But, last year's cases were limited to three areas -- New York City, Westchester County and Nassau County. As of Thursday, the Health Department has confirmed West Nile virus in 119 birds and 38 ...
The virus was first detected in 1937 in the West Nile region of Uganda and made its first appearance in the United States in 1999, in New York City. In the 24 years since, 56,569 cases have been ...
In August 1999, Dr. Deborah Asnis, an infectious-disease clinician in Queens, New York, reported two cases ... that ultimately identified West Nile virus as the cause of the ongoing outbreaks ...
Purpose: The epidemiology, virology, and transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) are reviewed ... was reported in the United States in 1999 in New York. Since then, WNV infection has spread rapidly ...
Celebrity owl was found dead on Upper West Side after apparently hitting a building, as further tests planned to see if he was sick New York City ... such as West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza ...
Two new cases of West Nile virus have been detected in Jefferson ... FOX31's Samantha Spitz was in the city for a day of remembrance ceremony. Whether you have a brand-new home, one that has ...
The first cases in the USA of infection with the mosquito vector-borne West Nile virus (WNV) - an enveloped, single-stranded RNA - occurred in 1999 in New York. Since then, it has moved westward ...
Transmission of West Nile virus through organ transplantation was suspected. We identified West Nile virus infection in the organ donor and in all four organ recipients. Encephalitis developed in ...
New York — New York City’s celebrity owl ... and testing for infectious diseases such as West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza,” the zoo’s statement said. Eulogies from his admirers poured ...
During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number ... identified these as the first confirmed cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in North America. West Nile virus in North ...
NEW YORK — New York City’s celebrity owl ... and testing for infectious diseases such as West Nile Virus and Avian Influenza,” the zoo’s statement said. Eulogies from his admirers poured ...
COLUMBIA — Residents can help the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control track West Nile virus this spring and summer by submitting certain species of dead birds for lab ...