Table 1.

Human cases of WNV reported in the United States, Tennessee, and Shelby County. This table is a summary of the WNV infection in humans from the onset of the infection in 1999 until 2006.

Year	National human cases	National human fatalities	Tennessee human cases	Tennessee human fatalities	Shelby County human cases	Shelby County human fatalities
1999	62	7	0	0	0	0
2000	21	2	0	0	0	0
2001	66	9	0	0	0	0
2002	4156	284	56	9	40	6
2003	9862	264	26	1	10	1
2004	2539	100	14	0	12	0
2005	2949	116	17	1	13	1
2006*	4219	161	23	1	15	0
Total	23874	943	136	12	90	8

*cumulative data for 2006 as of 02/06/2007 based on USGS, NWHC [10]