Another Human Case Of West Nile In Arkansas
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The Arkansas Health Department says another
human case of the West Nile virus has been confirmed in the state.
The latest case is in Pulaski County and brings the total number of
cases in the state to 24.
Seven of the human cases are in Jefferson County, four in
Pulaski County, two each in Arkansas, Miller and Pope counties, and
one each in Benton, Cleburne, Columbia, Drew Johnson, Sevier and
Union counties.
The state is past the peak season for transmission of the
mosquito-borne virus.
In most cases, the virus passes with mild or no symptoms but it
can bring on fatal brain swelling in some cases. No deaths have
been linked to the disease in Arkansas this year.
