The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports record-high West Nile virus cases arriving earlier than historically typical, coinciding with Independence Day celebrations. Health officials urge mosquito protection measures including insect repellent, protective clothing, and environmental controls. โ West Nile virus US map 2025.jpg by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accrรฉditation Sans Frontiรจres (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016โ2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
