Farmers Branch reports mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus

by PegNews wire

FARMERS BRANCH — With the unusually wet summer comes the environment for standing, stagnant water which provides a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and the need for preventative measures.

Farmers Branch Environmental Health officials said a pool of mosquitoes collected from the Morning Star Circle area on July 11 tested positive for West Nile Virus. There have, thus far in 2007, been no positive human cases in Farmers Branch. However, officials urge residents to use precautions by dumping standing water in containers, wearing long sleeves and pants when outside, limited outside activities at dawn and dusk and apply DEET when outside during those hours.

The City has sprayed residential areas for mosquitoes several times this year and the area of Morning Star Circle immediately after the positive test was reported. For more information or questions, call the City at 972-247-3131.

Source: City of Farmers Branch

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dwmoskowitz, says:

This article fails to mention that a safe and effective treatment for WNV encephalitis was published three years ago.

My company developed (and owns a patent which is still pending) on the treatment, and has been offering it as a free clinical trial for the past 5 summers, since 2003.

Our initial results on 8 patients seen in Sept, 2003 were published in a peer-reviewed medical journal in July, 2004 (1). Publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal is all that's required for a treatment to officially exist, even if the public health authorities omit to mention it.

21 patients with WNV have responded so far, out of 25 (84%). We've also treated 4 horses (3 responded) and 12 birds (6 responded; birds present sicker than humans and horses). Our WNV trial is free from our end. The blood pressure meds we use are inexpensive (around $1/day) and are available by prescription from any drugstore in the country.

Anybody who wants to download our trial documents can do so at any time of day or night from our homepage at www.genomed.com.

Beginning treatment early--within the first 48 hrs of encephalitis symptoms--seems to be the only way to avoid long-term sequelae such as paralysis, chronic fatigue, cognitive problems, etc. WNV is notorious for still affecting half of WNV victims 18 months later.

If a family knows about our treatment ahead of time, they'll be in a much better position to get it prescribed for their relative who comes down with the disease.

Reference 1. Moskowitz DW, Johnson FE. The central role of angiotensin I-converting enzyme in vertebrate pathophysiology. Curr Top Med Chem. 2004;4(13):1433-54. PMID: 15379656 (For PDF file, click on paper #6 at: http://www.genomed.com/index.cfm?acti...)

Sincerely,

Dave Moskowitz MD Chairman, CEO & Chief Medical Officer GenoMed, Inc. "Our business is public health(TM)"

website: www.genomed.com Ticker symbol: GMED.PK (on the OTC Pink Sheets)

email: dwmoskowitz@genomed.com

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DC, says:

1) how are you planning to patent a treatment protocol using drugs all ready on the market?

2) your chemistry looks nice, but that has to be one of the "worst clinical trial designs.....ever." No apparent protocol, no methods, no analysis, nothing.

3) is your 'trial' listed in the national registries of clinical trials?