State Confirms 6th Death From West Nile Virus
Victim Died In Loveland
POSTED: 1:13 p.m. MDT August 12, 2003
UPDATED: 6:16 p.m. MDT August 12, 2003
DENVER -- State health officials confirm a sixth person has died from West Nile virus.
The 80-year-old Loveland woman died at McKee Medical Center in Loveland.
Colorado has been the state hardest hit by West Nile virus, with 195 confirmed human cases, mostly along the Front Range and on the Eastern plains.
"I've been saying since the first of the year we would be hit
hard," Pape said. "That's the pattern this virus has shown."
As people buy gadgets, bug spray and citronella candles to keep the mosquitoes away, cities are also trying to stop mosquitoes from
hatching.
In parts of Boulder County -- home to one of the victims -- trucks
slowly drive down streets misting the air with mosquito pesticide.
Workers in Colorado Springs are putting larvicide in 2,000
storm-water basins where mosquitoes have been breeding. The
larvicide resembles a giant cone-shape stick of incense and stunts
the growth of mosquitoes. It also prevents larvae from developing
into biting adults.
Information about how the West Nile virus is spread, mosquito prevention, risk and symptoms of West Nile virus can be found online at www.fightthebitecolorado.com.
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Previous Stories:
- August 10, 2003: Boulder Woman Dies From West Nile Virus
- August 7, 2003: West Nile Virus Cases Triple Nationally
- August 6, 2003: Three More Coloradans Die From West Nile Virus
- August 5, 2003: State Records First Death From West Nile Virus
- August 2, 2003: 8 More Cases Of West Nile Confirmed
- July 30, 2003: Human West Nile Virus Cases Skyrocket In Colorado
- July 30, 2003: West Nile Virus Confirmed in Golden
- July 24, 2003: More Human West Nile Cases Reported, Including Jefferson County
- July 22, 2003: West Nile Strikes First Coloradoan This Year
- July 22, 2003: Tenth Blood Donor Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
- July 16, 2003: West Nile Virus Found In Denver's Donated Blood
- July 9, 2003: West Nile Virus Now In Metro Area
- June 30, 2003: More West Nile Cases Reported
- June 17, 2003: State Confirms First Case Of West Nile This Year
- April 7, 2003: Front Range Communities Change Tactics To Fight West Nile
- January 28, 2003: West Nile Deaths Expected In Colorado, Expert Says
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