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BEWARE: West Nile Virus infection Avoid outdoor activities when mosquitoes are most active: dawn and dusk Cover exposed skin Use insect repellent Drain standing water Repair screens. A confirmed case of the West Nile Virus in Miller County was announced last week the Southwest Georgia Public Health District. The 78-year-old Miller County resident was recovering in Palmyra Medical Center in Albany. It is the third human case of the mosquito-borne illness confirmed in the district this year. It was the first confirmed case in Miller County and the 27th in Georgia. The disease claimed the life of an 80-year-old Clayton County resident earlier this month. Those most at risk of developing serious illnesses when infected with West Nile are people over 50 and those with weakened immune systems. Most people who are infected with the disease do not have symptoms. "Those with a mild infection may experience flu-like symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes and rashes," SWG Public Health director Dr. Jacqueline Grant said. "A small number of people infected may develop serious illnesses such as meningitis or encephalitis."
Experts had predicted 2007 could be a year for an increased number of West Nile Virus cases because weather conditions set the stage for explosive population growth in disease-carrying mosquitoes. In 2006, eight Georgians contracted West Nile Virus, three in Dougherty County where one died.
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