<< The first fatality of the year occurred yesterday, I believe in Jersey >>
Great, in my neck of the woods. I saw a dead bird on the ground a couple days ago and didn't think anything of it. Now I'm freaked out.
<< The first fatality of the year occurred yesterday, I believe in Jersey >>
Great, in my neck of the woods. I saw a dead bird on the ground a couple days ago and didn't think anything of it. Now I'm freaked out.
Ugh I hope it doesn't spread on over to the Wilkes-Barre area, specifically Dallas!
Fortunatly I don't think too many mosquito's are going to survive the freezing temps we are now getting
Fortunatly I don't think too many mosquito's are going to survive the freezing temps we are now getting
Nobody answered my question.. <G> Would it even be possible to be spread to Oregon? What's keeping it in just the E and NE?
Probably yes, Eli...but it may take more than a few years. Infected birds doing their migration are spreading the disease further through the country.
We'll be safe from the mosquitos for the winter, but come spring we have the worry all over again. Mosquitos hibernate.
One would think that scientists should be able to come up with a vaccine, but there have been outbreaks of it since 1937 in areas of Africa, the Middle East and Europe and they haven't found one yet. Maybe now that it's reared it's ugly head here in the US, more and productive research can be done.
My neighbor found 5 dead birds in her back yard in the spring, called the CDC and they told her to carefully throw the birds away. When she asked whether they thought the birds could have died from WN, they replied "most probably". Of the birds that have been found in open areas by people, there must be thousands more that have died in bushes and trees that were not found. Scary.
Then there's the spraying that they have done in the Eastern US. It's necessary to kill the mosquitos and their larvae, but what damage is the spray doing to other beneficial insects? Come to think of it, my dogs and cat got no fleas this year and there are hardly any bees abuzzing.
One thing for sure, the insecticide they dumped into the NYC storm drains last spring killed almost all of the lobsters here in the LI Sound and put hundreds of lobster fisherman out of business. Just some weeks ago, they did some more spraying on LI and then all the crabs were being found dead. What other kind of environmental damage is going on that we aren't aware of?
All I can say is that this is tough to watch.
We'll be safe from the mosquitos for the winter, but come spring we have the worry all over again. Mosquitos hibernate.
One would think that scientists should be able to come up with a vaccine, but there have been outbreaks of it since 1937 in areas of Africa, the Middle East and Europe and they haven't found one yet. Maybe now that it's reared it's ugly head here in the US, more and productive research can be done.
My neighbor found 5 dead birds in her back yard in the spring, called the CDC and they told her to carefully throw the birds away. When she asked whether they thought the birds could have died from WN, they replied "most probably". Of the birds that have been found in open areas by people, there must be thousands more that have died in bushes and trees that were not found. Scary.
Then there's the spraying that they have done in the Eastern US. It's necessary to kill the mosquitos and their larvae, but what damage is the spray doing to other beneficial insects? Come to think of it, my dogs and cat got no fleas this year and there are hardly any bees abuzzing.
One thing for sure, the insecticide they dumped into the NYC storm drains last spring killed almost all of the lobsters here in the LI Sound and put hundreds of lobster fisherman out of business. Just some weeks ago, they did some more spraying on LI and then all the crabs were being found dead. What other kind of environmental damage is going on that we aren't aware of?
All I can say is that this is tough to watch.
Looks like it is still moving south.
West Nile Virus Spreads Farther South
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government researchers say they found West Nile virus (news - web sites) in a dead crow in North Carolina, the farthest south the virus, new to the Western Hemisphere, has been found.
West Nile Virus Spreads Farther South
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government researchers say they found West Nile virus (news - web sites) in a dead crow in North Carolina, the farthest south the virus, new to the Western Hemisphere, has been found.
It's all over the place here now.. They've found it in Filthydelphia itself, so it's not just here in the suburbs anymore. I am glad it's cold now and the mosquitoes are gone. But, next year is going to suck ass!
I didn't realize how many fellow Braintreeans are on this board! G41184B posted less than an hour after me saying that they found it in braintree, which is actually the town I was referring to!
DABANSHEE: Global warming is not the cause of the disease, but it certainly does affect the spread of the virus. From the CDC: "West Nile (WN) virus has emerged in recent years in temperate regions of Europe and North America, presenting a threat to public, equine, and animal health." CDC As the temperature becomes more habitable for mosquitoes, the more the virus will spread.
Oh yeah. I know, the CDC is just another American Government Agency spewing forth propoganda. There, I saved ya some typing Dabanshee.
Oh yeah. I know, the CDC is just another American Government Agency spewing forth propoganda. There, I saved ya some typing Dabanshee.
If you ask me, all this stuff about the WNV is much todo about nothing. More people die from lightning strikes than from this disease, yet it's getting an inordinate amount of attention.... Don't know why that is though, it's not even a particularly nasty disease like Ebola or something.
jhu: <<kinda reminds me of the flu: some people might die, most normal people don't >>
True true, but don't forget that there have been flu epidemics in the past (particularly nasty strains) that have killed millions and millions.
jhu: <<kinda reminds me of the flu: some people might die, most normal people don't >>
True true, but don't forget that there have been flu epidemics in the past (particularly nasty strains) that have killed millions and millions.
tagej:
Since I survived a lightning strike, does that mean that I am even less likely statistically to get WN?
Mosquitoes: Not just annoying anymore.....
Since I survived a lightning strike, does that mean that I am even less likely statistically to get WN?
Mosquitoes: Not just annoying anymore.....
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