Mississippi WNV Cases Up 213

By: The Associated Press

Posted: Mon 6:26 PM, Oct 08, 2012

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 13 new human cases of West Nile virus.

The new cases were reported in DeSoto (1), Forrest (1), Hancock (1), Hinds (2), Holmes (1), Lauderdale (1), Pike (1), Panola (1), Rankin (1), Scott (1), Walthall (1), and Winston (1) counties, bringing the state total to 213 cases and five deaths.

This is the highest number of WNV cases ever reported in Mississippi.

In 2011, Mississippi had 52 West Nile virus cases and five deaths. The Health Department only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public.

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