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October 27, 2004 - Third human case of West Nile Virus
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Public Health Director Anahid Kulwicki announced that the County has a third
confirmed human case of West Nile Virus. The 57-year-old Southgate man was hospitalized
in early September and has been released.
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September
14, 2004 ---Wayne County has second human case of West Nile
Virus
Westland, Mich. -
Public Health Director Anahid Kulwicki announced the County's second
human case of West Nile Virus.
The second case involves a 75-year-old Westland resident who was
hospitalized in August and has since made a full recovery.
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Wayne
County sends 100,000 West Nile flyers home with school kids
August 30, 2004 --- With the
start of the school year, the Wayne County Department of Public
Health is asking children and their
families to help eliminate the risk of West Nile Virus.
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Wayne
County establishes drop-off sites for dead birds for West Nile Virus
testing
August 08, 2004 --- Residents can help public health
officials detect the presence of West Nile Virus in local communities
by
dropping
off dead birds at five sites across Wayne County. The birds will
be tested. Any positive results will be tracked by zip code based
on where the birds were found; only one positive
result is needed for each zip code.
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Wayne
County distributes mosquito larvicide to 42 communities
to help combat West Nile Virus
August 02, 2004 --- County Executive Robert A. Ficano and Department of Public
Health
Director
Anahid
Kulwicki kicked-off a new mosquito abatement program to help local communities
fight West Nile Virus. Wayne County and Clarke Mosquito Control officials on
Monday, August 2, began distributing 200 cases containing a total of 160,000
larvicide pouches to representatives from the 42 communities served by the county
health department.
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Wayne County departments take action against mosquito
breeding areas
April
21, 2004 --- The Wayne County Department of Environment
and the Department of Public Services, which includes the roads
and parks divisions, will attack mosquito breeding areas on
county property to help combat the threat of West Nile Virus. Both
departments will identify areas of stagnant or standing water
and use a larvicide product to kill mosquito eggs and larva throughout
the mosquito season. Larviciding breeding areas will reduce the
mosquito population. Department of Environment Director Kurt Heise
said, “Stagnant,
standing water areas will be targeted because mosquitoes cannot
breed in flowing water.”
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Wayne County alerts residents: the biggest threat
from mosquitoes and West Nile Virus is in homes and backyards
April 21, 2004 --- Wayne County Executive Robert
A. Ficano and Wayne County Department of Public Health officials
on
Wednesday
issued an important alert for residents this mosquito season:
the best protection against mosquitoes and the threat of West
Nile Virus starts at home. “As we head into the warm months
of spring and summer, we all need to remember that the biggest
threat from mosquitoes is around our homes and in our backyards,” said
Ficano. “We each have a lot of control when it comes to preventing
mosquitoes and the threat of West Nile Virus.”
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Wayne County reminds residents to report dead crows
and other birds
April 21,
2004 --- Since
West Nile Virus first became a public health issue, the death
of crows and other birds has been used as an early indicator
for the presence of West Nile Virus in communities.
Anahid Kulwicki, Director of the Wayne County Department of Public
Health, said Wednesday that dead birds continue to be part of an
early warning system for the presence of West Nile Virus. In 2003,
health officials used zip codes to track findings of dead birds,
which helped identify specific areas where WNV was present; the
previous year, the reports were tracked by city or township.
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The Wayne County Department of Public
Health West Nile Virus (WNV) Seminar
April
21, 2004 --- Over 100 community and municipal officials
learned how they can help combat the virus
and respond to WNV
cases. Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Department of Public
Health Director Anahid Kulwicki, and West Nile Virus experts were
available
for media interviews. West Nile Virus was first detected in Michigan
in 2001, primarily in
birds and other animals bitten by infected mosquitoes. In 2002,
the first human cases occurred, including 15 deaths in Wayne County.
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