COMMUNITY NEWS
W. Nile Confirmed in Local Resident
W. NILE CONFIRMED IN LOCAL RESIDENT As printed in The Eagle, August 15, 2008 Another Brazos County resident has contracted West Nile virus -- the second case reported this year and the 24th since officials started counting in 2003. Brazos County Health Department officials said the illness was documented Tuesday, just over two weeks after the first local human case of 2008 was confirmed. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prevents the health department from rel ...
Human Case of West Nile is Year's First
HUMAN CASE OF WEST NILE IS YEAR'S FIRST By APRIL AVISON, Eagle Staff Writer As printed in The Eagle, August 1, 2008 Brazos County's first human case of West Nile virus this year was reported Thursday by the local health department. It's the 23rd human case identified in Brazos County since 2003. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prevents the health department from releasing any information about the person who contracted the virus or where the mosquito bite oc ...
Brazos County Resident Dies of West Nile
BRAZOS COUNTY RESIDENT DIES OF WEST NILE As published online at The Eagle, September 4, 2008 A Brazos County resident has died of West Nile virus, health officials said Thursday. The death marks the second known fatal case of the virus in Brazos County. Brazos County Health Department officials said the incident was reported Sept. 3. Information about the person's age or location was not immediately available Thursday. This is the third case of West Nile virus documented in Brazos ...