West Nile cases up in Minnesota after few years’ lull
August 17, 2012 at 9:53 am in Grand Forks Herald
The number of West Nile virus cases is rising in Minnesota after a four-year lull. The Minnesota Department of Health says 18 cases have been reported in Minnesota this year, and a number of people have been hospitalized. Continue Reading
In 2007, ND had 369 cases of West Nile Viruse reported. The next year it dropped to 37 cases and a couple years later there was only one case. The stories are always the same and never did they same the “numbers are down 90% from the previous year”. I believe they need to include this history and give people a true perspective of what is going on. It’s a national story in Dallas and they want to try to tie it in locally. The facts are this year, in eastern ND, there very few mosquitos and the chances of getting WNV are very low. Get out outside and enjoy the outdoors!
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