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Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
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Bluebonnet
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Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
Dallas County has declared a public health emergency amid a West Nile virus outbreak that has infected 175 people, killing nine of them. Judge Clay Jenkins instructed the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department to file a local disaster declaration with the state that will open the door for getting more resources to prevent the spread of the virus, which is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes. As Dallas County grapples with an especially active West Nile season, Houston health officials have so far tallied seven cases of the virus, including one death in July of a woman from the northeast part of the city. snip Read more here: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Dallas-County-declares-emergency-after-West-Nile-3778119.phpThis is includes the City of Dallas. Mosquitoes are terrible here and elsewhere. Sometimes the end of a drought is worse than the drought itself.
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:05 am |
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Bluebonnet
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
West Nile blamed in death of Illinois official as U.S. battles virus By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:30 PM EDT, Sun August 19, 2012 (CNN) -- An Illinois man died from West Nile complications over the weekend as the United States battles its biggest spike in the virus since 2004. William J. Mueller was hospitalized for two weeks and died Saturday, according to the website for the village of Lombard, a Chicago suburb. Mueller, 76, was Lombard's president, a post he held for almost two decades. This year's U.S. outbreak of West Nile, which is spread through infected mosquitoes, is one of the worst since the virus was first detected in the United States in 1999, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. At least 26 deaths and 693 cases in 32 states have been reported nationwide as of Tuesday evening, the CDC said. snip Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/health/west-nile-virus/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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rutsuyasun
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
Have you seen spraying near you, Blue? Cities, counties nationwide begin mass aerial sprayings of toxic 'anti-West Nile Virus' pesticidesDallas County, Texas, and several nearby towns and cities in the Dallas area are currently being forcibly sprayed with toxic insecticides as part of a government effort to supposedly eradicate mosquitoes that may be carriers of West Nile virus (WNv). The mass sprayings, which are ramping up all across the country, involve blanketing entire areas with chemicals sprayed via airplanes, a highly controversial protocol that threatens not only all other insects and animals exposed, but also humans. According to the City of Dallas, more than 380 state-confirmed cases of WNv have been reported throughout Texas this year, and at least 16 people in the Lone Star State have died in conjunction with the virus. The specifics of these cases and deaths have not been publicly released, but authorities insist that the situation is serious enough to warrant a series of at least three conjunctive aerial sprayings throughout Dallas County, including in Highland Park and University Park. Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036877_aeria ... z248hD1Tdr(The article also discusses Colony Collapse Disorder, and a debate on the efficacy and safety of mosquito spraying
_________________ "The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." ~ Albert Einstein
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Bluebonnet
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
No, Ruts, I have not. The mosquitoes here have died down considerably from what they were a few weeks ago.
I can tell you that at one point Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Target and others were completely stripped of any type of mosquito repellant/spray, candles, etc.
Word in the local MSM media is that Houstonians may have developed some natural immunity to West Nile since we are exposed to it on a regular basis.
I know one woman in the northern part of Harris County died from it in June, I think.
Local authorities monitor the drainage systems here regularly to look for West Nile and malaria. They also closely monitor the bird population as well.
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I have also not seen the mosquito fogging trucks the County uses, either. Several of us in the neighborhood association had asked that Harris County begin spraying during the worst of it.
They may have done so at night but I never heard/saw them.
The mosquitoes have just disappeared for now. Even with our frequent daily showers they are gone.
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:24 am |
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Bluebonnet
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
Well, I was wrong, Ruts. See below: Two more Houstonians die from West Nile virus By Erin Mulvaney Updated 5:23 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Two more Houston residents have died from the West Nile virus, according to the city's health department. The deaths, reported on the city's website Tuesday, bring the total number of Houston deaths to three. Both of the deaths reported Tuesday were people between 55 and 74. In one incident, the virus was the first to be reported to the city, on June 27. That person was a woman from northeast Houston. The other incident involved a southwest Houston man whose case was reported on Friday. The city's first death occurred in July. That involved a man between 75 and 84 and from southwest Houston. No deaths have been reported in Harris County outside the Houston city limits. About 63,000 acres of Harris County will have an aerial mosquito spraying Wednesday evening, in response to what county public health officials call the worst outbreak of West Nile disease since 2006. The Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services Mosquito Control has scheduled an aerial spray operation for portions of west and northwest Harris County to combat mosquito-borne disease on Wednesday evening. The county has conducted annual aerial spraying since 2002. Last year, it covered approximately 50,000 acres, said Harris County's mosquito control director Dr. Rudy Bueno. The summer has seen a steady uptick in the areas where West Nile has been detected in mosquitoes and birds, with cases of the disease detected in 50 percent of Harris County. Mosquitoes detected with West Nile have been detected in 96 zip codes and birds with the disease have been in 32 zip codes, as of the latest recorded data on Aug. 13. snip Read more here: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Two-more-Houstonians-die-from-West-Nile-virus-3804639.php
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:18 pm |
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Bluebonnet
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
CDC: Alarming increase seen in West Nile cases MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Updated 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2012 ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials reported Wednesday three times the usual number of West Nile cases for this time of year and one expert called it "one of the worst" outbreaks since the virus appeared in this country in 1999. So far, 1,118 illnesses have been reported, about half of them in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an average year, fewer than 300 cases are reported this early. There have also been 41 deaths. "We're in the midst of one of the largest West Nile outbreaks ever seen in the United States," said Dr. Lyle Petersen, a CDC official. Never before have so many illnesses been reported this early, said Petersen, who oversees the CDC's mosquito-borne illness programs. Most infections are usually reported in August and September, so it's too early to say how bad this year will end up, CDC officials said. snip Read more here: http://www.chron.com/news/article/CDC-Alarming-increase-seen-in-West-Nile-cases-3807048.phpLocal authorities began areal spraying in Northwest Harris County last night. This is night time spraying after 10:00 pm.
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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Bluebonnet
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Re: Dallas County declares emergency after West Nile deaths
West Nile cases rising; 66 dead By Miriam Falco, CNN updated 5:59 PM EDT, Wed August 29, 2012 (CNN) -- Sixty-six people have died from West Nile virus infections this year, and the number of human cases has grown to 1,590, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. That's the highest case count through the last week of August since the virus was first detected in the United States in 1999. Nearly half of all the infections have occurred in Texas, where officials said later Wednesday that 894 cases have been reported along with 34 deaths. "Those numbers are going to go up," said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner for the Texas Department of State Health Services. Lakey said it looks like 2012 will be the worst year so far when it comes to West Nile virus cases. In 2003, Texas reported 40 deaths because of the virus, and health officials believe they will surpass that number this year. All lower 48 states are now reporting West Nile activity, and 43 states have reported at least one person infected with the virus. More than 70% of all West Nile virus cases in the United States are found in six states: Texas, South Dakota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Michigan, according to the CDC. While the CDC said these are the highest number of cases reported by the last week in August since the disease was first recorded in 1999, it's not the highest number the country has seen. In 2003, the United States had 9,862 reported cases of West Nile virus, and in 2002 there were more than 4,100 cases and 284 fatalities. In more than half the current nationwide cases, West Nile has led to neuroinvasive disease -- serious illnesses like meningitis, encephalitis or virus-associated paralysis. About 10% of these cases can be fatal, according to the CDC, and a high proportion of those who survive can be left with longstanding neurological problems. snip Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/health/west-nile-virus/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12
_________________ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - FDR
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