West Nile virus

The Collin County Health Department has confirmed the county’s first case of  human West Nile Virus this summer. 

The City of Commerce along with the assistance of Texas A&M University-Commerce recently tested mosquitoes for various diseases by collecting and sending samples to the Department of State Health Services for analysis.  On July 28th, 2017 Emergency Management Officials were notified of a positive test for the West Nile Virus. The location of the positive test was near the City Park on Pecan Street.

GREENVILLE - But the rate at which officials are diagnosing the illness is slowing, with this latest case the first within the last 10 days.

The latest figures from the Hunt County Health Department indicates that distribution of insecticide may be helping to slow the pace of the West Nile virus.

Mayor Scotty Stegall tells The Cooper Review's Cindy Roller that Noble Pest will administer the product throughout the city beginning next Tuesday, Sept. 18 and do so again two weeks later on Oct. 2.

We appear to be removed from the peak West Nile season, but cities are continuing efforts to minimize the mosquito population with ground spraying in our region.

As Texas deals with one of the biggest outbreaks of West Nile in the state's history, its neighbor to the north, Oklahoma, has recorded its highest number of West Nile virus cases ever.

HUNT COUNTY - Fewer cases of people being infected with the West Nile virus are being reported in Hunt County.

A man from Lamar County with underlying health conditions has died from the neural-invasive strain of the West Nile virus, a health official says.

BONHAM - At least one confirmed case of the West Nile virus has been detected in the city and three cases in Fannin County are under review.

SULPHUR SPRINGS - It is the first confirmed case of a human infected with the West Nile virus in Hopkins County this year. Reports show the victim is from Sulphur Springs.

BONHAM - They’ll join area cities like Commerce and Greenville that are routinely providing the service.

HUNT COUNTY - As the threat of the West Nile virus looms, local agencies have launched a website aimed at informing citizens how to protect themselves.

COMMERCE - It's 91 degrees at 7 p.m. on a Wednesday and Daryl Martin is preparing to go for a drive. The same drive he’s taken every other week this time of year over the last decade.

The ninth reported case in Hunt County comes as officials across the region are stepping up efforts to quell the spread of the virus, which has led to 10 deaths in Dallas County.

GREENVILLE - The newest figure was announced Tuesday after three more cases were detected. Officials say half of the cases are in the Greenville area and half in Quinlan.

GREENVILLE - Additional cases of people infected with West Nile virus have been reported in Hunt County, including a Greenville child.

GREENVILLE - Amid the risings concerns over West Nile in Texas come comments from a Greenville doctor who says he's treated a woman with the virus.

DALLAS - A Dallas County man with an underlying health condition is the first to die this year in Texas from West Nile.

COMMERCE - Beginning June 18, the city will begin implementation of its Mosquito Management Plan, which has been administered each summer over the past several years to help control the population.