Does Kern County Follow State Rules?
The state website shows the number of animals tested positive for WNV. Kern County has the highest numbers. But now they have stopped testing. Meanwhile, the two reported deaths in the state have both occurred in Kern County. —P. Hedlund, Editor Rise in Cases of West Nile May Portend an Epidemic (NY Times) On July 26 the New York Times reported: The number of West Nile virus cases in the United States is nearly four times what it was a year ago, meaning that a large epidemic may be in store, government researchers are reporting. “It’s certainly a warning sign that we need to be extremely vigilant,” Dr. Lyle Petersen, the director of the division of vector-borne infections at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said yesterday. “The worst is yet to come.” California Department of Public Health Announces Second Death from West Nile Virus Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), on July 24 announced the second death in 2007 of a California
