Three new West Nile virus situations confirmed in Mississippi

Three new instances of West Nile virus were established in Mississippi residents, state fitness officials observed Monday. the new cases have been said in Hinds, Calhoun and Leflore counties, according to a information unencumber from the Mississippi State branch of fitness. The new situations brings the state's complete for 2016 to 11.

Health officers also demonstrated two new travel-connected instances of Zika virus, bringing the state's total to 16. The situations have been mentioned in residents of Lafayette and Madison counties who each recently traveled to Nicaragua. The West Nile and Zika viruses are both mosquito-borne ailments. If a pregnant lady contracts Zika, her fetus could be born with severe birth defects. indicators of West Nile virus are often light, but can result in encephalitis or meningitis, health officers pointed out.