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First Human West Nile Virus Cases Reported

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press
Published August 21, 2014 at 6:32 AM EDT

Ohio health officials report two women have been hospitalized with encephalitis resulting from infection with West Nile virus. They are a 24-year-old Muskingum County woman and a 78-year-old Cuyahoga County woman. The Ohio Department of Health has identified at least 120 positive West Nile Virus mosquito samples since mid-July.
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