan Kelly]

West Nile Virus Disease Cases by State 2019
West Nile Virus Disease Cases* and Presumptive Viremic Blood Donors by State – United States, 2019 (as of December 3, 2019)

*Includes confirmed and probable cases.

†Includes cases reported as meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis.

‡Presumptive viremic blood donors (PVDs) are people who had no symptoms at the time of donating blood through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus. Some PVDs develop symptoms after donation.

Please refer to state health department web sites for further details regarding state case totals.

Page last reviewed: December 3, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)
https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/statsmaps/preliminarymapsdata2019/disease-cases-state-2019.html

Comparison to previous years:

Dec 3 2019 - 885 cases, 47 fatal
Full year totals:
2018 - 2,647 cases, 167 fatal
2017 - 2,097 cases, 146 fatal
2016 - 2,149 cases, 106 fatal
2015 - 2,175 cases, 146 fatal
2014 - 2,205 cases, 97 fatal
2013 - 2,469 cases, 119 fatal
2012 - 5,674 cases, 286 fatal
2011 - 712 cases, 43 fatal
2010 - 1,021 cases, 57 fatal