So far in 2023, there have been 69 cases of West Nile virus detected in the U.S. over 16 states, according to data from the CDC. Of those, 55 have caused neuroinvasive diseases. However, that data is a little complicated.
There are typically around 2,000 cases of malaria diagnosed in the U.S. each year, per the, but the disease is usually detected in people who travel to the states from areas outside the country where malaria is common. However, the latest cases have been locally acquired, meaning people were infected in the U.S. from mosquitoes here. Locally acquired cases have been detected in both Florida and Texas.
, a professor and chief of infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo in New York, tells Yahoo Life. “Locally acquired transmission has occurred eight times. It’s unusual, but not unprecedented — but it’s very uncommon and treatable.
He stresses that, while the latest data looks like the majority of people in the U.S. with West Nile virus have neurological conditions, the “vast majority of cases of West Nile virus go undetected.” Doctors often only think to test for West Nile virus when someone develops serious neurological complications, he says. That means there are a lot of people who get West Nile virus who don’t even know they have it.
The most important thing you can do is to wear insect repellent if you’re going outdoors in areas where mosquitoes are prevalent, “particularly if you’re living in areas where these cases have occurred,” Schaffner says.
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