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Public Information Specialist
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Director of Communications
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 30, 2003
No West Nile Virus Deaths Reported
DENVER – State health officials Tuesday reported 64 new human cases of West Nile
virus in Colorado, bringing the total to 2,077.
The number includes the 42 deaths reported as of Monday, Sept. 29. There were no
new deaths to be reported on Tuesday although additional deaths are expected to
be reported before the end of the season.
Other totals for confirmed cases of West Nile virus reported in Colorado this
year include 703 birds; 584 horses; 135 blood samples taken from chickens in the
23 sentinel chicken flocks maintained by the state and local health departments
at locations across Colorado; and 621 mosquito pools.
Colorado’s human deaths resulting from the disease, as reported by the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment, include:
· Adams County: 85-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 28.
· Adams County: 74-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 26.
· Adams County: 84-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 15.
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· Arapahoe County: 83-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 9.
· Arapahoe County: 80-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 7.
· Arapahoe County: 60-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 23.
· Boulder County: 67-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 11.
· Boulder County: 73-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 29.
· Boulder County: 53-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 15.
· Boulder County: 86-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 21.
· City and County of Denver: 64-year-old woman, who was suffering from
meningitis. Death reported on September 3.
· City and County of Denver: 80-year-old man, who was suffering from meningitis.
Death reported on August 22.
· City and County of Denver: 67-year-old man, who was suffering from West Nile
fever. Death reported on August 31.
· City and County of Denver: 77-year-old male, who was suffering from
encephalitis. Death reported on September 4.
· City and County of Denver: 80-year-old woman, who was suffering from
encephalitis. Death reported on September 8.
· City and County of Denver: 82-year-old woman, who was suffering from
encephalitis. Death reported on September 11.
· City and County of Denver: 71-year-old man, who was suffering from meningitis.
Death reported on September 16.
· El Paso County: 71-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 14.
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· Fremont County: 79-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 22.
· Fremont County: 67-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 10.
· Jefferson County: 89-year-old male, who was suffering encephalitis. Death
reported on September 6.
· Jefferson County: 66-year-old male, who was suffering from meningitis. Death
reported on September 7.
· Larimer County: 75-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 4.
· Larimer County: 68-year-old woman, who was suffering from West Nile fever.
Death reported on August 7.
· Larimer County: 80-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 12.
· Larimer County: 80-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 6.
· Larimer County: 77-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 2
· Larimer County: 79-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 15.
· Lincoln County: 75-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 2.
· Logan County: 76-year-old man, who was suffering from West Nile fever. Death
reported on September 3.
· Mesa County: 77-year-old woman, who was suffering from meningitis. Death
reported on September 14.
· Mesa County: 71-year-old woman, who was suffering from West Nile fever. Death
reported on September 15.
· Otero County: A woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Her age and date
of death were not released due to the small size of the population in Otero
County.
· Pueblo County: 82-year-old woman who was suffering from West Nile fever. Death
reported on September 2.
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· Pueblo County: 84-year-old woman, who was suffering encephalitis. Death
reported on August 6.
· Pueblo County: 83-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 6.
· Pueblo County: 85-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 27.
· Weld County: 77-year-old woman, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 5.
· Weld County: 69-year-old woman, who was suffering from meningitis. Death
reported on August 14.
· Weld County: 73-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 15.
· Weld County: 71-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on August 22.
· Weld County: 74-year-old man, who was suffering from encephalitis. Death
reported on September 20.
Tips for preventing the spread of West Nile virus include:
· Use mosquito repellents with DEET. Products with 10 percent or less DEET are
recommended for children.
· Avoid outdoor activities, such as gardening, at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes
are most active.
· If outside during the periods when mosquitoes are most active, cover up by
wearing long-sleeved shirts, pants, shoes and socks.
· Install or repair window and door screens so that mosquitoes cannot get
indoors.
· Eliminate standing water in tires or similar water-holding containers as these
may serve as mosquito breeding sites. Change the water in birdbaths at least
weekly.
More information on West Nile virus can be found on the Web at
www.FighttheBiteColorado.com or by calling the Colorado Health Education Line
for the Public at 1-877-462-2911. The statewide, toll-free hotline, which is
staffed by trained operators, is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
Callers to the hotline will be able to obtain information in English and Spanish
on a wide variety of topics relating to West Nile virus, including:
§ Information on repellants and how they should be used both on adults and
children.
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§ Symptoms of the virus for humans. However, hotline operators will not be able
to help diagnose whether a person has contracted West Nile virus. Rather such
individuals will be referred to their personal physician for diagnosis and
treatment.
§ Methods of preventing West Nile virus.
§ How pets might be affected by the virus.
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