Thursday, September 05, 2002, 21:40 EDT (9:40 PM EDT)
CDCHAN-00098-2002-09-05-UPD-N
West Nile Virus
Case count update: As of September 4, 2002 these are the human case totals for 2002 that have been reported to CDC/Arbonet or compiled in direct communication with state or local health officials:
■ Total Laboratory Positive Human Cases
Alabama 13
Arkansas 3
Connecticut 1
District of Columbia 1
Florida 2
Georgia 6
Illinois 165
Indiana 10
Iowa 1
Kentucky 10
Louisiana 205
Maryland 2
Massachusetts 2
Michigan 29
Minnesota 3
Mississippi 104
Missouri 37
Nebraska 4
New York 13
North Dakota 4
Ohio 40
Oklahoma 2
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1
South Dakota 7
Tennessee 19
Texas 43
Virginia 3
Wisconsin 6
Total human cases: 737
Total human fatalities: 40 - GA (2), IL (9), KY (2), LA (8), MD (1), MI (2), MO (1), MS (3), ND (1), NE (1), NY (2), OH (4), TN (3), TX (1)
*These numbers are derived from cases that have been reported and verified to CDC/Arbonet. Arbonet is the national, electronic surveillance system established by CDC to assist states in tracking West Nile and other mosquito-borne viruses.
For more information, visit the CDC West Nile Virus web site -- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm.
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