Posted on 08/16/2002 12:04:09 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:38:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
West Nile virus has killed seven people in Louisiana this year, two in Mississippi and at least 145 people in six states have been infected. A 12-year old Wisconsin boy died last week of mosquito-borne encephalitis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says West Nile virus is in the U.S. to stay. The virus may now be found in 37 states, including every state from Texas to the Atlantic.
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