West Nile Virus, United States, January 1-September 12, 2006

  • A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia reported 1,634 cases of human WNV illness to CDC.
  • 57% of cases for which data were available occurred in males.
  • Median age of patients was 51 years.
  • Dates of illness onset ranged from January 6 to September 10
  • A total of 52 cases were fatal.
  • MMWR 2006 55: 996.

Almost live WNV maps.