Tuesday, September 10, 2002, 09:10 EDT (9:10 AM EDT)
CDCHAN-00100-2002-09-10-UPD-N
West Nile Virus
Case count update: As of 10:00 AM (MDT), September 10, 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 14
Arkansas 6
California 1
Connecticut 3
District of Columbia 1
Florida 6
Georgia 6
Illinois 268
Indiana 42
Iowa 1
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 222
Maryland 5
Massachusetts 7
Michigan 49
Minnesota 5
Mississippi 122
Missouri 75
Nebraska 15
New Jersey 2
New York 19
North Dakota 4
Ohio 83
Oklahoma 3
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1
South Dakota 10
Tennessee 20
Texas 67
Virginia 5
Wisconsin 11
Total human cases: 1086
Total human fatalities: 45 GA (2), IL (10), KY (2), LA (9), MI (3), MO (1), MS (3), ND (1), NE (1), NY (2), OH (5), TN (4), TX (1), WI (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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