First Symptomatic Human Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has confirmed the first symptomatic human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in Los Angeles County for the 2009 season. The case is a teenager, with pre-existing medical conditions, from the Antelope Valley who became symptomatic in mid-July. The individual has now recovered. Earlier this year, two individual blood donors, including one reported in June, tested positive for WNV, but did not show any symptoms (asymptomatic). The donated blood was not used.
More details are at Mayor Sam 2 incuding steps you can take to avoid this serious illness.
More details are at Mayor Sam 2 incuding steps you can take to avoid this serious illness.
Labels: la county health, west nile virus
Posted by Michael Higby @ 8/10/2009 12:30:00 PM
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Idiot is out of town again. Damn, can someone do the math and tell us how many times this jerk of a Mayor has been out of town. is Lu Parker with him in Vegas?
Mayor Villaraigosa speaks at 10 a.m. at the National Clean Energy Summit Roundtable in Las Vegas hosted by the Center for American Progress.
As to the actual subject at hand, I note that the LA CO Dept of Health still advocates using DEET as a repellant.
New studies are emerging all the time on the dangers of DEET use.
You know the stuff is dangerous when you spray it on your legs, then get in the car and the car seat begins to disintegrate where your legs touched it. (first-hand experience here.)
Think I'll pass on using DEET.
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