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• August 03, 2012

  DHH Confirms Two West Nile Virus Deaths

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed the state's first West Nile Virus deaths in four years. Two people have died of neuroinvasive disease (NID), the most serious form of the virus, this year. These deaths are the state's first since 2008, when one person died of the disease. Since there has been a recent sharp increase in NID cases, DHH is now reporting total West Nile Virus deaths as part of its weekly surveillance report.

• July 27, 2012

  DHH Confirms 19 New Cases of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed 19 additional human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 33, which includes 13 new cases of the potentially deadly neuroinvasive disease (NID). The new NID cases were reported from Caddo, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Ouachita, Rapides and St. Tammany parishes. There were also new West Nile Fever (WNF) cases in Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and St. Tammany parishes and new asymptomatic cases in Concordia, Rapides and Terrebonne parishes. These cases are detailed parish by parish in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Website here.

• July 20, 2012

  DHH Confirms Four New Cases of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed four additional human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 14, which includes one case of neuroinvasive disease from St. Tammany Parish. The four new cases are from Bossier, East Baton Rouge, St. Tammany and West Baton Rouge parishes. These cases are reported in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Website here.

• July 13, 2012

  DHH Confirms Six New Cases of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has confirmed six additional human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 10, which includes two cases of neuroinvasive disease. The six new cases come from East Feliciana, Jefferson, Rapides, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. These cases are reported in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH Website here.

• October 01, 2011

  Jensen Farms Includes Indiana, Louisiana and Wisconsin in Cantaloupe Recall Notification

• September 23, 2011

  DHH Confirms One New Case of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed one new human case of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to ten. The new case is from Calcasieu Parish. This case is reported in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH website.

• September 20, 2011

  Louisiana Earns Perfect Score in Public Health Emergency Preparedness

  For the second consecutive year, Louisiana scored a perfect 100 on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) evaluation of the state's public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Louisiana and seven other states scored 100 two years in a row. Louisiana's public health laboratories also received exemplary marks. The CDC's "Public Health Preparedness: 2011 State-by-State Update on Laboratory Capabilities and Response Readiness Planning" report released today evaluates the state over a three-year period, from 2007-2010.

• September 16, 2011

  DHH Confirms One New Case of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed one new human case of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to nine. The new case is from Calcasieu Parish. This case is reported in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH website.

• September 02, 2011

  DHH Confirms first Cases of Neuroinvasive Disease

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed four new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year’s total to eight. The four new cases are from Washington, Vernon and Tangipahoa parishes and include Louisiana’s first cases this year of neuroinvasive disease, the more serious form of West Nile Virus.

• August 24, 2011

  One New Confirmed Case of West Nile Virus

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed one new human case of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to four. The new case comes from East Baton Rouge Parish. This case is reported in DHH's weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary which can be found in the Surveillance Reports Section of the DHH website.