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ARIZONA
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Maricopa
County
Maricopa County Confirms First Human Case
of West Nile Virus in the U.S. for 2008
Phoenix (March 26, 2008) – The 2008 West Nile Virus season is off to a very early
start here in Arizona. Today, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and
Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed that a Southeast Valley man in his
60’s is Maricopa County’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this season.
The man has been released from a local Valley hospital and is currently recovering
from the virus.
“We recognize that people’s first question will be ‘Why Maricopa County?’ The quick
answer is that West Nile Virus is now endemic in environments across the nation
including Arizona. Because we have a warmer winter and earlier mosquito season
than most, it makes sense that we see cases earlier,” said Dr. Bob England, director
of the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
“Our first confirmed case so early in the season could mean a busier season than in
past years,” said John Power, director of Maricopa County Department of
Environmental Services. “This case also serves as a reminder that it’s that time again
to take a look around your homes and make sure there is no standing water where
mosquitoes can breed.”


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