Second Human WNV Case Hits Pinal County

Pinal County health officials announced that an adult man in eastern Pinal Co. is the 2nd reported human case of West Nile virus (WNV) & the 1st death associated with WNV disease in the County for 2006.

Public Health officials are continuing to investigate the case & want to remind people that WNV activity peaks in Aug. & Sept. but can continue for as long as there are warm temperatures & moist air. So far this year, no bird or horse cases have been reported in Pinal County but 15 mosquito samples collected by the Pinal Co. Division of Environmental Health (PCDEH) have tested positive for the virus. PCDEH is continuing their monitoring & surveillance activities.