The latest from Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals.
Friday, October 19, 2012 | Contact: Bureau of Media & Communications (225) 342-1532
Baton Rouge—State health officials today confirmed nine new West Nile virus cases, urging Louisiana residents to continue to protect their health and Fight the Bite. No West Nile deaths occurred this week.
The State is experiencing its most active year for West Nile since 2002, which was the major outbreak year of the virus in Louisiana. So far, there have been 321 cases and 12 deaths from the disease reported this year.
There are four new neuroinvasive disease cases reported this week, with one case each reported from East Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Terrebonne and Tangipahoa parishes. Three of these are newly reported cases, and one is a previously reported case that progressed into neuroinvasive disease.
There are five new West Nile Fever cases, with one case each reported from Beauregard, Bossier, East Baton Rouge, Iberia and Pointe Coupee parishes.
There was one new asymptomatic case reported this week, from Vernon Parish.
DHH issues a weekly Arbovirus Surveillance Report that details cases detected thus far by parish, which is published here.
Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary 2012
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10/21/2012 at 10:01 am |
Again, please call her up and ask for an interview. She would have documentation on the diagnosis. Which of course, we all know doesn’t exist.
10/21/2012 at 10:23 am |
she might just be the mayor’s ex sister in law……… his nephew might be her baby daddy, ask those questions when you interview her.
10/21/2012 at 12:18 pm |
There’s no need for any interview. Patterson spoke uninterrupted for ten minutes at the 10/9 Board of Alderman meeting, and she was very explicit in what she said.
The folks at DHH that I talked to said that the laboratories that would confirm any West Nile diagnosis are conscientious about reporting such results to public health authorities.
And the documents show that no West Nile cases have occurred in Jackson parish since 2003.
10/21/2012 at 10:28 am |
Oh now, come on people yall dont see wot goin on here? Dey obvioslee keepin dat baby name out da department of health and um health and hotdogs cuz day rasist. Yep dats how far the line of coruption go from jonesboro!
10/21/2012 at 4:05 pm |
Real good sarcasm, Anonymous of 10-28 a.m. Are you the one masquerading as “Messy” ? (We don’t expect an answer)
10/21/2012 at 7:38 pm |
No….10:28 am is not me.
I am not concerned about no West Nile….I use Off and empty the water around my yard….also stay inside so to not feed the pests
10/22/2012 at 12:59 am |
Would you doubt any differently that the mayor placed her there to give the speech that was both 1. Way longer than 2 minutes allowed to someone anti thompson. And 2. Was probably hand written by one of the merry band of idiots!
Another showing of racism on the mayors behave! Hang in there mayor one day someone will buy your racism excuses!
11/15/2012 at 11:38 pm |
I guess the hospitals in Lincoln Parish and Jackson Parish anit been reporting to people! There has been cases of West Nile Virus in our areas. I know of 7 cases but no deaths. There are people right now as i type this that are in Jackson Parish Hospital that have the virus. Just thought i would let people know so that the word would get out so others can be warned!!!