{"id":89394,"date":"2020-06-26T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=89394"},"modified":"2020-06-30T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:59:23","slug":"health-officials-report-mississippis-first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/health-officials-report-mississippis-first-human-case-of-west-nile-virus-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Officials Report Mississippi&#8217;s First Human Case of West Nile Virus for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JACKSON, Miss. \u2014 Today the <strong>Mississippi State Department of Health<\/strong> (MSDH) reports the first human case of <strong>West Nile Virus<\/strong> (WNV) for 2020. The case was reported in <strong>Claiborne County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Mississippi had a total of 15 WNV cases and no deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a reminder that even though we are in the midst of ongoing transmission of COVID-19, West Nile virus has not gone away,\u201d said MSDH State Epidemiologist Dr. <strong>Paul Byers<\/strong>. \u201cWe are approaching the time of year when WNV is most active in Mississippi, so it\u2019s important to protect yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byers said while most infected people recover without any long-term problems, some develop a more severe infection that can lead to complications and even death, especially in those over 50 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of WNV infection are often mild and may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, a rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes. In a small number of cases, infection can result in encephalitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma and possibly death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSDH suggests the following precautions to protect yourself and your family from mosquito-borne illnesses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use a mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered ingredient such as DEET while you are outdoors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove all sources of standing water around your home and yard to prevent mosquito breeding.<\/li><li>Wear loose, long clothing to cover the arms and legs when outdoors.<\/li><li>Avoid areas where mosquitoes are prevalent.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on mosquito-borne illnesses, visit the MSDH website at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA2MjYuMjM1NjkxMTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21zZGgubXMuZ292L3dlc3RuaWxlIn0.laBpis98gC7U0tLJUzBadChInY-j1rE5N9Oujr4BG-4\/s\/1126202484\/br\/80387559625-l\" target=\"_blank\">HealthyMS.com\/westnile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSON, Miss. \u2014 Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the first human case of West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":89395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1717],"tags":[16690,5,16691,16689],"class_list":["post-89394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-claiborne-county","tag-mississippi","tag-paul-byers","tag-west-nile-virus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/West-Nile-Virus.png?fit=770%2C440&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}