- Hello, Jeff - If you remember, we discussed this possibility
on your program this summer. NY 99 Isolate of West NileLIKE virus is sounding
more like HCV every day.
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- There might be a possibility that WNV cases will continue
year round as the blood supply and organ supply is already infected.
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- The scientists whom I spoke with in other areas of the
world where WNV is endemic have confirmed my theory that NY 99 isolate
is different.
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- Patricia
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- Woman Claims West Nile From Sex
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- The Guardian - UK 10-29-2
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- DENVER (AP) - A Colorado
woman said Tuesday she believes she contracted the West Nile virus through
sexual contact with her infected husband.
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- Health officials said they have no evidence the disease
can be spread sexually, but won't rule out the possibility.
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- ``We aren't going to be able to confirm or rule out that
possibility since she was also in the area where her husband and son may
have been infected. She was probably infected by a mosquito,'' said John
Pape, an epidemiologist with the state Department of Public Health and
Environment.
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- ``But clearly we can't discount other theories now that
we've seen the evidence of blood transmission,'' he said.
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- Jennifer Lei, 42, said she accompanied her husband and
18-year-old son on a Labor Day hunting trip to eastern Colorado but stayed
just a day and protected herself from mosquitoes.
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- Edward and Jacob Lei came down with symptoms of the virus
within a week of the trip and tested positive for West Nile last month.
Jennifer Lei tested positive earlier this month.
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- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
said there is no scientific evidence that West Nile can be transmitted
sexually. However, health officials have said there is evidence that the
virus can be spread through blood transfusions, and possibly through organ
donation or even breast milk, all involving the exchange of bodily fluids.
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- West Nile first appeared in the United States in 1999,
and has killed scores of horses and birds since then. It has infected 3,399
people in 39 states so far this year and killed 193, according to the CDC.
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- The virus is mostly spread through mosquito bites. In
humans, the disease can cause flu-like symptoms and swelling of the brain
that can be fatal. Most people bitten by an infected mosquito don't become
ill.
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- http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2129716,00.html
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- Patricia A. Doyle, PhD Please visit my "Emerging
Diseases" message board at: http://www.clickitnews.com/emergingdiseases/index.shtml
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