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Encephalitis found in local chicken

The Mobile County Health Department reports a chicken in the county has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis a mosquito-borne illness that can cause fever, headaches and seizures in humans.

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    Encephalitis found in local chicken

    The Mobile County Health Department reports a chicken in the county has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis a mosquito-borne illness that can cause

    West Nile kills one in Escambia County

    A Florida Panhandle county says one person has died after becoming infected with West Nile virus.

    CDC: Nation on track for deadliest West Nile year

    Health officials say they're convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since the disease hit America's shores in

    Miss. reports 26 new West Nile cases

    The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 26 new human cases of the West Nile virus.

    Plague, hantavirus, West Nile: How to avoid them

    The "bugs" of late summer are biting. The nation is having its worst West Nile virus season in a decade, and up to 10,000 people who stayed in California

    CDC: West Nile cases rise 40 percent in 1 week

    Federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003.

    West Nile virus activity by state

    Map shows non-human and human West Nile virus infections that have been reported to the CDC.

    Auburn researchers to study links between urbanization & West Nile Virus

    Two professors in Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences have been awarded a $240,000 research grant from the U.S. Forest Service Urban

    Escambia County mosquito information

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    Baldwin County mosquito information

    In 2003, the Baldwin County Health Department established a mosquito control program.

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