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1st West Nile Case In Franklin County This Year

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM EDT
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A 25-year-old woman is recovering from Franklin County's first case of West Nile Virus.Franklin County health officials say the woman contracted the illness after being bitten by a mosquito earlier this month. The Ohio Department of Health says that brings to 16 the number of confirmed human cases this year.  

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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