Health Officials Confirm One New Case of West Nile Virus

By Editor | September 21, 2016 |

Health Officials Confirm One New Case of West Nile Virus

JACKSON – The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports one new human case of West Nile virus (WNV), bringing the 2016 state total to 21. The reported case is in Marion County.

So far this year, human cases of WNV have been reported in Calhoun, Chickasaw, Copiah (2), Hinds (6), Grenada, Lamar (2), Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Marion (2), Perry and Rankin counties. There has been one WNV death reported in Hinds County. The MSDH only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public. In 2015, Mississippi had 38 WNV cases and one death.

For more information on mosquito-borne illnesses, visit the MSDH website at HealthyMS.com/westnile and HealthyMS.com/zika. Follow MSDH by email and social media at HealthyMS.com/connect.

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