West Nile Virus Invades Arizona

Arizona Nurse, Sep 2004 by Denious, Andie

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As of August 10, 2004, Arizona had 274 reported cases of WNV infection in humans, more than any other state. The reported cases have been in Maricopa (264), Final (5) Mohave (3), Graham (1) and Apache (1) counties. Three deaths have been reported. In Arizona, the mosquito season is well underway but it is anticipated that the case number will increase greatly before the season ends in late September/early October.

Information in this article was excerpted from:

CDC WNV website, www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ dvbid/westnile,

American Academy of Pediatrics website www. aap.org/family/wnv-jun03, and the

Arizona Department of Health Services website www.hs.state.az.us, click on WNV Update

Seyra Hughes, Epidemiologist, Office of Infectious Diseases, ADHS

Andie Denious, RN, MS

AzNA, Director at Large