west nile

This year - the infection rate is more than twice what we saw in 2017.

The number of West Nile virus cases this year in Louisiana has risen to 26. That's up from 24 earlier this month.

We've seen some very large mosquitoes coming out in droves lately, and the weather isn't helping with controlling the population.

Dr. John Vancherie, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at LSU, talks to the KEEL Morning Show about the West Nile Virus. We learned what we can do to prevent infection, how to spot West Nile Fever, and who is most susceptible to the virus.

State health officials have confirmed two more West Nile Virus deaths in Louisiana during the past week. That brings to four the total number of Louisiana residents who have died from the disease this year.

State health officials have confirmed nine more West Nile virus cases in the past week.

State health officials have confirmed ten more cases of West Nile virus in Louisiana during the past week.

State health officials have confirmed 13 more cases of West Nile virus infection in Louisiana during the past week. More than half of those cases were confirmed here in Caddo Parish.

State health officials have confirmed Louisiana's second West Nile death this year.

Six more West Nile virus cases have been confirmed in Louisiana this week. The Department of Health and Hospitals says three of those new cases were the most serious neuroinvasive disease and all three of them were here in Caddo Parish.