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  West Nile Virus is Discovered in Breast Milk of Michigan Woman
Washington Post, September 28, 2002
West Nile Virus, Breast Milk - USA
ProMed Mail, September 28, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - Canada (08)
ProMed Mail, September 27, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA (23)
ProMed Mail, September 26, 2002
  Virus Test May be Ready by Summer '03
Washington Post, September 25, 2002
  CDC: West Nile Death Toll Reaches 98 - More than 2,000 people diagnosed with virus, officials say
CNN, September 24, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - Israel (02)
ProMed Mail, September 24, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - Canada (07)
ProMed Mail, September 21, 2002
  CDC Telebriefing Transcript - Update on West Nile Virus Investigation
CDC Office of Communication, September 19, 2002
  West Nile Appears Able to Paralyze - Six Patients with Virus Have Symptoms Mimicking Polio
Washington Post, September 19, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - USA (22)
ProMed Mail, September 19, 2002
West Nile Virus, Transfusion Transmission - USA (02)
ProMed Mail, September 19, 2002
West Nile Virus, Acute Flaccid Paralysis - USA (Mississippi, Louisiana)
ProMed Mail, September 19, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (North Carolina)
ProMed Mail, September 19, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (Colorado): Confirmed
ProMed Mail, September 18, 2002
West Nile Virus, Update - Canada (06)
ProMed Mail, September 18, 2002
Alabama: First Fatal Case of West Nile Virus Infection in 2002
ProMed Mail, September 18, 2002
  CDC: 7 more West Nile deaths - Death toll 71; more than 1,500 infected
CNN, September 18, 2002
  Illinois hit hardest by West Nile outbreak
CNN, September 18, 2002
  Disease Outbreaks Reported
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR), September 17, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - Canada (Ontario): Fatal
ProMed Mail, September 17, 2002
  CDC Confirms 10 More West Nile Deaths - Nationwide toll rises to 64
CNN, September 16, 2002
  Virus's Link to Transfusions Intensifies - West Nile's Presence in US Blood Supply May be Greater than Was Believed
Washington Post, September 13, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA (21)
ProMed Mail, September 13, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (CA) (05): Final Confirmation
ProMed Mail, September 13, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (CA) (04)
ProMed Mail, September 13, 2002
  CDC Telebriefing Transcript - West Nile Virus Update
CDC Office of Communication, September 12, 2002
West Nile Virus,Transfusion Transmission - USA
ProMed Mail, September 12, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (CA) (03): Confirmed
ProMed Mail, September 12, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (VT, MT EX OH): Probable
ProMed Mail, September 11, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - Canada (05)
ProMed Mail, September 11, 2002
Saskatchewan Horses Test Positive for West Nile Virus
ProMed Mail, September 10, 2002
Idaho: First West Nile Virus Infection Probably Contracted Elsewhere
ProMed Mail, September 10, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - Canada (Ontario): Confirmed
ProMed Mail, September 9, 2002
Organ: West Nile Virus Infection Case Imported from Another State
ProMed Mail, September 9, 2002
West Nile Virus, Transplant Transmission - USA (03)
ProMed Mail, September 9, 2002
  West Nile reaches West Coast
CNN, September 7, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA (20)
ProMed Mail, September 7, 2002
  Public Health Dispatch: West Nile Virus Infection in Organ Donor and Transplant recipients - Georgia and Florida, 2002
MMWR, September 6, 2002 / 51(35);790
West Nile Virus, Humans, - USA (California): Suspected
ProMed Mail, September 6, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans, - USA (New Jersey): Probable
ProMed Mail, September 6, 2002
  CDC Continues to Track West Nile Virus in US
CDC Office of Communication, Press Release, September 5, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans, - USA (Illinois) (05)
ProMed Mail, September 5, 2002
West Nile Virus, Update - Canada (04)
ProMed Mail, September 4, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans, - USA (North Dakota): Probable
ProMed Mail, September 4, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans, Fatal - USA (Tennessee, Ilinois, Kentucky, New York City)
ProMed Mail, September 4, 2002
  Organ Recipients Had Virus, West Nile's Presence Also Raises Blood Supply Concerns
Washington Post, September 4, 2002
  CDC Telebriefing Transcript, West Nile Virus Update
CDC Office of Communication, September 3, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (Pennsylvania)
ProMed Mail, September 3, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human, Fatal - USA (Maryland, Nebraska): Probable
ProMed Mail, September 3, 2002
West Nile Virus, Transplant Transmission - USA: Confirmed
ProMed Mail, September 3, 2002
  More Evidence Organ Donations May Spread West Nile
CNN, September 3, 2002
  Transmission of West Nile in Georgia Transplants Probed
Washington Post, September 2, 2002
  CDC Investigates Possible West Nile Virus Transmission Through Organ Transplant
CDC - Office of Communication, September 1, 2002
  West Nile Suspected in 4 Who Had Transplants
Washington Post, September 1, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA (18): Human
ProMed Mail, September 1, 2002
Health Officials Studying West Nile Transplant
ProMed Mail, September 1, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA (19): Non-Human
ProMed Mail, September 1, 2002
   
Four Additional Suspected West Nile Virus Associated Deaths in IL, MI & OH
ProMed Mail, August 31, 2002
Connecticut: First Human Case in State and in New England
ProMed Mail, August 31, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (Minnesota, South Carolina): Probable
ProMed Mail, August 30, 2002
Ontario: 3 Suspected Human Cases of West Nile Virus; One Imported
ProMed Mail, August 30, 2002
Mexico (ex USA): First West Nile Virus Encephalitis Case Confirmed
ProMed Mail, August 30, 2002
  North Virginia Man Among 2 New Cases of West Nile
Washington Post, August 29, 2002
  West Nile Virus Claims First Victim in Mexico
CNN, August 28, 2002
Mexico Reports Rist Victim of West Nile Virus
ProMed Mail, August 28, 2002
First Presumptive Case of West Nile Virus in an Iowan
ProMed Mail, August 28, 2002
Oklahoma: 2 Probable Human Cases of West Nile Virus Infection Announced
ProMed Mail, August 26, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - Canada
ProMed Mail, August 25, 2002
  Long Island reports 3 West Nile cases
CNN, August 24, 2002
  West Nile death toll climbs to 16 Officials fear virus will soon reach West Coast
CNN, August 24, 2002
Montana: First Case of West Nile Virus; Horse in Yellowstone County
ProMed Mail, August 23, 2002
Nebraska: First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported
ProMed Mail, August 23, 2002
Illinois: Human Cases of West Nile Virus Illness Rise to 24
ProMed Mail, August 23, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (Virginia): Probable
ProMed Mail, August 23, 2002
First West Nile Virus Cases in New Mexico; 2 Horses Test Positive
ProMed Mail, August 22, 2002
2 Georgia Deaths Linked to West Nile Virus
ProMed Mail, August 22, 2002
  FDA gives nod to West Nile trial therapy
CNN, August 21, 2002
  South Dakota reports first human case of West Nile
CNN, August 21, 2002
Probable West Nile Deaths in Mo., Texas
ProMed Mail, August 20, 2002
First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported In Kentucky
ProMed Mail, August 20, 2002
  Deviant Gene May Up West Nile Risk
Associated Press, August 20, 2002
  Missouri Death Blamed on West Nile
CNN, August 20,2002
Ohio Cases of West Nile Virus Feared
ProMed Mail, August 19, 2002
Tennessee Has Probable Human Case of West Nile Virus
ProMed Mail, August 19, 2002
Michigan: First West Nile Cases in Humans Reported
ProMed Mail, August 18, 2002
  Two More Die From West Nile Virus
Washingtonpost.com, August 17, 2002
Texas: West Nile Virus Advances Westward
ProMed Mail, August 17, 2002
Illinois & Louisisan: 2 More Deaths Bring National Total to 11
ProMed Mail, August 17, 2002
West Nile Virus Reaches Wyoming - Confirmed in Goshen County
ProMed Mail, August 17, 2002
Illinois: First Death Among Latest West Nile Virus Human Cases
ProMed Mail, August 16, 2002
  CDC Predicts West Nile Upswing, Epidemic hit as mosquito-control efforts were cut back
CNN, August 16, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (Maryland & Missouri)
ProMed Mail, August 15, 2002
South Carolina: First Confirmed Evidence of West Nile Virus in the State
ProMed Mail, August 14, 2002
Ohio Announces Probable Human Cases of West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Workgroup, August 14, 2002
Four here test postitive for West Nile
St. Louis Post Dispatch, August 15, 2002
  Air Force asked to battle West Nile Virus
CNN, August 14, 2002
  West Nile Virus Update
CDC, Office of Communication, August 12, 2002
La. to Put up $3.4M to Fight Virus
The Associated Press, August 12, 2002
Indiana: First Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection Confirmed
ProMed Mail, Monday, August 12, 2002
CDC: West Nile Could Spread Throughout U.S.
CNN, August 11, 2002
West Nile Virus Update - Canada
ProMed Mail, Sunday, August 11, 2002
West Nile Virus & Weather
ProMed Mail, Sunday, August 11, 2002
West Nile Virus, Rate of Spread - USA
ProMed Mail, Saturday, August 10, 2002
Second Human Case of WNV Infection Confirmed in Alabama
New\s Release, Alabama Department of Public Health, August 9, 2002
Spreading Word on Dangers of West Nile - D.C. Health Dept. Goes Door-to-Door
Washington Post, Friday, August 9, 2002
West Nile Virus Update 2002 - USA
ProMed Mail, Friday, August 9, 2002
CDC West Nile Experts Descend on Louisiana
CNN, Thursday, August 8, 2002
West Nile Virus & Weather
ProMed Mail, Thursday, August 8, 2002
First Human Case of WNV Infection Confirmed in Alabama
News Release, Alabama Department of Public Health, August 8, 2002
  Fifth West Nile Victim Dies, Outbreak Now Worst in US History
CNN, August 7, 2002
West Nile Virus and Weather
ProMed Mail, Tuesday, August 6, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - USA (Arkansas): Suspected
ProMed Mail, Tuesday, August 6, 2002
West Nile Virus, Human - Illinois
ProMed Mail, Tuesday, August 6, 2002
 

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West Nile Virus Maps, States reporting West Nile Virus

  CDC Telebriefing Transcript - West Nile Virus Update
CDC Office of Communication, August 5, 2002
89 Infected with West Nile Virus in 3 States; 4 Dead
The Dallas Morning News, Saturday, August 3, 2002
West Nile Virus, Humans - USA (Louisiana) Alert, Louisiana Declares West Nile Emergency
ProMed Mail, Friday, August 2, 2002
West NileVirus Found in Dead bird from White House Lawn
CNN Washington, July 29, 2002
Scientists Solve First Flavivirus Structure; Feat Provides Insights Into Dengue, West Nile, Yellow Fever, Others
Science Daily, March 19, 2002
Two Viruses Team Up in West Nile Vaccine
Science Daily, March 5, 2002
International Society for Infectious Diseases, ProMed-mail
Researchers Discover How Immune System Rids Nervous System of Mosquito-Borne Viruses
Science Daily, July 17, 2001
Clinton Administration Provides Additional Funding To Prevent the Spread of the West Nile Virus,
HHS News Release, Thursday, May 25, 2000

 

 

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