The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 254, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 7, 2002 Page: 3 of 16
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Wednesday, August 7,2002
West Nile Virus Outbreak
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Marie Richards of Pasadena;
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Baytown Lions Club about the
spreading disease.
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Mike McKinney, chief sanitarian for Caddo
Parish, holds up a crow that was picked up
Tuesday in Shreveport, La. The sanitation
department is picking up dead crows,
hawks and blue jays to be tested for the'
West Nile virus.
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■ To control mosquitoes inside
a house, use a “flying insect
spray." Be sure to use according
to the directions on the label.
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The Associated Press
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Mississippi has 22 confirmed
human cases of West Nile virus. Texas
has 10 suspected cases and Arkansas
one. Since 1999, the virus has been
found in birds and people in 34 states
and Washington, and health officials
expect it will continue spreading west.
On Tuesday, the first human case in
Illinois was confirmed.
Gov. Mike Foster declared a state of
emergency in Louisiana last week as
part of an effort to obtain federal funds
to fight the virus.
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turned up in 34 states and
Washington, D.C. The virus
claimed four lives in Louisiana.
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Control is requesting the emer-
Catching, numerous nieces,
nephews, great nieces and
nephews.
“It’s a very serious threat,” he
said. “I don’t know what we can
Parsons likened the virus to St. do about it except to not stay out
Louis Encephalitis, which caused late at night. But we’ve proven
a Baytown outbreak in 1986. 1
“The West Nile virus is very going to shut down their lives on
similar,” Parsons said. “It looks
mncA^nding t0 bTelp co?bat th,e like it>s here to stay”
X''i~ ” jt gets worse parsons said
researchers in Louisiana are con- ed, or can show very severe signs
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Theresa Vigier
Theresa Vigier was bom in
Dennery, St. Lucia, West Indies.
Our thanks and appreciation
to those who have ’expressed
their sympathy. Each call,
visit, card, food, flowers,
and prayers were deeply
appreciated.
A special thanks to Pastor
Herman Williams for his
special message he diared at
the service, Navarre Funeral
Home for their generosity,
and Harris County Pct 3 for
their police escort
May God Bless You,
Brenda and Kara Hfarison,
David, Julie, and Kyle
Harrison, and Kriste,Kaylee,
and Tony Dahlquist Jr.
In Loving Memory of
Johnny David Harrison
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It’s been 33 long years;
Love your family,
Ted, Lisa and Debbie
Braden Harrison, Jacob Frank, saking herself to provide for her
Meredith Catching, Melissa childitn and instill in them the
qualities of virtue, love, pride, the Master and Creator
physically no longer here but of Life, completed a mansion in Chapel.
spread by culex mosquitoes — fever, headache, stiff neck, mus-
the most common breed — but
Dr. Ray Parsons said his depart- ajso by tbe Asian tiger mosquito
ment has at least 850 birds killed «... □—.i__ j-----.w..
by the virus in a freezer, a clear
indication, that the virus is able to
strike locally at any time.
“That’s just a drop in the buck- referring
et as far as dead birds are con-’ ' ’ ‘
cemed,” Parsons said. “Those are
just the ones people brought in
that were in good condition.”
State health officials
NEW ORLEANS —The West Nile
virus has killed a fifth Louisiana resi-
dent and infected 14 more people in
what health officials said Tuesday is
the nation’s biggest outbreak since the
disease was first detected in the United
States in 1999.
Seventy-one Louisiana residents
have been confirmed to have the mos-
quito-borne disease. Before now, the
largest outbreak had been the fitst,
when 62 people became ill and seven
of them died in New York three years
ago.
The latest to die was a 76-year-old
woman from St. Tammany Parish, on
the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain
across from New Orleans.
Most people bitten by an infected
mosquito will not become noticeably
ill, but some develop flu-like symp-
toms, and the weak and the elderly can
get encephalitis, a potentially fatal
brain infection. State and local offi-
cials have boosted mosquito-spraying
efforts and urged people to protect
themselves against the insects.
Encephalitis is usually seen in
August and September, but
Louisiana’s first patients became ill in
June.
The West Nile virus is showing up
earlier in the summer as it moves to
warmer climates, said Dr. Jim Hughes,
director of the infectious diseases cen-
ter at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Baytown Lion’s Clubs hosts meeting
to inform members about West Nile
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which flies during the day, unlike
other breeds.
“Spraying is a waste of time for
this mosquito,” Parsons said,
j to mosquito trucks
which usually spray in the dusk or
nighttime hours.
People over the age of 50 and
the very young have the highest
health officials risk of developing the virus along
announced Tuesday that two new with people with compromised
suspected cases in Dallas County immune systems,
added to eight existing infections. Parsons recommends a typical
The disease, which is transmitted yard fogger available from hard-
by mosquitoes and carries a 10 ware stores, but also said wearing
percent human mortality 'rqte, has insect repellent is sometimes
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The virus has devastated the
blue jay population, and crows are
County Mosquito also susceptible. Horses also are
----------- at risk, but dogs and cats appear
gency funding to pay for insecti- not to be affected, Parsons said,
cide and to create 10 new full- Carl Brandon, a member of the your local mosquito control
time positions. Lions Club, said the information agency. If in Baytown, call (281)
“The way we’re going right was helpful but still wasn’t confi-
now, we’ll be out of insecticide in dent he can do much to stop the
about two weeks,” Parsons said, virus.
“And if we don’t get more help,
we won’t be able to do the job.”
1907. in Rosedale, Okla. She '
lived in Baytown since 1926. direction of Navarre Funeral
She was Cafeteria Manager at Home> 2444 Rollingbrook,
LeeCollege. She was a member Baytown, 281422-8111.
of Wooster Baptist Church and
a member of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, two brothers and
seven sisters. 1
She is survived by her son She later moved to St. Croix,
and daughter-in-law, James and USVI in 1962 where she mar-
Marie Richards of Pasadena; ried.
daughter, Barbara Ann Harrison Theresa Vigier is the mother
of Humble; grandchildren, of seven beautiful children, five
Mindy and Paul Catching, Dr. of Texas, one of Louisiana and
Blake and Denise Harrison, one of Massachusetts. With
Scott and Lori Harrison, Holli much determination and inspi-
Harrison and fiance Roland ration, she relocated to Baytown
Facundo, great-grandchildren, in 1979 and made it her home.
Ryan Harrison, Jessica As a mother hen hovereth over
Harrison, Vanessa Harrison, her chicks, Theresa Vigier was
long ago that Americans aren’t
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account of danger.”
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West Nile virus, Harris County s jt gets worse Parsons said no symptoms at all in the'infect-
Ditector of Mosquito Control was researchers in Louisiana are con- ed, or can show very severe signs
in town on Tuesday to inform the sidering that the virus is not only of infection. Symptoms include
Bavtown l inns Club about the a u.. i u r- ..-ar i.
cle weakness, disorientation and
swollen lymph glands.
Other tips Parsons offered for
minimizing mosquitoes included:
■ Wear long sleeves and pants
when outdoors, especially at
dawn and dusk.
■ Make sure screens on win-
dows are in good condition.
■ Use mosquito repellent when
outdoors. Make sure to use less
than 10 percent DEET for chil-
dren.
■ Eliminate standing water, old
tires, cans and blocked gutters
from your property.
■ Maintain your swimming
pool and invert or cover it when
not in use.
■ Keep birdbaths clean.
Change the water at least once a
week.
■ Report mosquito concerns to
Julia Harrison, Colin Harrison, indeed the best of mothers, for- assemble with her brothers and the chapel.
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On Thursday, August 1,2002, on Friday, August 9, 2002
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Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. her spirit will forever be a lega- glory and called Theresa home ““
Tuesday, August 6, 2002 at cy for her seven children, twen- to rest. She will be greatly
Navarre Funeral Home. ty-two grandchildren and six missed. Until we meet again, >
Funeral services will be at 10 great-grandchildren. ~ ~
a.m. today, August 7, 2002, at Theresa was a bom again
Navarre Chapel with Rev. Glen Believer in Jesus Christ and
Norman officiating.
Interment will follow . a o .
Forest Grove Cemetery in gry, taking care of orphans and Home, 403 W. Sterling Ave., in
Well Done Thy Good and
Faithful Servant of God.
A visitation will be held on
served Him well in many capac- Thursday, August 8, 2002 from
at ities including feeding the hun- 7-9 p.m. at Robey Funeral
Jenny Marie Richards
Jenny Marie Richards, 94, of Rockdale. " teaching die Bible to the lost
Baytown, passed away, Pallbearers will be, Dr. Blake and weary. She was a solider on
Monday, August 5, 2002 at a Harrison, Scott Harrison, the battlefield of life. She was a
local hospital, Roland Facundo, Jacob Frank member of the Houston English
Jenny was bom August 6, and Paul Catching. Church of God (7th Day),
1907, in Rosedale, Okla. She Arrangements are under the where she did not forsake to
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