Old mosquitoes can transmit the West Nile virus to birds and people
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was frustrated last week when a top health official did not know if “old mosquitoes” were capable of spreading the West Nile virus. On Tuesday, Jenkins shared the...
View ArticleDallas County lauds health staffers’ efforts during nation’s worst West Nile...
Dallas County was hit with the worst West Nile outbreak in the nation last year, according to the final national tally released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, Dallas...
View ArticleState’s first human West Nile infection reported in Anderson County
Dallas County health officials are urging residents to take precautions now that the state’s first human case of West Nile virus case was confirmed last week in Anderson County. The infection involved...
View ArticleMosquitoes being sprayed in Dallas County before they test positive for West...
Last year’s record West Nile outbreak has made Dallas area health officials especially wary of mosquitoes capable of carrying the sometimes-deadly virus. For the first time, ground spraying of...
View ArticleGood news on the West Nile front: No virus in the local blood supply — yet
When West Nile swept into North Texas last summer, the first sign of trouble showed up in the local blood supply. On June 5, 2012, a local blood donor tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus. It...
View ArticleWest Nile update: Infected mosquitoes in Dallas County but no human cases
Zachary Thompson was trying to say something positive about West Nile at his weekly briefing Tuesday for Dallas County commissioners. By this time last year, 103 mosquito traps had tested positive for...
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More mosquitoes but less West Nile virus this year, Dallas County officials say
A Culex mosquito as seen through a microscope at the Dallas County mosquito lab in Hutchins (G.J. McCarthy/Staff photographer) Dallas County has four times as many mosquitoes … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDallas County announces fourth West Nile case Monday, involving Oak Cliff man
Dallas County Health and Human Services announced Monday the fourth West Nile human infection of the season. The victim was a man over 60 who lives in ZIP code 75224 in central Oak Cliff, an area that...
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Infectious diseases hit every age group in Dallas County last year
Dallas County's health department was frequently inundated with people needing vaccinations due to year-round disease outbreaks. (DMN/Photo)visit site to read more]
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West Nile season is here, but it’s a slow start
Mosquito capable of carrying West Nile (DMN/Photo) Although mosquitoes have … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleMore mosquitoes in Dallas County test positive for West Nile virus
Almost daily, a new mosquito pool in Dallas County is testing positive for the West Nile virus. On Monday, the first ZIP code in the city of Dallas (75230) had positive mosquitoes, followed by a...
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Dallas County confirms first chikungunya case in local traveler
The types of mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya are common in Texas. (DMN/Credit)visit site to read more]
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More mosquito pools testing positive for West Nile virus in Dallas County
Every West Nile-infected mosquito pool triggers spraying of insecticide in nearby areas in Dallas County (DMN/Photo)visit site to read more]
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Texas expected to reject Houston lawyer’s proposal to give industries a break...
Dallas smog, seen here on a bad day, is a health risk, but whose job is it to clean it up? (G.J. McCarthy/Staff photographer)visit site to read more]
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Mosquito tests positive for West Nile in DeSoto
.Mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile virus. (DMN/Photo) Dallas County Health … [visit site to read more]
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Glenn Heights mosquito trap tests positive for West Nile virus
Mosquitoes capable of spreading West Nile are tested regularly … [visit site to read more]
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Dallas' first mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile
City and county officials have stepped up spraying as … [visit site to read more]
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Five mosquito pools in Dallas County test positive for West Nile virus
Mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile virus. (DMN/Photo) Mosquito pools in … [visit site to read more]
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Fifth Dallas County resident diagnosed with West Nile virus
Night-time insecticide spraying … [visit site to read more]
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