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First Human West Nile Virus Cases Reported

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.

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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