Wednesday, August 28, 2002, 0:12 EDT (12:12 PM EDT)
CDCHAN-00093-2002-08-28-UPD-N
West Nile Virus
CDC awards funds to combat West Nile virus. Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson will announce the award of over $6 million to 14 states and 2 cities hit hardest by the West Nile Virus (see table below for funds distribution). The Secretary will make this announcement during a trip to Ohio, and CDC officials will make similar announcements in Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. Earlier this month, CDC awarded $3.4 million to Louisiana, $1.3 million to Texas, and $300,000 to Mississippi. These funds are intended for activities deemed the highest priority by states to help control and prevent human disease from West Nile Virus.
This money brings total CDC funding to states and cities for West Nile virus so far this year to more than $31 million. CDC has provided approximately $54 million to states, cities, and territories since West Nile virus was first detected in the United States in 1999. The federal government continues to provide technical and scientific support to states and communities in need of assistance.
City/State Amount
Alabama $550,000
Arkansas $398,397
Chicago $280,000
Houston $355,000
Illinois $400,506
Indiana $306,058
Iowa $400,000
Kentucky $305,970
Minnesota $348,596
Mississippi $700,000
Missouri $548,798
North Dakota $395,182
Ohio $310,300
South Dakota $201,594
Tennessee $333,000
Wisconsin $535,000
Total $6,368,401
Reminder: On August 30, requests for the remaining supplemental funding to help control and prevent the impact of West Nile virus (WNV) are due to CDC. This month, Secretary Thompson has announced that HHS would provide $14 million in supplemental funding to states hardest hit by the WNV. Principal investigators in states eligible for the supplemental funds have been in contact with the CDC National Center for Infectious Diseases to discuss proposal requirements. If you have additional questions, please contact Debbie Deppe at 404-639-4668 or Bob Ruiz at 404-639-4115.
Public service announcements to be released. In response to requests, CDC is developing a public service campaign to help educate the public on measures to prevent the further spread of West Nile Virus. The campaign is expected to be available the first week of September. Please check with your state public information office to get further details. (The list of state public health information offices can be found at www.NPHIC.org in the "membership" area.)
Case count update: As of August 27, 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 6
District of Columbia 1
Florida 1
Georgia 6
Illinois 60
Indiana 6
Kentucky 3
Louisiana 171
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 13
Mississippi 91
Missouri 16
Nebraska 1
New York 4
Ohio 24
South Dakota 3
Tennessee 4
Texas 38
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 2
Total human cases: 425
Total human fatalities: 21- GA (2), IL (2), KY (1), LA (8), MI (1), MS (3), MO (1), OH (2),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.
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