West Nile

December
• West Nile Cases Up Slightly In Illinois

November
• Apath Licenses Hepatitis C Viral Genome
• CDC Shows Mild Season For West Nile Virus

September
• Elderly St. Louis County Woman Dies From West Nile
• Illinois Records First West Nile Death In 2004

August
• Illinois Woman Has 15th Case Of West Nile
• 4 New Cases Of West Nile Reported In Northern IL
• Three New Cases In The St. Louis Area
• First St. Louis Case Of West Nile, Illinois Reports 2
• NE Gov. Proposes 10-State Bioterrorism Agreement
• St. Clair Teen Third To Get West Nile Virus

July
• What's The Best Way To Treat Summer Bug Bites?
• Tires Pile Up When State Fee Ends
• Second Case Of West Nile Confirmed In Illinois
• West Nile Virus Cases Reported in St. Charles County
• First Human West Nile Cases Surface In St. Charles Co.
• Confirmed West Nile Found In Central West End Bird
• More West Nile Mosquitoes Found In Illinois
• Crow In Bureau County Tests Positive For West Nile
• Transplant Patients Die Of Rabies From Donor's Organs

June
• Officials Alert To Threat Of New Mosquito Disease
• Virus Increasing Rapidly In Illinois; No Human Cases
• West Nile Found In Dead Metro East Bird
• West Nile Virus Confirmed in St. Charles Co. Bird

May
• West Nile Fight Starts Up In St. Louis City, County
• FDA Sets New Rules On Donating Human Tissue
• Mosquito Season Is Here

April
• Study Of West Nile Disease In St. Louis Area Planned
• Six Got West Nile Virus Through Blood Transfusions

January
• Vitamins May Help Seniors Fight Flu And West Nile
 

December
• Report: States Not Ready For Bioterror

November
• Two More Illinois West Nile Cases Identified
• Illinois Now Has 50 Cases of West Nile

October
• Top Health Official Says Preparedness Improving
• West Nile Cases Continue To Increase In Illinois
• Four New Cases Of West Nile in Illinois
• Three New West Nile Cases Reported In Illinois
• Number Of Illinois West Nile Cases Rise To 30
• West Nile Virus Claims Missouri Victim
• California Next Year's Likely West Nile Epicenter
• Twice As Many People Infected With West Nile This Year
• Cook County Woman First West Nile Death In 2003

September
• St. Clair County Reports West Nile Case
• North County Woman Dies From West Nile
• Illinois Reports Two More West Nile Cases
• West Nile Cases Headed For Another Record Year
• West Nile Blood Test
• State Reports Two More Cases Of West Nile
• 100,000 Likely To Get Mild Sickness From West Nile
• West Nile Cases Drop In Illinois
• Three "Probable" Cases Of West Nile In St. Louis
• Status of West Nile In Missouri and Illinois
• Illinois Reports Two New West Nile Cases
• West Nile Claims First Bird At Zoo This Year
• Ask the Doctor: West Nile Symptoms

August
• West Nile Virus Cases Increasing In Missouri
• First Death From West Nile Reported in St. Louis
• IL Confirms Second Human Case of West Nile
• First Human Case Of West Nile Reported In Illinois
• Colorado Counties Declare Emergencies
• Girl Likely Had West Nile Virus, Tests Show
• IL Health Dept Announces Grants For Mosquito Surveillance
• West Nile Relative Protects Mice From Illness
• Illinois Quiet - So Far - On West Nile Front
• CDC Says Cases Could Break Last Year's Record
• West Nile Season Sees Explosion Of Cases In Colorado
• United Industries Sales Rise Due To West Nile
• West Nile Virus Still A Threat This Summer

July
• Mosquitoes In Marion, IL Test Positive for West Nile
• Missouri Reports First Human West Nile Case
• Crawford County Bird Positive For West Nile
• Ways to Beat the West Nile Bite
• FDA Approves New West Nile Virus Test
• West Nile Cases
• Know The Early Symptoms of West Nile
• Computer Program Tracks West Nile Virus
• New Test Uncovers First West Nile-Infected Blood Donation
• Officials Urge Precautions Against West Nile Virus

June
• Eliminate Stagnant Water To Reduce West Nile Risk
• Fight West Nile With Bats
• Dead Bird Raises Local West Nile Concern
• Illinois Beefs Up Budget For West Nile Battle
• Dead Crow In Kankakee County Had West Nile
• U City Residents Worried About Mosquito Spraying
• Collinsville Resident Worries About West Nile

May
• Mosquito Season Sure to Be Hard for Illinois
• Chickens Used For Detecting West Nile
• Animal Health Lab To Close Because Of Budget Cuts
• CDC Confirms Transmission Through Organ Transplants
• West Nile & Standing Water: Who's Responsible?
• West Nile Preparations Underway
• Emergency Rooms Begin Looking For West Nile Cases

April
• Metro East Prepares to Fight West Nile Virus
• Public Health Department Gives Out Mosquito Grants
• St. Louis Begins West Nile Virus Prevention Program
• West Nile Tracking Turns High Tech
• Time to Vaccinate Horses Against West Nile
• West Nile Virus Victim Still Recovering

March
• Governments To Battle Dumped Tires, West Nile Virus
• House Approves Bill for Mosquito Control
• Illinois Gears Up For West Nile Repeat
• West Nile Mosquitoes Could Return This Month

February
• Condition of a Patient's Eyes May Help Diagnose West Nile

January
• Experts Believe West Nile Spread By More Than Mosquitoes

 • Overview of West Nile Virus
 • Background
 • Prevention: What You Can Do
 • Using Insect Repellent Safely
 • Transmission of West Nile
 • Blood Transfusions/Organ Donation
 • Symptoms
 • Protecting Pets

 • CDC       • CDC for Kids
 • FDA
 • EPA

 >> L O C A L     R E S O U R C E S

 • St. Charles County Health Dept.
   (636) 949-7400

 • St. Louis County Dept. of Health
   (314) 615-0600
   To find out where the county's vector
   control crew will be, call
     (314) 615-4-B-U-G
   for the mosquito-spraying schedule.

 • St. Louis City Health Dept.
   (314) 612-5100

 • St. Clair County Health Dept.
   (618) 233-7703

 • Madison County Health Dept.
   (618) 692-8951

 • Jefferson County Health Dept.
   (636) 282-1010