Fair 61°
Tag:

West Nile Virus

News
'A Mosquito Bite Can Ruin Your Life:' NJ Dad Battles West Nile Virus Nightmare 'A Mosquito Bite Can Ruin Your Life:' NJ Dad Battles West Nile Virus Nightmare
'A Mosquito Bite Can Ruin Your Life:' NJ Dad Battles West Nile Virus Nightmare A routine day in August turned into a nightmare for Bergen County dad and CUNY professor Frank Cornacchiulo, who went from walking and talking to being on life support within 48 hours. Frank Cornacchiulo, who has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and was on immunosuppressive treatment with Rituxan, contracted the virus over the summer, which triggered encephalitis — a severe brain inflammation — that has left him unable to eat, speak, or walk. Cornacchiulo's sister-in-law, Tanya Kevorkian, described the rapid decline since Thursday, Aug. 8  “He was sick with flu-like symptom…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
West Nile Virus Case In Bergen County, 2 Deaths In NJ Reported West Nile Virus Case In Bergen County, 2 Deaths In NJ Reported
West Nile Virus Case In Bergen County, 2 Deaths In NJ Reported New Jersey health officials are reporting an additional six cases of West Nile Virus including two deaths, and two presumptive viremic blood donor (PVD) cases in the state.  The six new WNV cases are residents of Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer, and Middlesex counties (one 50+, two 60+, one 70+, two 80+). The two individuals who died were older adults from Cumberland and Mercer counties, the DOH said. Two human cases of WNV were reported earlier this year in Middlesex and Union counties. Seven out of the eight cases were hospitalized with neuroinvasive disease, includi…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases
NJ Reports Three West Nile Virus Cases The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of the West Nile Virus, much earlier than in prior seasons. Two residents, one more than 70 years old and the other under 18, tested positive for the illness transmitted by mosquitoes after reporting symptoms in the first week of July, the state's health department said. The individuals, from Union and Middlesex counties, were hospitalized and have since been discharged. A third case of an asymptomatic WNV-positive blood donor was later reported, the DOH said. They were identified as a Somerset County resid…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County
Pockets Of West Nile Virus Reported In Sussex County Pockets of West Nile Virus were reported this week in Sussex County, officials said. Officials in Hampton Township on Aug. 17 confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) in its adult mosquito population. Four days later, Sussex County officials said its mosquito control division was working to "steadily to neutralize pockets of virus activity detected in the county." No known cases of the illness were reported. Officials were targeting areas with daily treatments to standing water and conducting ULV truck-mounted applications nightly. Residents who experience high adult-mosquito activity ar…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
First NJ Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Camden County First NJ Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Camden County
First NJ Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Camden County A Camden County resident who tested positive for West Nile virus is the first person in New Jersey to come down with the mosquito-borne illness this year, authorities said. There have been 69 cases in 16 states nationwide with the most in Arizona, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. A Winslow Township resident contracted the virus, according to the Camden County Department of Health, which said it learned of the positive test on July 17 and launched an investigation. Additional details were not released. The Camden County case is among the first in the eastern U.S. this ye…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties 3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties
3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties New Jersey has its first cases of West Nile Virus of the year, the state's health department confirmed. Three men tested positive for the virus in Bergen, Morris, and Ocean counties. Two are in their 50s, one is in his 80s, and all were hospitalized. Two were recovering at home and one remains hospitalized.  WNV has also been detected in 293 mosquito pools and a red-tailed hawk this year in New Jersey. No cases of WNV have been reported in horses in 2022. In a typical year, there are eight human WNV infections reported. Last year, New Jersey had 36 human cases of WNV. WNV activit…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Man Dies Of West Nile Virus NJ Man Dies Of West Nile Virus
NJ Man Dies Of West Nile Virus A New Jersey man died of West Nile Virus last month, health officials confirmed. The 60-something-year-old Camden County man was admitted to a hospital on July 16 with symptoms consistent with WNV. He was discharged following treatment to a sub-acute care center, where he died, officials said. Lab results confirmed he had WNV. “West Nile Virus typically affects a small number of New Jersey residents each year, however the prevalence of the virus has been increasing recently,” said County Health Officer Dr. Paschal Nwako.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his fam…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus
NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus A New Jersey man has been infected with a rare mosquito-borne virus, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. A Sussex County man in his 60s started suffering a fever and various neurological symptoms in May and later tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, marking the state’s first detection of a mosquito-borne disease this year. The Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito and is treated by “supportive care,” health officials said. A vaccine for virus prevention has not been developed. “Spending time outdoors, whether walking, g…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
News
2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ 2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ
2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ Two New Jersey residents were infected with West Nile Virus, state health officials said. The first was a man in his forties from Essex County, who tested positive earlier this month, and the other a man in his seventies from Monmouth County, the New Jersey Health Department said in a release. “While WNV activity in mosquitoes has been much lower than what we have seen in previous seasons, it is important that residents continue to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites especially since most WNV human cases occur in early September,” Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said. Meanwhi…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
News
Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say
Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say An unidentified and elderly Bergen County woman was the second life claimed by West Nile Virus in New Jersey this year, state health officials said. Earlier this month, beloved Little League baseball coach Fred J. Maikisch, 62 of Lodi, died just over a week after his diagnosis. West Nile Virus cases in New Jersey reached a record high with a total of 31 human cases reported statewide so far this year. “The number of human West Nile Virus cases is the highest we’ve seen since 2012, and the season is not over yet,” New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. "The pattern o…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62 West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62
West Nile Virus Kills Popular Lodi Little League Coach, 62 A popular longtime Little League baseball coach from Lodi died of the West Nile virus over the weekend -- the first in New Jersey this year. Fred J. Maikisch, 62, was diagnosed a little over a week earlier, loved ones said. He remained on a respirator in intensive care, but the virus “caused such severe damage” to his vital organsthat there was “no hope for recovery,” his sister-in-law said. He died Saturday. Maikisch, an IKEA salesman who was married with two children, was a member of the Lodi Old Timers Association and a Lodi Little League coach for more than 20 years. He also was such…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Health Department Confirms Two Cases Of West Nile Virus In Bergen County Health Department Confirms Two Cases Of West Nile Virus In Bergen County
Health Department Confirms Two Cases Of West Nile Virus In Bergen County Two human cases of West Nile Virus of the nine in New Jersey have been confirmed in Bergen County by the state's health department. The state did not specify where in Bergen County the infections occurred. Of the 767 mosquito pools tested positive for WNV, 103 are from Bergen County -- making it the area with the highest number of WNV-positive mosquitos in the state. There are no reported cases of human WNV in Passaic County, where only seven pools tested positive. Last year, there were 81 positive pools in Bergen County -- 88 the year before, data shows.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Bergen Has Most West Nile Positive Mosquitos In New Jersey, Passaic Has None Bergen Has Most West Nile Positive Mosquitos In New Jersey, Passaic Has None
Bergen Has Most West Nile Positive Mosquitos In New Jersey, Passaic Has None The first human case of West Nile virus in New Jersey was recently reported recently in Monmouth County and two other suspected cases are being investigated, according to the health department's most recent surveillance report. Of the 284 pools that tested positive for WNV in New Jersey, 57 came from Bergen County -- making it the area with the highest number of WNV-positive mosquitos. Passaic is the only county whose mosquito pools did not test positive for WNV. This year's number is 48 percent higher than the cumulative number of positive pools at week 31 in 2017. Most people who contrac…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine