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(CIDRAP News) – The number of new West Nile virus (WNV) infections dropped somewhat last week in comparison with the week before, but cases continued to pile up, especially in hard-hit states like Texas

The number of cases rose 19%, compared to 35% the previous week, when officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they saw signs that disease activity might have peaked.

(CIDRAP News) – Federal health officials today said the worst of the nation's West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak appears to be over but warned that cases will continue to add up at a pace on track to make 2012 a record year.

(CIDRAP News) – The surge in West Nile virus (WNV) infections in many states over the summer led to a temporary shortage of diagnostic test kits that at one point halted testing at some commercial and local labs and led one state to warn health providers to reserve the tests for the most seriously ill patients.