Since 1999, more than 30,000 people in the United States have been reported as getting sick with West Nile virus. Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus (WNV) that can cause serious, life altering disease.
Below are a few links with updated information about this year's virus.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/index.cfm?public=viewStory&PK_ID=4519
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004457/