The Texas outbreak the west Nile virus has to 15 people dead

The Texas outbreak the west Nile virus has to 15 people dead
China Houston on August 12, (reporter WangHuan) for mosquito breeding lead to this summer in the west Nile virus in the United States in Texas has the trend, discount oakleys has killed at least 15 people, hundreds of people are infected. For the next several weeks may face the outbreaks continue, Texas declared a state of emergency to response to a public health emergencies.
Texas centers for disease control and prevention published data show, at present the state's report has 351 cases, including 15 deaths. But the actual data is far higher than the statistics, the spread of the virus in north Texas most rampant, tower rand, Dallas, Dan meal, colin and other four county 2012 years it has received 440 cases of west Nile virus infection report, more than 2003 years the number of 439 cases of Texas annual record.
Dallas county is the spread of the virus of the worst area, county homeland security and emergency management agency director clay · Jenkins judge 10, a statement released local disaster announced, Dallas county SheFa will get more resources to prevent through infected mosquitoes spread to the human virus. At present the county has 190 people with report, nine people were killed.
After and Texas health officials and experts talks, Dallas county an officially authorized, will be in the county, including Dallas and at fort leavenworth over the metropolitan area in the spray pesticides. This is the first time in nearly 50 years for the air spray for approval.
"The plane will spread to the most serious regional poles, the pesticides are safe, residents in only when spraying to stay indoors on or close the window." Jenkins stressed. "we will do everything to protect residents safe."
The U.S. southern Texas the fourth largest city this week of Houston 12 cases all report from Harris county. Baylor university medical school tropical infectious diseases expert Christie Murray said: "the middle of August to September, is the west Nile virus almost two decades. According to the local mosquito and dead birds sample testing, signaling that the virus development will have peak, Houston cases still can increase absolutely."
Texas health and human services said, Texas this year the west Nile virus high, the first in the states, the main reason is the extreme high temperature and recently are more frequent of rain. Residents were told that outdoor activities, to use a repellent, avoid at dawn and dusk outside the mosquito's most active period for outdoor activities, shall also periodically ruled out in the yard water, in order to reduce the growth of mosquitoes.
The west Nile virus is mainly through mosquito from birds to humans spread. People usually after infection in 2 to 15 days come on, symptoms similar influenza, discount oakley sunglasses include high fever, headache, nausea and limb pain, less than 1% of infected people may appear encephalitis and serious diseases such as meningitis, to persons over the age of 50 is particularly dangerous. There is no specific for west Nile virus, protect human vaccine also has not been published.
America's first west Nile virus cases are found in 1999, has infected more than 30000 people. (out)