US-MOSQUITO-WEST NILE VIRUS-FILES

= RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT ” AFP PHOTO / USDA ” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS = (FILES)A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into human flesh in this undated file photo obtained from the US Department of Agriculture on September 9, 2002. The United States has seen at least 1,118 cases of West Nile virus this year, the most since the mosquito-borne disease was first detected in 1999, with 41 deaths, authorities said August 22, 2012. The Center for Disease Control said Texas alone accounted for almost half of all cases, followed by Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota and Oklahoma, and advised Americans to take measures to prevent mosquito bites. The outbreak has been concentrated in and around Dallas, Texas, where authorities last week began using aircraft to spray pesticide. Texas has had a total of 537 cases this year, causing 19 deaths, according to the CDC. Neighboring Louisiana has had six deaths out of 73 total cases. AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT/USDAHO/AFP/GettyImages