92.7 WOBM » West Nile Virus http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Sat, 25 May 2013 12:30:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sandy-Debris a Breeding Ground for Mosquitoes, NJ Officials Warn [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/ http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:37:39 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=265319 State officials are voicing concern that all of the debris left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy more than 6 months ago could provide additional breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images West Nile Deaths Reach 4 in NJ http://wobm.com/west-nile-deaths-reach-4-in-nj/ http://wobm.com/west-nile-deaths-reach-4-in-nj/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:02:32 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=181413 The death toll from the West Nile virus in New Jersey now stands at four, with fatalities recorded in Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean and Passaic counties.

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]]> http://wobm.com/west-nile-deaths-reach-4-in-nj/feed/ 0 Maarten Wouters, Getty Images Eighth Case Of West Nile Virus For Ocean County http://wobm.com/eighth-case-of-west-nile-virus-for-ocean-county/ http://wobm.com/eighth-case-of-west-nile-virus-for-ocean-county/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:59:13 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=137349 Another case of West Nile Virus in Ocean County brings the total for the season up to eight.

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]]> http://wobm.com/eighth-case-of-west-nile-virus-for-ocean-county/feed/ 0 Maarten Wouters, Getty Images Ocean County's First West Nile Death of Season Revealed http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-west-nile-death-of-season-revealed/ http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-west-nile-death-of-season-revealed/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:56:33 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=130876 Two new cases of  West Nile virus in Ocean County includes the county's first death related to the disease during the current season.

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]]> http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-west-nile-death-of-season-revealed/feed/ 0 Five Confirmed Cases Of West Nile Virus In Ocean County http://wobm.com/five-confirmed-cases-of-west-nile-virus-in-ocean-county/ http://wobm.com/five-confirmed-cases-of-west-nile-virus-in-ocean-county/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:59:50 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=130038 Although the Summer season is officially over and the Fall is here, the threat of West Nile Virus continues to loom. 

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]]> http://wobm.com/five-confirmed-cases-of-west-nile-virus-in-ocean-county/feed/ 0 Maarten Wouters, Getty Images Another Case Of West Nile Confirmed In Ocean County http://wobm.com/another-case-of-west-nile-confirmed-in-ocean-county/ http://wobm.com/another-case-of-west-nile-confirmed-in-ocean-county/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:04:46 +0000 Dan Alexander http://wobm.com/?p=128940 Another confirmed West Nile case brings Ocean County's season total to four.

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]]> http://wobm.com/another-case-of-west-nile-confirmed-in-ocean-county/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images More NJ West Nile Cases http://wobm.com/more-nj-west-nile-cases/ http://wobm.com/more-nj-west-nile-cases/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:06:34 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=167015 New Jersey health officials are reporting seven new cases of West Nile virus, but no additional fatalities since the first death was confirmed a week ago.

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]]> http://wobm.com/more-nj-west-nile-cases/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images First West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey At Shore http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-in-new-jersey-at-shore/ http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-in-new-jersey-at-shore/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:36:02 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://wobm.com/?p=122398 The first death in New Jersey related to West Nile Virus hits Burlington County with the death of an elderly resident.

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]]> http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-in-new-jersey-at-shore/feed/ 0 First West Nile Virus Death Reported in NJ http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-reported-in-nj/ http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-reported-in-nj/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:51:11 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=162790 New Jersey health officials are reporting the first death of a person from the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.

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]]> http://wobm.com/first-west-nile-virus-death-reported-in-nj/feed/ 0 Ocean County's First Human West Nile Case of 2012 Surfaces http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-human-west-nile-case-of-2012-surfaces/ http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-human-west-nile-case-of-2012-surfaces/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:33:39 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=118084 Amid the worst outbreak of West Nile virus nationwide in more than a decade, Ocean County's first known human case is revealed by county health officials.

The victim, says county Communicable Disease Supervisor Jennifer Crawford, is a Toms River resident

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]]> http://wobm.com/ocean-countys-first-human-west-nile-case-of-2012-surfaces/feed/ 0 Maarten Wouters, Getty Images West Nile Virus Found in Three More Birds http://wobm.com/west-nile-virus-found-in-three-more-birds/ http://wobm.com/west-nile-virus-found-in-three-more-birds/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:21:41 +0000 Christopher Tamas http://wobm.com/?p=107852 Three more dead birds infected with West Nile Virus are found in Ocean County, bringing this summer's total to four.

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]]> http://wobm.com/west-nile-virus-found-in-three-more-birds/feed/ 0 David McNew/Getty Images West Nile Virus Found In Point Pleasant http://wobm.com/west-nile-virus-found-in-point-pleasant/ http://wobm.com/west-nile-virus-found-in-point-pleasant/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:22:05 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=105382 A dead crow found in Point Pleasant has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. 

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