WEST NILE VIRUS IS OUT THERE!

( STAY INFORMED! )

Saturday August 18 9:12 PM ET

West Nile Virus Kills Atlanta Woman

ATLANTA (AP) - The death of an elderly woman from the West Nile virus (news - web sites) prompted officials Saturdayy to warn residents and open a phone bank to deal with concerned callers.

Source URL: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010818/us/west_nile_virus_5.html

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Friday August 17 6:31 PM ET

Elderly Georgia Woman Dies of West Nile Virus

ATLANTA (Reuters) - An elderly Georgia woman was confirmed on Friday as the nation's first death this season from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus (news - web sites), health officials said

Source URL: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010817/ts/health_virus_dc_1.html

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Thursday August 16, 2:05 pm Eastern Time

Horse With West Nile Virus Dies in Thomas County

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2001-- The state's first confirmed case of a horse infected with West Nile Virus has prompted Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin to seek an earlier shipment of the vaccine recently approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Source URL: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010816/162372.html

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Wednesday August 15 07:11 AM EDT

Crow found in Bucks has West Nile

By HAL MARCOVITZ , Of The Morning Call - A state Health Department laboratory confirmed Monday that a dead crow found in Bristol Township was infected with the West Nile virus (news - web sites). It is the first case of the virus detected in Bucks County this year.

Source URL: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/mcall/20010815/lo/crow_found_in_bucks_has_west_nile_1.html

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August 12, 2001 Posted: 9:17 AM EDT (1317 GMT)

Officials: New Yorker has West Nile virus

NEW YORK (AP) -- A 73-year-old woman has contracted the West Nile virus, city health officials say.

Source URL: http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/08/12/west.nile.virus.ap/index.html

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