Louisiana Governor Declares State Of Emergency
Louisiana Governor Mike Foster declared a state of emergency last week, all
across the state, because of the very existence of the West Nile virus within
Orleans Parish.
Governor Foster is seeking to get about five million dollars in federal aid
to combat the dreaded virus, which has already claimed five lives in the state,
according to a confirmation given on the exact number of deaths reported so
far.
At first, the West Nile virus wasn't found in humans, it was only being detected
in 10 chickens in and around the city of New Orleans. These sick chickens were
thought to be the only victims of the illness, until the virus was found in a
horse in Algiers, which clearly indicated that it had been transmitted outside
the sentinel chickens.
Thought the horse recovered from the virus, the chickens on the other hand
weren't so lucky, as West Nile had been found to be in their blood. So the
chickens had to immediately be slaughtered.
Governor Foster decided to declare a state of emergency, just three days
after 32 cases of the West Nile virus was reported in humans, which definitely
showed a widespread outbreak in New Orleans and other outlying areas.
Symptoms of the West Nile virus in people, include body aches, fever, headache,
some of which are accompanied by a skin rash or a swelling of the lymph glands.
Some of the symptoms of very bad cases of this virus, do also include,
tremendously high fever, coma, stiffness of the neck, muscle weakness,
tremors, convulsions, stupor, and so forth. These are only some of the warning
signs, which can bring on death in some people, if the virus isn't treated in
time. But the chances of someone dying from West Nile are slim and don't often
happen. Even though the possibility does exist.
Since its first appearance in Louisiana, the West Nile virus continues to
spread throughout the state like wildfire, and the number of infected people
in thirteen parishes has steadily risen to 73. But this number is expected to
climb even higher, because there are still plenty of unconfirmed cases at the
time of this writing, so this will push the outbreak even further and wider.
One doesn't foresee a quick end, or solution to the West Nile problem, at least
not until after the fall season or beyond.
Five confirmed deaths have been made public so far, with one of the fatalities,
happening for the first time in Calcasieu Parish. There are thirteen afflicted
parishes in number, and they are as follows, Orleans, Allen, Washington,
Ascension, Ouachita, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
Livingston, Calcasieu, Jefferson, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa.
The West Nile virus is transmitted via infected mosquitoes, so the governor
of Louisiana is seeking federal help from the government, so that the
individual parishes can be reimbursed for the expenses of spraying for
the tainted insects.
Louisiana may get anywhere from 3-to-5-million dollars to help fight the
West Nile virus. But as of yet, this amount remains unconfirmed, nor has it
been officially promised to Louisiana either by the U.S. government in
Washington.
across the state, because of the very existence of the West Nile virus within
Orleans Parish.
Governor Foster is seeking to get about five million dollars in federal aid
to combat the dreaded virus, which has already claimed five lives in the state,
according to a confirmation given on the exact number of deaths reported so
far.
At first, the West Nile virus wasn't found in humans, it was only being detected
in 10 chickens in and around the city of New Orleans. These sick chickens were
thought to be the only victims of the illness, until the virus was found in a
horse in Algiers, which clearly indicated that it had been transmitted outside
the sentinel chickens.
Thought the horse recovered from the virus, the chickens on the other hand
weren't so lucky, as West Nile had been found to be in their blood. So the
chickens had to immediately be slaughtered.
Governor Foster decided to declare a state of emergency, just three days
after 32 cases of the West Nile virus was reported in humans, which definitely
showed a widespread outbreak in New Orleans and other outlying areas.
Symptoms of the West Nile virus in people, include body aches, fever, headache,
some of which are accompanied by a skin rash or a swelling of the lymph glands.
Some of the symptoms of very bad cases of this virus, do also include,
tremendously high fever, coma, stiffness of the neck, muscle weakness,
tremors, convulsions, stupor, and so forth. These are only some of the warning
signs, which can bring on death in some people, if the virus isn't treated in
time. But the chances of someone dying from West Nile are slim and don't often
happen. Even though the possibility does exist.
Since its first appearance in Louisiana, the West Nile virus continues to
spread throughout the state like wildfire, and the number of infected people
in thirteen parishes has steadily risen to 73. But this number is expected to
climb even higher, because there are still plenty of unconfirmed cases at the
time of this writing, so this will push the outbreak even further and wider.
One doesn't foresee a quick end, or solution to the West Nile problem, at least
not until after the fall season or beyond.
Five confirmed deaths have been made public so far, with one of the fatalities,
happening for the first time in Calcasieu Parish. There are thirteen afflicted
parishes in number, and they are as follows, Orleans, Allen, Washington,
Ascension, Ouachita, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
Livingston, Calcasieu, Jefferson, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa.
The West Nile virus is transmitted via infected mosquitoes, so the governor
of Louisiana is seeking federal help from the government, so that the
individual parishes can be reimbursed for the expenses of spraying for
the tainted insects.
Louisiana may get anywhere from 3-to-5-million dollars to help fight the
West Nile virus. But as of yet, this amount remains unconfirmed, nor has it
been officially promised to Louisiana either by the U.S. government in
Washington.
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