Ocean County’s First Human West Nile Case of 2012 Surfaces
Amid the worst outbreak of West Nile virus nationwide in more than a decade, Ocean County's first known human case is revealed by county health officials. The victim, says county Communicable Disease...
View ArticleFirst West Nile Virus Death Reported in NJ
New Jersey health officials are reporting the first death of a person from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Continue reading…
View ArticleFirst West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey At Shore
The first death in New Jersey related to West Nile Virus hits Burlington County with the death of an elderly resident. Continue reading…
View ArticleMore NJ West Nile Cases
New Jersey health officials are reporting seven new cases of West Nile virus, but no additional fatalities since the first death was confirmed a week ago. Continue reading…
View ArticleAnother Case Of West Nile Confirmed In Ocean County
Another confirmed West Nile case brings Ocean County's season total to four. Continue reading…
View ArticleFive Confirmed Cases Of West Nile Virus In Ocean County
Although the Summer season is officially over and the Fall is here, the threat of West Nile Virus continues to loom. Continue reading…
View ArticleOcean County’s First West Nile Death of Season Revealed
Two new cases of West Nile virus in Ocean County includes the county's first death related to the disease during the current season. Continue reading…
View ArticleEighth Case Of West Nile Virus For Ocean County
Another case of West Nile Virus in Ocean County brings the total for the season up to eight. Continue reading…
View ArticleWest Nile Deaths Reach 4 in NJ
The death toll from the West Nile virus in New Jersey now stands at four, with fatalities recorded in Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean and Passaic counties. Continue reading…
View Articlenew worries from sandy
State officials are voicing concern that all of the debris left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy more than 6 months ago could provide additional breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile...
View Articlenew mosquito menace
The cicadas are may be on the way out, but here comes the Asian tiger mosquito. Continue reading…
View ArticleState Mosquito Control Efforts Appear to be Working [AUDIO]
There's no sign of the West Nile Virus and nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to the state's mosquito control efforts. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ Residents Warned About Mosquito Threat [AUDIO]
State officials report the number of mosquito pools with positive West Nile virus readings is down more than 75 percent from a year ago at this same time, but another mosquito threat is looming....
View ArticleNJ’s First 2013 Case of West Nile Confirmed
New Jersey health officials have confirmed the state's first case of West Nile virus this year. Continue reading…
View ArticleConcerns About Mosquitoes
The possibility of contracting West Nile Encephalitis remains alive and well at the Jersey shore, after several dead birds and mosquitoes tested positive last year. Ocean County Health Department...
View ArticleWall woman is NJ’s second West Nile death
A 57-year-old Monmouth County woman has become the second person in New Jersey to die of West Nile Virus. Continue reading…
View ArticleWest Nile virus surfaces in Ocean County
This season's first case of West Nile virus is logged in Ocean County, and health officials are using it to stress the need for precautions to prevent its spread. Continue reading…
View ArticleZika vs. West Nile: Which virus poses more of a threat to NJ?
West Nile has been in the Garden State for more than a decade. Now health officials fear Zika virus could emerge and spread here as well. Continue reading…
View ArticleMonmouth County mosquito officials to spray in Wall and Spring Lake
As the summer temperatures continue trending warmer and more humid, mosquitoes which are known to carry the West Nile Virus are sampling in a flurry of small activity in parts of Monmouth County so...
View ArticleWest Nile suspected in Monmouth County, spraying planned this week
Monmouth County health officials say they will spray for mosquitoes in two residential areas of the county this week, where evidence of West Nile Virus has been discovered. Continue reading…
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