Now Seven Confirmed West Nile Cases In Escambia County

September 11, 2012

Two additional human cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in Escambia County, bringing the total number of diagnosed West Nile Virus cases to seven for 2012.

“The risk of additional persons becoming infected with West Nile Virus from mosquito bites remains very high,” according to the Escambia County Health Department.

“One preventable risk factor is going outdoors, for even short periods of time, unprotected. Persons making short outdoor trips to put out the trash, get the mail, or use tobacco should take the same protective precautions as persons who spend longer periods of time outdoors,” said Dr. John Lanza, director of the Escambia Count Health Department.

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus can bite and infect humans. About one in 150 people infected with WNV will develop serious illness. Symptoms of infection can range from mild to severe, including development of diseases such as meningitis or encephalitis. People with weakened immune systems and individuals over 50 may be at higher risk of the most severe form of the infection, according to the health department.

Comments

5 Responses to “Now Seven Confirmed West Nile Cases In Escambia County”

  1. David Huie Green on September 13th, 2012 9:42 am

    REGARDING:
    “By the way William can u tell us as citizens of Escambia county the best way to contact mosquito control via phone or website. Thank you sir.”

    I’m not William but per:
    https://www.co.escambia.fl.us/Bureaus/CommunityServices/MosquitoControl.html

    Florida Mosquito Control Association
    Contact Us
    Bob Betts, Division Manager
    611 Highway 297-A
    Cantonment, FL 32533
    Phone: (850) 937-2188
    Fax: (850) 937-2192

    David trying to be helpful

  2. Russ on September 12th, 2012 7:56 pm

    Sorry no forget the sorry part but I believe should tell us as citizens of this county where these problems are. It should be no big secret. Maybe some of the citizens could avoid these areas like people with low emune systems. By the way William can u tell us as citizens of escambia county the best way to contact mosquito control via phone or website. Thank you sir.

  3. David Huie Green on September 12th, 2012 10:21 am

    “what city ?”

    Escambia county contains only one city, one town, and the rest is unincorporated

  4. William on September 11th, 2012 10:25 pm

    >>>Escambia County ……what city ?

    The health department will not release that information.

  5. jbird on September 11th, 2012 10:22 pm

    Escambia County ……what city ?

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News