Pyrethrin Fog Spray
posted May 7, 2007
May marks the beginning of West Nile Virus season in Tennessee, and the Department of Health will once again monitor test results from mosquito pools across the state. In 2006, Tennessee saw an increase in the number of human West Nile cases over the previous year and the most since 2003, when 26 cases were reported. There were 22 human cases confirmed in 2006, with one fatality. Tennessee had more human West Nile Virus cases in 2006 than any of the surrounding states except Mississippi. Mississippi has already confirmed two human cases of West Nile Virus this year."While numbers of West Nile Virus cases are hard to predict, with the rise in cases last year it is possible we could see a more severe seasonin Tennessee this year," said State Medical Entomologist Abelardo Moncayo. "Our testing programs help warn people of areas in which mosquitoes have been found to carry the virus, so the public can take precautions to protect themselves."
