The Current West Nile Outbreak Is America’s Biggest Yet

With 1,118 reported cases and a death toll at 41, the current outbreak of the West Nile virus is the biggest in U.S. history and also its fastest, with last week’s totals at just 693 cases and 26 deaths. With about half of all the cases, Texas has been hit hardest, but residents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Dakota should take increased caution against mosquitos as well …