Unprecedented Outbreak of West Nile Virus — Maricopa County, Arizona, 2021
Research and results WNV, an arthropod-borne arbovirus, is transmitted primarily through the bite of infected Culex pipiens and is the leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral infections in the United States (1). Infection by blood transfusion is also possible. Since 2005, the Food and Drug Administration has recommended his WNV nucleic acid testing of combined […]
Notes From the Field: First Evidence of Locally Acquired Dengue Virus Infection — Maricopa County, Arizona, November 2022
Melissa Kretschmer, Massachusetts1; Jennifer Collins, MPH1Dr. Ariella P. Dale1;Brenna Garrett1; Leah Koski, MPH1; Karen Zabel, MSN1; R. Nicholas Stave, M.D.1; Katie Turnbow1; Judas Nativio, MS1; Kelsey Andrews1; William E. Smith, MS1; John Townsend2; Nicole Basser2; James Will2; Kathryn Barr, DVM1,3,FourDr. Forrest K. JonesFour,FiveDr. Gilberto A. SantiagoFiveKelly A. Fitzpatrick, MSPHFive; Dr. Eileen Lubert3; Kathryn Fitzpatrick, MPH3; […]
Monkeypox probably has arrived in Arizona Here’s what to know about the virus: | Navajo-Hopi Observer
Troy Hill, Cronkite News First Published: Jun 14, 2022 at 4:06 PM PHOENIX — Arizona may have first case of monkeypox as health officials work to confirm presumptive positive cases Maricopa County Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services June 7 announced to Health officials have urged Arizona people not to panic about this […]
