2005 Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in Humans and Animals

Last updated October 15, 2013
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This county-by-county report shows human cases and other data currently reported to MSDH. WNV human cases and WNV-positive horses, mosquito samples and blood donors are indications that WNV is circulating in the state. All residents, regardless of county of residence, should take precautions to prevent WNV infection.

  WNV Positive
Human
WNV Positive
Birds
WNV Positive
Horses
SLE Positive
Human
WNV Positive*
Mosquito Samples
Totals: 70 28 61 9 4
Adams 4 3 0 1  
Alcorn 0 0 0 0  
Amite 1 0 0 0  
Attala 0 0 3 0  
Benton 0 0 0 0  
Bolivar 1 0 0 0  
Calhoun 1 0 0 0  
Carroll 0 0 0 0  
Chickasaw 0 0 0 0  
Choctaw 0 0 0 0  
Claiborne 0 0 0 0  
Clarke 0 0 3 0  
Clay 2 0 0 0  
Coahoma 2 0 0 0  
Copiah 1 0 1 0  
Covington 0 1 0 0  
DeSoto 0 1 0 0  
Forrest 5 0 1 1  
Franklin 0 0 0 0  
George 0 0 6 0  
Greene 0 1 0 0  
Grenada 1 1 0 0  
Hancock 0 0 1 1  
Harrison 0 0 1 0  
Hinds 20 8 3 5 4
Holmes 0 0 0 0  
Humphreys 0 0 0 0  
Issaquena 0 0 0 0  
Itawamba 0 0 0 0  
Jackson 0 0 4 0  
Jasper 0 0 1 0  
Jefferson 1 0 0 0  
Jefferson Davis 0 0 0 0  
Jones 6 0 6 0  
Kemper 1 0 1 0  
Lafayette 0 0 0 0  
Lamar 0 0 1 0  
Lauderdale 0 2 3 0  
Lawrence 0 0 2 0  
Leake 0 0 1 0  
Lee 0 0 4 0  
Leflore 0 0 0 0  
Lincoln 0 2 2 1  
Lowndes 0 0 0 0  
Madison 6 0 2 0  
Marion 0 0 0 0  
Marshall 0 0 0 0  
Monroe 0 0 0 0  
Montgomery 1 1 0 0  
Neshoba 0 0 1 0  
Newton 0 0 0 0  
Noxubee 0 0 1 0  
Oktibbeha 0 0 2 0  
Panola 0 0 0 0  
Pearl River 0 0 2 0  
Perry 1 0 0 0  
Pike 1 2 1 0  
Pontotoc 0 0 1 0  
Prentiss 0 0 0 0  
Quitman 0 0 0 0  
Rankin 10 4 2 0  
Scott 0 0 0 0  
Sharkey 0 0 0 0  
Simpson 0 1 2 0  
Smith 0 0 0 0  
Stone 0 0 0 0  
Sunflower 2 1 0 0  
Tallahatchie 0 0 0 0  
Tate 0 0 0 0  
Tippah 0 0 0 0  
Tishomingo 0 0 1 0  
Tunica 0 0 0 0  
Union 0 0 0 0  
Walthall 0 0 1 0  
Warren 2 0 0 0  
Washington 1 0 0 0  
Wayne 0 0 0 0  
Webster 0 0 2 0  
Wilkinson 0 0 0 0  
Winston 0 0 0 0  
Yalobusha 0 0 0 0  
Yazoo 0 0 0 0  

Visit the Mississippi Board of Animal Health for more statistics on West Nile virus and Eastern Equine encephalitis.

Human case count represents only those confirmed by laboratory testing.

* Mosquito are trapped and tested for West Nile virus (WNV) in selected counties where a higher number of human cases have occurred in previous years. WNV positive mosquitoes indicate that WNV is circulating in the state, and that all residents, regardless of location, should take precautions.

Mississippi State Department of Health 570 East Woodrow Wilson Dr Jackson, MS 39216 866‑HLTHY4U Contact and information

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