Public health authorities announced that a man living in a North Dallas zip code was diagnosed with the West Nile virus — the first so far this year.
Mosquitos collected from a trap await examination. Public health authorities announced on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, that a man living in a North Dallas zip code was diagnosed with the West Nile virus.authorities announced Wednesday a person in Dallas contracted West Nile virus, marking the city’s first human diagnosis this year.
“Unfortunately, we are having to report our first West Nile Virus human case in Dallas County this season,” Dr. Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, said in a news release. “Mosquito activity and the number of positive mosquito pools have been significantly higher than in previous years. It’s crucial for residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
“We’re seeing more positive mosquito traps in the last few weeks indicating increasing risk for contracting West Nile Virus, just as we’ve seen in our first human case of the summer,” Juan Rodriguez, the county health department’s assistant director and chief epidemiologist, said in the release. “We ask community members to take preventive actions to lower their risk of contracting a mosquito-borne illness.
Less than 1% of people who contract the virus will develop severe West Nile neuroinvasive disease, a condition that can lead to death or long-term disability. There is no vaccine or medicine available to battle West Nile, and some severely ill patients may need to be hospitalized, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Texas has nine confirmed cases of the West Nile virus as of Wednesday, according to a CDC dashboard tracking cases in the U.S., Staff writer.
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