west nile

Louisiana has recorded its first human cases of West Nile virus this year. Fortunately, they were not here in the northwestern part. All three were recently confirmed in Livingston Parish and all three were asymptomatic,

State health officials say three more cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Louisiana during the past week. All three were West Nile fever cases and there was one each in Ascension, Lafayette, and Ouachita Parishes.

State health officials have confirmed the state's fourth West Nile virus death this year. It happened in Ouachita Parish and was the second death in that parish this year.

State health officials have confirmed Louisiana's third West Nile virus death this year. It was somebody in Rapides Parish -- the second West Nile death in that parish this year.

Louisiana has recorded its second West Nile virus death this year. The Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed the death this week in Ouachita Parish.

State health officials confirmed five more cases of West Nile virus in Louisiana this week. The Department of Health and Hospitals says that brings this year's total number of cases to 39.

State health officials have confirmed three more cases of West Nile virus in Louisiana this week. The Department of Health and Hospitals says that brings the total number of cases confirmed in our state this year to 34.

State health officials have confirmed Louisiana's first West Nile virus death of the year. It happened in Rapides Parish. There were also ten more non-fatal cases confirmed this week, bringing this year's total number of cases to 31.

State health officials have confirmed eight more cases of West Nile virus during the past week. Four of those were the most-serious neuroinvasive disease. There was one each in Caldwell, Lafayette, Ouachita, and Rapides.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reporting four new West Nile cases this week. That brings this year's total number of cases to 13.