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U.S. West Nile virus (WNV) neuroinvasive disease incidence as of Sep 4, 2012. The West Nile virus quickly spread across the United States after the first reported cases in Queens, New York, in 1999. The virus is believed to have entered in an infected bird or mosquito, although there is no clear evidence.
The first cases of West Nile disease in the United States occurred in 1999 in New York. In the first three years only a small number of human cases were diagnosed, all in the Eastern or Southern U.S. (149 cases and 19 deaths, 1999–2001). In 2002, the disease exploded to most of the lower 48 states, causing 4,156 diagnosed cases of which 284 died.
West Nile virus. West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [53] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms. [54] About 20% of people develop a fever, headache, vomiting, or a rash. [53]
Overall, the CDC has received reports of 289 West Nile cases in 33 states for 2024; 195 of those cases have been neuroinvasive, in which the virus invades the brain and nervous system. This can ...
The state has averaged 35 cases a year of West Nile virus for the last five years. There are no medications to treat or vaccines to prevent West Nile virus infection in humans.
The states reporting the highest number of human cases of West Nile virus in 2024 are Texas, Nebraska, Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi. The recent death reported in Dallas, Texas, was the sixth ...
West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [1] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms . [ 2 ] About 20% of people develop a fever , headache, vomiting, or a rash. [ 1 ]
Symptoms and risks of West Nile Virus. The U.S. has recorded 659 cases in 43 states so far this year, according to the CDC, though the agency warns that is likely an undercount.