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August 30, 2002
Contact: CDC Press Office
(404) 639–3286
Press Release
West Nile Virus Update
- As of 3:00 PM (MDT), August 30, 2002 these are the human case
totals for 2002 that have been reported to CDC/Arbonet or compiled
in direct communication with state or local health officials:
Total Laboratory Positive Human Cases
| Alabama |
13 |
| Arkansas |
3 |
| Connecticut |
1 |
| District of Columbia |
1 |
| Florida |
1 |
| Georgia |
6 |
| Illinois |
122 |
| Indiana |
10 |
| Iowa |
1 |
| Kentucky |
6 |
| Louisiana |
205 |
| Maryland |
2 |
| Massachusetts |
1 |
| Michigan |
21 |
| Minnesota |
2 |
| Mississippi |
104 |
| Missouri |
27 |
| Nebraska |
4 |
| New York |
5 |
| North Dakota |
3 |
| Ohio |
35 |
| Oklahoma |
2 |
| South Carolina |
1 |
| South Dakota |
5 |
| Tennessee |
5 |
| Texas |
43 |
| Virginia |
3 |
| Wisconsin |
6 |
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| Total human cases: |
638 |
| Total human fatalities: GA (2), IL (7), KY (1), LA
(8), MI (2), MO (1), MS (3), NE (1), NY (1), OH (4), TX (1) |
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The following human data are derived from cases (N=556)
that have been reported and verified to CDC/Arbonet. Arbonet is the
national, electronic surveillance system established by CDC to assist
states in tracking West Nile and other mosquito-borne viruses.
Demographic and onset data: the following data are available on
556 (99%) of 556 cases
Median age: 51 years (range: 9 months – 98 years)
Gender distribution: 297 (54%) are male
Number of cases by month of onset:
June: 16
July: 189
August: 346
Fatalities (n=26):
Median age: 76 years
Gender distribution: 15 (58%) are
male
Age range: 48 – 94 years
Clinical Manifestations (n=556):
Meningo-encephalitis: 272
Fever: 80
Unknown: 204
- As of 3:00 PM (MDT), August 30, 2002 these are the tallies
for 2002 reported and verified to CDC/Arbonet:
Total number of states/districts reporting any West Nile virus
activity, 2002: 41 states + DC
Avian
- Total number of dead birds reported & verified, 2002: 5057
- States/districts reporting dead birds, 2002:
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Veterinary
- Total number of veterinary cases (all equine) reported &
verified: 998
- States/districts reporting veterinary cases (# cases verified):
Alabama (9), Arkansas (10), Colorado (20), Florida (51), Georgia
(2), Iowa (26), Illinois (61), Indiana (56), Kansas (34), Kentucky
(56), Louisiana (6), Minnesota (7), Mississippi (76), Montana (1),
Nebraska (46), New Mexico (1), New York (3), North Dakota (175),
Ohio (2), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (177),
Tennessee (1), Texas (159), Vermont (1), Virginia (2), Wyoming
(13)
Mosquito Pools
- Total number of mosquito pools reported & verified as
positive: 1808
- States/districts reporting positive mosquito pools:
Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas,
Virginia
- Mosquito species pools reported positive:
Aedes sp., Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti, Aedes vexans,
Anopheles sp., Anopheles punctipennis, Anopheles quadrimaculatus,
Coquillettidia perturbans, Culiseta inornata, Cx. sp., Cx.
erraticus, Cx. pipiens, Cx. pipiens-restuans, Cx. quinquefasciatus,
Cx. restuans, Cx. salinarius, Cx. tarsalis, Ochlerotatus cantator,
Ochlerotatus japonicus, Ochlerotatus sollicitans, Ochlerotatus
triseriatus, Ochlerotatus trivittatus, Psorophora ciliata,
Psorophora columbia
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