The virus is here and it's going to stay.

The North American West Nile virus epidemic persists.

We're still on the upslope of the epidemic curve.

We are entering a new phase, and we can call it the endemic phase.

This season's first human case of West Nile virus reminds us of the importance of taking precautions to avoid becoming ill.

One of the ways to do that is to set up bigger-than-normal points of dispense.