TCPH West Nile Virus (WNV) Activity Report MMWR Week 29 (July

TCPH West Nile Virus (WNV) Activity Report
MMWR Week 29 (July 13 - July 19, 2014)
Report Date: July 23, 2014
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185 mosquito pools submitted during MMWR Week 29; Three pools with collection dates during
Week 29 tested positive for WNV – Bedford (2), Colleyville (1); One pool with collection date during
Week 30* tested positive for WNV – Euless (1); All pools tested negative for SLEV
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1,977 mosquito pools submitted in 2014; All pools have tested negative for SLEV; Eleven pools
have tested positive for WNV:
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Bedford (5)
-
Benbrook (1)
-
Colleyville (4)
-
Euless (1)*
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No human WNV cases have been reported to date in Tarrant County for 2014
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More information can be found at:
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* Positive pool collected in week 30 is not included in the table below as it does not fall within the weeks covered in this report
Table 1. WNV activity summary, Tarrant County, Weeks 25-29, 2014
Week
Jun 15 Jun 21
Jun 22 Jun 28
Jun 29 Jul 5
Jul 6 Jul 12
Jul 13 Jul 19
MMWR Week
25
26
27
28
29
Total traps placed in Tarrant County
188
145
191
183
169
2,212
Average number of female Culex species per trap
21.8
38.2
27.7
95.0
91.6
30.2
Number of mosquito pools tested1
182
104
156
186
185
1,977
1
1
2
3
3
10
0;0
0;0
0;0
0;0
0;0
0;0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.46
0.47
0.59
0.57
0.53
0.008
0.016
0.016
0.054
0.047
Number of positive mosquito pools 2
Confirmed WNV human cases (WNF; WNND) 3
Presumptive WNV viremic blood donors
WNV infection rate per 1,000 Cx. quinquefasciatus
5
Weekly vector index
4
YTD
1
Based on lab testing date
2
Based on mosquito collection date
3
Based on onset of illness date for cases reported to Tarrant County Public Health; WNF=West Nile Fever; WNND = West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease
4
Calculated using a Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE). Biggerstaff, Brad J. PooledInfRate, Version 4.0: a Microsoft® Office Excel©
Add-In to compute prevalence estimates from pooled samples. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A., 2009
5
Vector Index is a measure of infectivity accounting for vector species composition, vector species population density, and proportion of
vector population infected with WNV
Data subject to change due to on-going case investigations, mosquito collection, and testing
Data source: Tarrant County Public Health
Tarrant County West Nile Virus Update 07/23/14
Figure 1. Average number of female Culex species per trap, Tarrant County, Weeks 14-29, 2014
Average female Culex species
100.0
2013 Average
2014 Average
75.0
50.0
25.0
0.0
14
15
16
17
18
19
Apr
20
21
22
23
May
24
25
26
27
28
Jun
29
Jul
Collection date by MMWR week
Data source: Tarrant County Public Health
Figure 2. Percentage of submitted mosquito pools that tested positive for WNV,
Tarrant County, Weeks 14-29, 2012-2014
60.0
2012
2013
2014
50.0
44.4
40.0
47.4
2.0
40.0
1.6
27.3
20.0
0.6
1.0
1.1
1.0
0.6
2013 & 2014 Percent
50.0
2012 Percent
3.0
61.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
14
15
16
17
18
Apr
19
20
May
21
22
23
24
Jun
25
26
27
28
29
Jul
Lab testing date by MMWR week
Data source: Tarrant County Public Health
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Tarrant County West Nile Virus Update 07/23/14
Figure 3. Mosquito trap results and human WNV cases, Tarrant County, Week 29, 2014
Map created using the Tarrant
County Public Health WNV
Interactive Mapping Tool
available at
https://mapit.tarrantcounty.com/
WNVCoopPublic/#
Note: Map does not reflect all positive pools for the week due to data
limitations at time of publication. An updated map is available online
at https://mapit.tarrantcounty.com/WNVCoopPublic/#
State-wide WNV activity reported on July 22, 2014
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A total of 446 mosquito pools have tested positive for WNV in the following Texas counties:
- Dallas (9)
- Harris (363)
- Montgomery (67)
- Tarrant (7)
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Five human WNV cases have been reported in the following Texas counties:
- Dallas (2 WNF; 0 WNND)
- Ellis (1 WNF; 0 WNND)
- Liberty (0 WNF; 1 WNND)
- Travis (1 WNF; 0 WNND)
WNF = West Nile Fever
WNND – West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease
Data source: Texas Department of State Health Services
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