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Illinois reports first mosquitoes with West Nile virus this year 5-24-08
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced mosquito
samples collected in Tazewell County and Dupage County have been confirmed as
the first positive test results in Illinois this year for West Nile virus.
The state health agency was notified by Tazewell and Dupage County Health
Department of the findings as part of its routine surveillance for West Nile
virus.
The positive samples were collected on May 16 in Creve Coeur and on May 19 in
Bartlett.
"It's not unexpected to receive a report of the first positive West Nile virus
mosquitoes this time of May in Illinois.” said Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public
health director.
"West Nile virus activity has been present in the state since August 2001 and we
expected to see activity again this year. This positive report should serve as a
reminder to people to take precautions to protect themselves against
mosquitoes."
Last year, the first positive mosquito sample was reported on May 7 in Dupage
County. In 2007, 46 out of the state's 102 counties were found at least to have
a West Nile-infected bird, mosquito, horse or human case.
In 2007, 101 people were infected with West Nile disease, which caused 4 deaths
in the state of Illinois. The first infection in humans in Illinois is often
reported in July or later.
People get infected with West Nile virus through a bite of a mosquito infected
with the virus. Mosquitoes can get the virus by feeding on an infected bird.
About 20 percent of the people who are bitten by an infected mosquito may
experience an illness three to 15 days after the bite of an infected mosquito.
Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches. In serious cases, encephalitis and
meningitis and death can result from an infection. People older than 50 years of
age are considered at high risk of West Nile.
To avoid West Nile virus infections, people need to avoid bites of infected
mosquitoes, according to the Illinois state health department.
Latest Buzz: New, Better Mosquito Repellent in the Works
5-27-08
For the past 50 years, DEET has been the safest and most effective repellent
available to fend off mosquitoes and minimize exposure to some of the diseases
that they spread. A team of American chemists, however, have developed an
alternative that lasts three times longer and might prove to be just as safe.
Looking for a replacement for N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) has lead research
chemists at the University of Florida and the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to turn to acylpiperidines, an active ingredient in pepper, which has
been found to repel mosquitoes in a laboratory setting for as long as 73 days,
whereas the repellent properties of DEET usually last no more than 17 days. When
using commercially produced DEET-containing products for personal application
directly onto the skin, the products are most effective for only about five
hours.
Further tests of the acylpiperidine-laced repellents are expected in order to
determine how well the repellents last in a real-world setting, where
evaporation, heat, and perspiration cause current repellents to break down and
to determine any potential for skin irritation.
Mosquitoes spread diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, and Rift Valley and
yellow fevers throughout a wide swath of the world. Finding a safe effective
mosquito repellent presents the possibility of saving thousands of lives every
year.
The research team has published the findings of their study of acylpiperidines
in Monday’s online issue of The Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences.
Comments:
FYI: Black Pepper Oil contains piperidines and is quite effective against mosquitoes. However we have found that lemongrass is the best overall pest repellent. However to be specific. Black pepper and lemongrass work for mosquitoes, peppermint for flies and gnats, garlic for ticks! The garlic for ticks works just as well taken internally throughout the season and it can be the odorless kind!
Also treat every mosquito bite with Purifying Essential Oil Blend for 7 days to prevent any itching or infection with any mosquito transferred virus.