[Mitchell]

West Nile virus ping.

[max61]

Anything that hangs around Louisiana long enough will mutate, the state is a petro-chemical dump.

---max

[MSSC6644]

Experts believe this strain arrived from the Middle East.

Hmmm.

[aristeides]

Dr. Desjardins says this may be because the virus is a "foreign" invader. "You have to keep in mind that where this virus is traditionally seen, in North Africa and the Mediterranean, there's a certain amount of exposure to it and people have a level of immunity.

That wouldn't explain why the NYC outbreak -- or the outbreak here in the D.C. area, for that matter -- have been so mild.

[FITZ]

Experts believe this strain arrived from the Middle East.

Hmmmm....probably just some bird that few in from a Palestinian neighborhood.

[Centurion2000]

Time for DDT to come back in a BIG way.

[StriperSniper]

The headline seems a bit alarmist for the content of the article.

[dubyagee]

Dr. Desjardins says this may be because the virus is a "foreign" invader. "

I'd definitely wager my money on the bet that a "foreign" invader introduced this to the United States.

[Revelation 911]

so we are to understand that WN can species hop from infected bird to skeeter to human - but HIV wont ? - I dont get it

[Mamzelle]

EVERYTHING is peculiar in Louisiana. That's it's charm.

[blam]

"Has it gotten into a broader range of mosquito species than up in the Northeast?"

I'm concerned that it may get into the midge ('no-see'um's') population in the South. That would be big trouble.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

In Ohio alone the death toll has risen. Timely bump.