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2004 Mosquito-borne Disease Human Cases Reported to the

U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

 

As of December 31, 2004

 

Total verified human WNV cases being reported: 36

Total verified WNV-related fatalities*:  2

 

PLEASE NOTE:  This official case count reported by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services may include cases still under investigation or in various stages of testing, including supplemental or confirmatory laboratory testing.  These results are preliminary and subject to change.

 

 

Arbovirus

County Name

Onset Date

Age

Sex

Fatality

Hospitalized

WNV

St. Louis city

06/05/2004

19

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Charles County

07/05/2004

8

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Franklin County

07/16/2004

54

Male

No

No

WNV

St. Louis city

07/20/2004

43

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Moniteau County

07/22/2004

67

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/07/2004

44

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis County

08/05/2004

32

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Linn County

08/05/2004

69

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/17/2004

62

Female

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/20/2004

78

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Buchanan County

08/12/2004

69

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Jefferson County

07/20/2004

19

Female

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/21/2004

34

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/24/2004

50

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Hickory County

08/01/2004

58

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis County

08/27/2004

47

Female

No

No

WNV

Jackson County

08/27/2004

48

Male

Yes

Yes

WNV

Clark County

08/27/2004

50

Male

No

No

WNV

St. Louis County

08/30/2004

92

Female

Yes

Yes

WNV

Hickory County

08/31/2004

45

Male

No

No

WNV

Jackson County

08/23/2004

56

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

08/31/2004

40

Female

No

No

WNV

Jackson County

08/26/2004

38

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Boone County

08/23/2004

55

Female

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis city

09/01/2004

77

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Jackson County

07/30/2004

33

Female

No

No

WNV

Boone County

09/03/2004

59

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Jackson County

09/08/2004

73

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Jackson County

09/18/2004

91

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Jackson County

09/21/2004

88

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Clay County

09/15/2004

50

Male

No

Unknown

WNV

Clay County

09/21/2004

23

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Clay County

09/16/2004

65

Male

No

Yes

WNV

Howard County

09/18/2004

48

Female

No

Yes

WNV

Harrison County

09/19/2004

18

Male

No

Yes

WNV

St. Louis County

09/20/2004

48

Male

No

No

 

 

 

Summary of Reported WNV

Human Cases By County

 

County

Number of Reported Cases

Boone

2

Buchanan

1

Clark

1

Clay

3

Franklin

1

Harrison

1

Hickory

2

Howard

1

Jackson

7

Jefferson

1

Linn

1

Moniteau

1

St. Charles

1

St. Louis city

9

St. Louis County

4

Total:

36

 

WNV   = West Nile virus

SLE     = St. Louis encephalitis

 

*The immediate causes of death in patients with West Nile and other related viral encephalitis commonly include pneumonia, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, septicemia, etc., rather than direct neurological damage or dysfunction, per se.  For some individuals with serious pre-existing health problems, West Nile virus infection is a contributory cause of death.

 

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